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iv SP Switch Router Adapter Guide - 1.4 Update 2
Contents
Chapter 2 Configuring the SP Switch Router Adapter.................................. 2-1
Introduction to installation and configuration ...................................................................... 2-2
Location of relevant information .................................................................................... 2-3
Pre-installation assumptions ......................................................................................... 2-3
Order of information....................................................................................................... 2-4
Installing an SP Switch Router Adapter card......................................................................... 2-5
Installation overview....................................................................................................... 2-5
Installing the PCMCIA spinning disk.................................................................................... 2-6
Managing PCMCIA slots................................................................................................ 2-6
Panic dumps sent to external flash device .................................................................... 2-7
Installation steps.............................................................................................................. 2-7
Attaching SP Switch Router cables ................................................................................... 2-10
Ethernet cable................................................................................................................ 2-10
SP switch cable ............................................................................................................. 2-10
Procedure for attaching cables to card and SP Switch ................................................. 2-11
Configuration required on the SP system ............................................................................ 2-12
Determining the switch connection for a dependent node............................................ 2-12
Procedure............................................................................................................... 2-13
Sources of configuration information .......................................................................... 2-14
Multiple frames for multiple system connections ........................................................ 2-15
Step-by-step media card configuration ................................................................................ 2-16
Configuration files and their uses ................................................................................ 2-16
Overview of steps 1–5 .................................................................................................. 2-16
Step 1. Check SNMP in the SP Switch Router system....................................................... 2-18
Put SNMP changes into effect...................................................................................... 2-20
Step 2. Assign IP addresses ................................................................................................ 2-21
Method 1: Recommended, use SP SNMP Manager ................................................... 2-21
Method 2: Optional, edit /etc/grifconfig.conf.............................................................. 2-21
Interface name ...................................................................................................... 2-22
Internet address...................................................................................................... 2-22
Netmask ................................................................................................................ 2-22
Broadcast / destination address ............................................................................. 2-22
Argument field ..................................................................................................... 2-23
Putting grifconfig.conf additions into effect ............................................................... 2-23
Step 3. Change profile settings .......................................................................................... 2-24
Specify card-level parameters – Card profile ............................................................. 2-24
Specify ICMP throttling ........................................................................................ 2-24
Specify different executables ................................................................................ 2-25
Specify different dump settings ........................................................................... 2-25
Change executables for all dev1 cards - Load profile ................................................. 2-27
Change dump defaults for all dev1 cards - Dump profile ............................................ 2-28
Dump vectors (read-only)..................................................................................... 2-29
Step 4. Run dev1config to create grdev1.conf.................................................................... 2-31
Method 1: Recommended, use SP SNMP Manager.................................................... 2-31
Method 2: Optional, edit /etc/grdev1.conf................................................................... 2-31
How to run the command.............................................................................................. 2-31
Contents of /etc/grdev1.conf......................................................................................... 2-32