[BlueOnyx:01961] Re: IP Addressing on sites

[Chuck Tetlow]

Yea, I knew that.  But that doesn't explain why the second Gig-E port doesn't show.  I believe that the GUI is only written to support a single network interface.  There is no provision in it for a second one.

Chuck

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From: "Mark E. Levy" <mlevy at etaent.com> 
To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List <blueonyx at blueonyx.it> 
Sent: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:19:47 -0500 
Subject: [BlueOnyx:01958] Re: IP Addressing on sites

> The “management” FastEthernet port on these HP boxesare not available to the OS. You set an IP address in the BIOS and access thelights-out management interface using a web browser. You can view the consoleif you buy the right management license

>  
> Mark levy
> ETA
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> From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it[mailto:blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it] On Behalf Of Chuck Tetlow
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 7:08 PM
> To: Gerald Waugh; BlueOnyx General Mailing List
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:01957] Re: IP Addressing on sites
>  
> Actually, these new HP servers havethree ports.  Two Gig-E and one FastEthernet for management. 
> 
> But the GUI doesn't even know there is more than one.  It merely allowsyou to set a IP on the server - which luckily turns up on the first Gig-Eport.  There is nothing else in the GUI to set up additional ports (likeeth1 or eth2). 
> 
> Chuck 
> 
> 
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------- 
> From: "Gerald Waugh" <gwaugh at frontstreetnetworks.com> 
> To: "BlueOnyx General Mailing List" <blueonyx at blueonyx.it> 
> Sent: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 18:44:44 -0500 
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:01956] Re: IP Addressing on sites 
> 
> > Chuck Tetlow  wrote ================ 
> > Hi BlueOnyx experts.  Maybe one of you know a resolution to a IPAddressing 
> > problem. 
> > 
> > One of the companies has a bunch of BlueQuartz servers that they've got me
> > converting to BlueOnyx.  But BlueOnyx has the IP addressing issueBlueQuartz 
> > had.  Specifically, whatever IP address you put on the box (eth0) -it 
> > copies that same netmask to the IPs for the sites. 
> > 
> > Since this company wants to keep all the "box" addresses in asimilar 
> > network, they have a /28 network for their virtual servers.  Thenthey 
> > assign a class-C  /24 block to the sites on each server.  Theproblem is the 
> > BlueOnyx keeps the same /28 subnet mask on the subinterfaces for thesites. 
> > And that means that we loose the ability to use two IPs out of every 16(its 
> > considering one of them a network identifier and one a broadcast). 
> > 
> > So, what I'm looking for is a way to set the netmask on the subinterfaces 
> > for the sites.  In the past, I've spent a lot of time going througheach 
> > ifcfg-eth0:xx with VI correcting the mask and broadcast IPs.  Then to
> > prevent the system modifing those interfaces again the next time a site was
> > added - I had to set the immutable bit on them.  Which of coursemeans that 
> > I'm the only one that can delete a site - because I have to turn that off 
> > first.  Not a good fix.  But I don't know any other method. 
> > 
> > Does anyone know how to change the netmask and broadcast on all the 
> > subinterfaces - and get the management GUI to use something other thanwhat 
> > is assigned to eth0 (when creating new sites)?? 
> > ================================= 
> > 
> > Naybe if you have two eth ports, 
> > put the /24 on one and the /28 on the other 
> > Not sure how the GUI handles that, just a thought. 
> > 
> > Gerald 
> > 
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