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2.6.3Configuring the External Network: Option 3 - Non Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect Clusters
The administration network requires only one network interface, NIC1, on clusters that do not use Gigabit Ethernet as the interconnect (that is, they use InfiniBand or the interconnect on the administration network).
On these non Gigabit Ethernet interconnect clusters, you have two configuration methods to configure an external network connection, and the option you choose depends on whether the collection of nodes requiring external connections includes
•If only full height server blades require external connections, you can use NIC3 for the external network. This is similar to the way the external connection is configured in Figure
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2.6 Cabling for the External Network 43