144 Sun Fire V490 Server Administration Guide • August 2004
How to Configure the Primary Network
Interface
Before You Begin
You must perform this task:
■ Complete the installation steps in Chapter 1.
For background information, see:
■ “About the Network Interfaces” on page 47
If you are using a PCI network interface card, see the documentation supplied with
the card.
What to Do
1. Choose a network port, using the following table as a guide.
2. Attach an Ethernet cable to the port you selected.
See “How to Attach a Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cable” on page 127.
3. Choose a host name for the system and make a note of it.
You need to furnish the name in a later step.
The host name must be unique within the network. It can consist only of
alphanumeric characters and the dash (-). Do not use a dot in the host name. Do not
begin the name with a number or a special character. The name must not be longer
than 30 characters.
Ethernet Port PCI Bus/Clock Rate OpenBoot devalias Device Path
1 PCI C/66 MHz net1 /pci@9,600000/network@1
0 PCI D/33 MHz net0 /pci@9,700000/network@2