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тАО06-10-2010 09:19 AM
тАО06-10-2010 09:19 AM
Number is NICs available to a blade in a bladecenter c7000
Thanks!
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тАО06-10-2010 09:42 AM
тАО06-10-2010 09:42 AM
Re: Number is NICs available to a blade in a bladecenter c7000
The number of NICs/Server depends on the server.
Basically, half height servers have two integrated NICs (LOMs) and full height blades have 4 NICs.
Half height servers have 2 additional "Mezzanine" slots where additional NIC cards can be installed. Full height blades have 3 Mezzanine slots.
Although there are a total of 32 "physical" network ports on the blades, there are only 2 physical paths from each server bay, one path goes to Interconnect bay 1 and the other to Interconnect bay 2. (for full height blades the there are 4 paths)
On each halfheight blade, LOM1 is hardwired to IC Bay 1 and LOM2 is hard wired to IC bay 2 (on full height blades LOM3 goes to IC Bay 1 also, and LOM4 goes to IC Bay2)
If you check the Port Mapping diagrams for full and half height blades you will get the idea. (Note, the mappings are slightly different between c3000 and c7000 enclosures)
HTH
Dave.
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тАО06-10-2010 10:01 AM
тАО06-10-2010 10:01 AM
Re: Number is NICs available to a blade in a bladecenter c7000
I am running a VCS cluster in two blades and I'm using 2 NICs for the private and two NICs for the public. I want to be able to get an additional NIC for backups so I'm not going through my public NICs. Can I even do this? I'm using fiber right now for backups(not in the bladecenter) but since I cannot do that in the new bladecenter then I'm stuck with going n the network.
I'm beginning to wonder now if this will be possible!
Thanks again for the responce Dave!
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тАО06-10-2010 08:23 PM
тАО06-10-2010 08:23 PM
Re: Number is NICs available to a blade in a bladecenter c7000
You have a varity of options for additional NIC's.
it would be helpful to know which model Blade Servers you have as well as which Network Interconnects (and in which bays they are in).
"I am running a VCS cluster in two blades and I'm using 2 NICs for the private and two NICs for the public."
Are you counting the nics for both servers? or 4 nics per blade? (just trying to understand the environment without knowing the answers to the above request)
"I want to be able to get an additional NIC for backups so I'm not going through my public NICs. Can I even do this?"
It is likely that you can, there will / may be some investment involved.
"I'm using fiber right now for backups(not in the bladecenter) but since I cannot do that in the new bladecenter then I'm stuck with going n the network."
The Blade servers/enclosure have Fibre Channel options.
"I'm beginning to wonder now if this will be possible!"
ANYTHING is possible... (almost).
Steven
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тАО06-11-2010 04:11 AM
тАО06-11-2010 04:11 AM
Re: Number is NICs available to a blade in a bladecenter c7000
As Steve pointed out above, it would really help to know whether you are using Full height, or half height blades.
In order to get redundancy and failover, it is normal practice to set up the LOMs in teamed pairs. (this is basically why the hard paths from odd# LOMs go to IC Bay1, and even# LOMs go to IC Bay 2. So in general, half height blades provide one (1) teamed pair (LOM1/LOM2), and full height blades provide two (2) teamed pairs, (LOM1/LOM2, and LOM3/LOM4). This provides both redundancy and failover in the event that you lose the Ethernet Module in either IC Bay 1 or Bay 2.
Additional NIC cards are available (for installation on Mezz slots). The additional cards always carry an even number of ports, and the mappings to Interconnect bays will depend on which Mezz slot you use, and which type of card you install (2 port or 4 port). The port mappings are ALWAYS such that the odd# ports map to the odd# IC Bay, and the even# ports map to the even# IC Bay.
This is why it is recommended that IC modules always be installed in horizontal pairs. If they are not installed as a pair, then you will lose half of the port on the installed Mezz card.
So to return to the original discussion, to get additional (teamed) NICs, a 2 port MEZZ card will get you 1 addition (redundent) teamed NIC (with failover). Or two NICs if you dont team (not recommended.) A 4 port Mezz card will get you 2 teamed NICs, (or 4 unteamed ... etc. etc)
Couple of notes:
Regarding teaming: You could depend on VC module failover (i.e. during FW upgrades etc.), however this takes ~30 seconds and most windows/Linux-type clusters cant deal with that.
Second: Beware, there are two types of Mezz cards and not all Mezz slots will accept all Mezz Cards.
Finally (for now), It is imperative that you understand the Mapping Diagrams. (I have been running this stuff for several years and I still constantly refer to these maps). In particular, Interconnect modules must be installed so that they connect to the appropriate mezz cards. i.e. ethernet -> Ethernet, and FC -> FC.
Anyway,
HTH
Dave