Owner's Manual
Deployment Guide 13
Configuring the Public and Private Networks
NOTE: Each node requires a unique public and private IP address and an additional public IP address to serve as
the virtual IP address for the client connections and connection failover. The virtual IP address must belong to the
same subnet as the public IP address. All public IP addresses, including the virtual IP address, should be registered
with DNS.
Depending on the number of NIC ports available, configure the public and private interfaces as shown in
Table 1-6.
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.
Configuring NIC Teaming For Your Private Network Adapters
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
On node 1, if you have Intel NICs, configure the NIC teaming by doing the following:
a
On the Windows desktop, click
Start
and select:
Programs
→
Intel Network Adapters
→
Intel(R) PROSet for Wired Connections
.
The
Intel(R) PROSet for Wired Connections
window appears.
Table 1-6. NIC Port Assignments
NIC Port Three Ports Available Four Ports Available
1 Public IP and virtual IP Public IP
2 Private IP (NIC team) Private IP (NIC team)
3 Private IP (NIC team) Private IP (NIC team)
4 NA Virtual IP
Table 1-7. Network Configuration Example
Host Name Type IP Address Registered In
rac1 Public 172.16.170.1 %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
rac2 Public 172.16.170.2 %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
rac1-vip Virtual 172.16.170.201 %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
rac2-vip Virtual 172.16.170.202 %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