enter the same IP address in the Default Gateway field. Click OK to exit
the network connections screen.
Note:
This static IP should be on the same subnet and address range
as the network on which your data center's network switch or
connector resides.
•
If you are using a Linux operating system on your laptop, do the following:
a.
Log in as a
root
user.
b.
At the command prompt, enter the following command to display the
network devices, such as
ETH0
, attached to the Oracle Exalytics In-Memory
Machine:
# ifconfig -a
The list of network devices or adapters attached to the Oracle Exalytics In-
Memory Machine is displayed.
c.
To set up the desired network interface, run the
ifconfig
command at the
command prompt, as in the following example:
# ifconfig eth0 192.0.2.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
In this example, the
ifconfig
command assigns the IPv4 address
192.0.2.10
, with a network mask of
255.255.255.0
, to the
eth0
interface.
4.7 Configuring the Network for Oracle Exalytics In-Memory
Machine
This section describes how to use the
exalytics_configure_network.sh
script, to
configure the network for Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine.
It contains the following topics:
•
•
State of the Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine Before Running the Script
•
Running the exalytics_configure_network.sh Script
•
4.7.1 Overview
The
exalytics_configure_network.sh
script is used to configure the Oracle Exalytics In-
Memory Machine after the initial operating system image is installed.
This script verifies the following:
•
When started, the script verifies that the user is
root
. Users other than
root
are not
allowed to run the script.
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