Configuring a LAN Node

Configure a LAN Network Interface

Proxy node

Establishing a proxy node is a way of

 

placing node name and address

 

mapping information in a single

 

location. If you are configuring an

 

internetwork or a network with

 

non-HP nodes, it may be easier to

 

update your configurations if you have

 

them located in a central place, that is,

 

the proxy node. On an internetwork,

 

the proxy node is usually a gateway. (It

 

is not necessary to configure a proxy

 

node if you have configured domain

 

names. See Chapter 12 , “Configuring

 

Domain Name Files,” for information

 

on domain names.)

 

Link name

The link name can have up to eight

 

alphanumeric characters and the first

 

character must be alphabetic.

Physical Path of LANIC

The physical path number corresponds

 

to the slot location of a node’s local area

 

network interface controller (LANIC)

 

card. Recommended slot locations and

 

physical path calculations vary

 

according to the type of HP e3000

 

system you are running.

 

For the various platforms, physical

 

path syntax (examples only) look like:

 

Series 9x7:

48

 

Series 9x8:

56/44

 

Series 9x9:

10/4/16

 

Series 99x:

0/28/12

 

Series N4000:

1/10/0/0

 

Series A500:

0/2/0/0

If you are unsure of the slot location or of the physical path number to configure for your system, run the offline ODE MAPPER utility, see your system documentation, or consult your Hewlett-Packard service representative.

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