Josh: This actually makes a lot of sense to me. I think I can handle the two nic configuration, because using one I have to deploy some IP and ethernet tricks I am not too familiar with. The two nic solution works for me.
Cameron On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Josh Thompson <josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu>wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Cameron, > > VCL was created from the beginning with the assumption that there would be > two > NICs in each machine. One to be used for pushing images to compute nodes > and > for managing the compute nodes. The other for allowing public access to > the > compute nodes from the end user. The management node doesn't absolutely > have > to have a public IP address, but it makes administration of it much easier > if > it does have one. > > We do hope to get away from requiring the two NICs in the not too distant > future. > > I hope that helps clear things up. I can clarify further if needed. > > Josh > > On Friday June 03, 2011, Cameron Seay wrote: > > Hi All! > > > > I am creating a VM host on a convention (non-blade) server. Josh > mentioned > > a while back that using two nics would be beneficial in this scenario. > Is > > that because one nic is for the external network and one is for the > > internal network? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Cameron > - -- > - ------------------------------- > Josh Thompson > VCL Developer > North Carolina State University > > my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAk3s3T0ACgkQV/LQcNdtPQOX4ACdHM8Lpmb19ca52rzCW1wKJOLC > T68Ani3987+yEk4h1qk+VgEX/QEsycIQ > =AJ0o > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- Cameron Seay, Ph.D. Electronics, Computer and Information Technology School of Technology NC A & T State University Greensboro, NC 336 334 7717 x2251
