Lexmark IBM 9077 manual Part 2. Scenarios, Laboratory Hardware Installation

Part 2. Scenarios

This part presents some sample configurations of an RS/6000 SP system with an SP Switch Router. It is beyond the scope of this book to represent all possible applications of an SP Switch Router. Nevertheless, the basic configurations shown are building blocks for more complex networking topologies that include the SP Switch Router and may inspire more complex configurations.

All following sample scenarios were carefully chosen to match frequently occurring customer situations. They can be easily configured and modified to apply to customers’ needs. All configurations described were tested in our laboratory with the available hardware and software. We used two RS/6000 SPs, each consisting of a control workstation (CWS) and one frame with an SP Switch and several nodes (see Figure 27). All nodes and the CWS were installed with AIX 4.3.1 and PSSP 2.4. Additionally, a GRF1600 and a GRF400 running Ascend Embedded/OS V1.4.6.4. were used. Only static routing was applied in our tests. For using and configuring gated on an SP Switch Router refer to GRF Reference Guide 1.4, GA22-7367. For detailed configuration information, refer to Appendix A, “Laboratory Hardware and Software Configuration” on page 233, and the scenario sections.

SP 21	SP 2
	GRF 400
	GRF 1600
CWS 21	CWS 2

Figure 27. The Laboratory Hardware Installation

But first let us get physical and see how the SP Switch Router media cards are configured.

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