vlan tag
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E23120_01/html/821-2854/usingvlantaggingwithldoms.html
and
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E18752_01/html/816-4554/fpjve.html

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On Aug 11, 2011, at 7:32, Ben Taylor <bentaylor.sol...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Max Ahston <max.ahs...@edb.com> wrote:
>> I'd consider using VLANs instead of "locking" a physical interface to one 
>> network if possible. In that way you will be able to service more servers on 
>> different networks on your configuration.
> 
> Well, I don't have architecture decisions on the VLANs so this is
> probably a non-starter,
> at least for the production cluster.  We may be able to retrofit this
> after testing on
> the next cluster.
> 
>> I am not sure why you're running the interconnects nxge2/nxge3 directly to 
>> the LDOMs, I guess you're using them for VCS heartbeats?
> 
> Yes, they are the heartbeat NICS for the LDOM VCS Cluster
> 
>> Then I'd setup the interfaces in the IO domain and share the vnet's for 
>> HB-communication to the LDOMs running VCS. That would make it possible to 
>> use the HB's for more than a single LDOM.
> 
> Well, that's another VCS license...
> 
>> I don't understand how you've setup the IPMP with nxge0/vnet0?
> 
> I haven't set it up yet.  I will be doing a test with this
> configuration the  next
> LDOM cluster I stand up, for testing.
> 
>> If you do have 4 physical network connections and you want to run IPMP and 
>> heartbeat links
>> on them you'll have to run VLAN tagging on nxge0/1 so you can push both your 
>> old and new
>> network on the same physical links and just configure the LDOM's to use the 
>> needed tagged VLAN.
> 
> Ok.  I'm not familiar with VLAN tagging, but this may be something we
> can try.   Got a config
> I could look at?
> 
>> Otherwise you'll need 6 physical NIC's, 2 for IPMP new network, 2 for IPMP 
>> old network and 2 for interconnects/heartbeat links...
> 
> I thought that might be the case.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ben
>> 
>> //Max
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