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Chapter 1 Physical and Network Specifications 1-9
1.2.5 Network Connection
This section provides an overview of the midrange servers network setup for server
startup and network connections. For more information on network connection,
refer to the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Installation Guide.
1.2.5.1 Setup and Network Connection
The serial port on the eXtended System Control Facility Unit (XSCFU) is used to
monitor the boot process and to modify the XSCFU network settings so that the local
area network (LAN) ports can be used to connect to a system administrative
network.
An administrative network is a secure LAN that connects the XSCFU to the system
administrator’s management console. This connection can be done directly but is
usually done through a hub or switch specific to the system control network.
Administration directly over the serial port is used to initially configure the LAN
ports.
The following network connections must be available:
■ One serial console connection:
■ Baud rate: 9600 bps
■ Data length: 8 bit
■ Parity: None
■ Stop: 1 bit
■ Flow control: None
■ Delay: Except for 0
■ Two 10/100BASE-T Ethernet ports
■ One 10/100BASE-T Ethernet connection per domain
1.2.5.2 Platform and Domain Setup
The following information is required when installing midrange servers:
■ For any platform:
■ Netmask
■ Gateway
■ DNS Domain
■ Loghost
■ For each service processor and each domain:
■ Host name