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Fabric OS Encryption Administrator’s Guide (DPM) 131
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Configuring cluster links
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Configuring cluster links
Each encryption switch or FS8-18 blade has two gigabit Ethernet ports labeled Ge0 and Ge1. The
Ge0 and Ge1 ports connect encryption switches and FS8-18 blades to other encryption switches
and FS8-18 blades. These two ports are bonded together as a single virtual network interface. Only
one IP address is used. The ports provide link layer redundancy, and are collectively referred to as
the cluster link.
NOTE
Do not confuse the gigabit Ethernet ports with the management and console ports, which are also
RJ-45 ports located close to the gigabit Ethernet ports.
All encryption switches or blades in an encryption group must be interconnected by their cluster
links through a dedicated LAN. Both ports of each encryption switch or blade must be connected to
the same IP network and the same subnet. Static IP addresses should be assigned. Neither VLANs
nor DHCP should be used.
1. Log in to the switch as Admin or FabricAdmin.
2. Configure the IP address using the ipAddrSet command. Only Ge0 needs to be configured.
Always use ipAddrSet
-eth0 to configure the address. If an address is assigned to ge1 (-eth1),
it is accepted and stored, but it is ignored. Only IPv4 addresses are supported for cluster links.
The following example configures a static IP address and gateway address for the bonded
interface.
switch:admin> ipaddrset -eth0 --add 10.32.33.34/23
switch:admin> ipaddrset -gate --add 10.32.1.1
Special consideration for blades
HA clusters of FS8-18 blades should not include blades in the same DCX Backbone chassis.
For FS8-18 blades, the slot number must also be included in the ipAddrSet command, for example:
switch:admin> ipaddrset -slot 7 -eth0 --add 10.32.33.34/23
switch:admin> ipaddrset -slot 7 -gate --add 10.32.1.1
There are additional considerations if blades are removed and replaced, or moved to a different
slot. On chassis-based systems, IP addresses are assigned to the slot rather than the blade, and
are saved in non-volatile storage on the control processor blades. IP addresses may be assigned
even if no blade is present. If an FS8-18 blade is installed in a slot that was previously configured
for a different type of blade with two IP ports (an FC4-16E blade, for example), the FS8-18 blade is
assigned the address specified for -eth0 in that slot.
To be sure the correct IP addresses are assigned, use the ipAddrShow command to display the
IP address assignments, as shown in the following example:
switch:admin> ipaddrshow -slot 7
SWITCH
Ethernet IP Address: 10.33.54.207
Ethernet Subnetmask: 255.255.240.0
Fibre Channel IP Address: none
Fibre Channel Subnetmask: none
Gateway IP Address: 10.33.48.1
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