Owner's Manual
14 Deployment Guide
Configuring and Teaming the Private Network
Before you deploy the cluster, assign a private IP address and host name to each cluster node. This procedure
ensures that the nodes can communicate with each other through the private interface.
Table 1-7 provides an example of a network configuration for a two-node cluster.
NOTE: This example assumes all the IP addresses are registered in the hosts file of all cluster nodes.
Configuring NIC Teaming For Your Private Network Adapters
NOTE: TCP Offload Engine (TOE) functionality of a TIE–capable NIC is not supported in this solution.
1
On node 1, identify two network adapters that will be used for NIC teaming.
2
Connect an Ethernet cable from each selected network adapter to the private network switch.
3
If node 1 is configured with Broadcom NICs, go to step 4. If node 1 is configured with Intel NICs,
configuring NIC teaming by performing the following steps:
a
Right-click on
My Computer
and select
Manage
.
b
In the
Computer Management
Window, select
Device Manager.
c
Expand the
Network Adapters
tab.
d
Right.-click on one of the
Intel NIC
, identified for NIC teaming and select
Properties.
e
Click the
Teaming
tab.
f
Select
Team with other Adapters
and then select
New Team
.
g
Specify a name for NIC team and click
Next
.
h
In the
Select the adapters to include in this team
box, select the remaining network adapters that
you identified for NIC teaming and click
Next
.
i
In the
Select a team mode
list box, select
Adaptive Load Balancing
.
j
Click
Finish
to complete the teaming.
Table 1-7. Network Configuration Example
Host Name Type IP Address Registered In
rac1 Public 155.16.170.1 %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
rac2 Public 155.16.170.2 %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
rac1-vip Virtual 155.16.170.201 %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
rac2-vip Virtual 155.16.170.202 %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
rac1-priv Private 10.10.10.1 %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
rac2-priv Private 10.10.10.2 %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts