Server Mode

On a host that is a source of IP traffic, run Solaris Bandwidth Manager in server mode. A host is a source of IP traffic if has only one network connection, to either the WAN or the LAN, or because it is a router of traffic.

Figure 2-2 Solaris Bandwidth Manager in Server Mode

Figure 2-3 Solaris Bandwidth Manager on a Router in Server Mode

When an interface for which bandwidth management is configured is initialized (usually at system startup), the ipqos module is pushed on to the IP stack, between IP and the interface. The Solaris Bandwidth Manager policy agent reads the configuration file and loads the configuration information into the ipqos module. The ipqos module then processes all traffic according to the configured definitions.

If a firewall is running on the same machine, install Solaris Bandwidth Manager on an interface that is not running encryption software.