20Preinstallation
ATTENTION
Carefully observe the labels for the network interfaces of the specific platforms.
—HP COTS platform: The network interfaces can be labelled (0,1) or (1, 2).
The lower number is eth0 and the higher number is eth1.
—IBM 306M platform: The network interfaces are labelled backwards. Interfaces (0, 1) are eth1 and eth0 respectively.
•IP addresses
During the Linux base installation, the software prompts you to enter the TLAN and ELAN network interface IP addresses.
—Configure the ELAN network interface IP with an unused private IP address.
The IP standard reserves specific address ranges within Class A, Class B, and Class C for use by private networks (intranets). Table 3 "Reserved IP address ranges" (page 20) lists the reserved ranges of the IP address space.
Table 3
Reserved IP address ranges
Class | Private starting address | Private ending address |
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A | 10.0.0.0 | 10.255.255.255 |
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B | 172.16.0.0 | 172.31.255.255 |
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C | 192.168.0.0 | 192.168.255.255 |
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—Configure the TLAN network interface IP to the same IP address as the MCG 3100 and corresponding physical eth1 network interface.
To familiarize yourself with the Linux base installation procedure, see Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning
Enterprise network verification
The following requisites must be installed and configured on the enterprise network:
•Domain Name Server (DNS)
ATTENTION
Nortel recommends that you program the DNS with the IP addresses of the License Server, the primary Enterprise Communication Server (ECS), and the alternate ECS.
To verify that DNS is functional, use the ping command and enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of a server on the network.
•Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server
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