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CHAPTER 1 Network Environment Setup and Tool Installation
1.2 How to Configure the External Networks (Management LAN/ Maintenance LAN/Production LAN)
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1.2 How to Configure the External Networks (Management
LAN/ Maintenance LAN/Production LAN)
The PRIMEQUEST 2000 series server must be connected to the following three types of external networks.
The respective external networks are dedicated to security and load distribution. (See FIGURE 1.1 External
network configuration.)
- Management LAN
- Maintenance LAN
- Production LAN
Note
Be sure to connect management LAN, production LAN and maintenance LAN to different subnet each other
This section describes the IP addresses for the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series server.
1.2.1 IP addresses used in the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series server
Each of the SB, IOU, and MMB units in the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series server has network interfaces. Each
port of these network interfaces must be assigned an IP address.
To the ports, assign IP addresses appropriate to the external network environment of the PRIMEQUEST
2000 series server.
The following describes the IP addresses assigned to the ports.
TABLE 1.2 IP addresses for the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series server (IP addresses set from the MMB) lists the
IP addresses that are set from the MMB. TABLE 1.3 IP addresses for the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series server
(set from the operating system in a partition) lists the IP addresses that are set from the operating system.
The IP addresses in TABLE 1.2 IP addresses for the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series server (IP addresses set
from the MMB) are assigned to the NICs (network interface controllers) on the MMBs. Each NIC is connected
to an SB or an external network port of the MMB through the switching hub on the MMB. The MMB firmware
uses the IP addresses.
The standard configuration has one MMB. For a dual MMB configuration, which has two MMBs, assign a
common virtual IP address to both MMBs. In addition to the virtual IP address, assign one physical IP
address to each MMB.
TABLE 1.2 IP addresses for the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series server (IP addresses set from the MMB)
Name
NIC
Type
IP address
setting
method
Description
- Management LAN IP address: MMB Virtual/Physical IP address
This IP address is used for communication when the MMB is connected to the management LAN. The
physical IP address is assigned to the NIC of the user port of each MMB, and the virtual IP address is
assigned commonly to the duplicated MMBs. The virtual IP address is used for access from PC etc. on the
management LAN. The virtual IP is inherited by an active MMB.
Virtual IP
Address
MMB
(common)
(*1)
Virtual IP
address
Set it from
the MMB
CLI or MMB
Web-UI.
The PC connected to the management LAN
uses this IP address to communicate (via the
Web, telnet, etc.) with the (active) MMB. The
PC user need not be aware of which MMB is
active, MMB#0 or MMB#1.
MMB#0 IP
Address
MMB#0 (*1)
Physical
IP address
Set it from
the MMB
CLI or MMB
Web-UI.
The PC connected to the management LAN
uses this IP address to communicate with
MMB#0. (*2)
MMB#1 IP
Address
MMB#1 (*1)
Physical
IP address
Set it from
the MMB
CLI or MMB
Web-UI.
The PC connected to the management LAN
uses this IP address to communicate with
MMB#1. (*2)
- Maintenance LAN IP address: Maintenance IP address
This IP address is used for communication when the MMB is connected to the maintenance LAN.
Maintenance
MMB
Physical IP
Set it from
This IP address is used for communication