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Sun Fire V445 Server Installation Guide • November 2006
Note –
At this point, all system information is delivered to you by way of the
ALOM system controller and its software. ALOM is the default method for
communicating with the Sun Fire V445 server. For detailed information about using
ALOM, consult the
Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager
(
ALOM) 1.1 Online Help
and
the
Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide
, which includes information about
reconfiguration options.
6. Continue setup with the section,
“Preparing to Configure the Primary Network
.
Preparing to Configure the Primary
Network Interface
The following instructions assume that you have chosen a network port and have
installed an Ethernet cable, as instructed in the section,
. Note that some of these steps are optional, depending
on how you want to configure the network. Optional steps are indicated by
italics
.
1. Choose a host name for the server and make a note of it.
The host name – no longer than 30 characters – must be unique within the network,
consisting only of alphanumeric characters and the dash (
-
). Do not use a dot in the
host name or begin the name with a number or a special character.
2. Determine the unique Internet Protocol (IP) address of the network interface and
make a note of it.
An IP address must be assigned by the network administrator. Each network device
or interface must have a unique IP address.
3.
If the system is part of a subnet,
determine the netmask and make a note of it.
An example of a netmask is 255.255.0.0
4. Determine which name service that the system will use.
Your choices are NIS+, NIS, DNS, LDAP, or None. For information about setting up
a network name service, consult the
Solaris Naming Setup and Configuration Guide
for
your specific Solaris release.
■
If the system uses a name service
,
supply the name of the domain in which the
system resides.
