4.0.0 HP Polyserve Matrix Server Administration Guide (T5392-96052, March 2010)

5 Configure network interfaces
When you add a server to the cluster, Matrix Server determines whether each network
interface on that server meets the following conditions:
• The network interface is up and running.
• The network interface is multicast-capable.
• 802.3x Ethernet flow control is not used.
• Each network interface card (NIC) is on a separate network.
Network interfaces meeting these conditions are automatically configured into the
cluster.
Matrix Server ignores aliased network interfaces and does not configure them into
the cluster.
Overview
Be sure that your network configuration meets the requirements specified in the HP
PolyServe Matrix Server installation guide.
Administrative traffic
Matrix Server uses a local network for its administrative traffic. It does not require
exclusive use of this network; other site traffic can also use it.
By default, Matrix Server administrative traffic is allowed on all network interfaces.
However, when you configure the cluster, you can specify the networks that you
prefer to use for the administrative traffic. For performance reasons, HP recommends
that these networks be isolated from the networks used by external clients to access
the cluster.
When Matrix Server is started, the PanPulse process selects the administrative network
from the available networks. When a new server joins the cluster, the PanPulse process
on that server tries to use the established administrative network.
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