The following table lists procedures for installing Ethernet or InfiniBand cluster interconnect hardware. Perform the procedures in the order that they are listed. This section contains the procedure for installing cluster hardware during an initial installation of a cluster, before you install Oracle Solaris Cluster software.
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Use this procedure to install Ethernet or InfiniBand transport cables and transport junctions (switches).
See the documentation that shipped with your host adapters and node hardware.
If two InfiniBand adapters are connected to a cluster node, use only one port on each adapter for the interconnect and have it connected to an InfiniBand switch. The second port of the adapter can be connected but must not be used as an interconnect. Do not connect ports of the two InfiniBand adapters to the same InfiniBand switch.
(Ethernet Only) For a point-to-point connection, you can use either UTP or fibre. With fibre, use a standard patch cable. A crossover cable is unnecessary. With UTP, see your network interface card documentation to determine whether you need a crossover cable.
See Also
To install and configure the Oracle Solaris Cluster software with the new interconnect, see Chapter 2, Installing Software on Global-Cluster Nodes in Installing and Configuring an Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.4 Environment.
(Ethernet Only) To configure jumbo frames on the interconnect, review the requirements in Requirements When Using Jumbo Frames.