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IBM 9077 SP Switch Router:Get Connected to the SP SwitchSG24-5157-00International Technical Support Organizationhttp://www.redbooks.ibm.comHajo Kitzhö

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viii IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchAppendix D. Special Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Installation and Configuration 823.5.1 Determining the Switch Connection for a Dependent NodeThe SP Switch Router Adapter connection replaces an SP

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Installation and Configuration 83Figure 32. Switch Port Assignments in Supported Frame ConfigurationsSwitchFrame nSwitchFrame nNo SwitchFrame n+1Swi

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Installation and Configuration 84Figure 33. Node Numbering for an SP System3.5.2 Procedure to Get the Jack NumberFollowing are the steps required t

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Installation and Configuration 85In this case, the primary node host name is sp21n01.4. Log into the primary node by entering telnet node_hostname, w

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Installation and Configuration 86 • The SP Switch Router card connected to port J31 of SP Switch A2 is node number 25. • The SP Switch Router card

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Installation and Configuration 873.7.1.1 Overview of the Steps to Configure a Media CardA detailed discussion of these steps follows this overview.1

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Installation and Configuration 88 • As an alternative, you can log on to the SP Switch Router and use a UNIX editor to enter the parameters in the /

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Installation and Configuration 893.9 Put SNMP Changes into EffectTo have changes to /etc/snmpd.conf take effect, kill snmpd. It will be automaticall

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Installation and Configuration 90Note: The Extension Node Identifier (the number of the slot in the GRF, the SP Switch Router Adapter card is seated)

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Installation and Configuration 91 • Command: smitty annotator/etc/SP/expected.top.annotated now has a new line: COMM

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 ixFigures1. SP Switch Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62. F

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Installation and Configuration 92 • Command: smitty manage_extnodeUse SDRGetObjects switch_responds to see the actual status of the SP Switch:Before

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Installation and Configuration 933.10.2 Method 2: Edit /etc/grifconfig.conf - OptionalEdit the /etc/grifconfig.conf file to assign an IP address to

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Installation and Configuration 94Internet addressThe Internet address is the 32-bit IP address for the specified logical interface. The address is in

Page 17 - Comments Welcome

Installation and Configuration 95Default MTUs for framing protocols are: • Frame Relay: 4352 bytes • HDLC: 4352 bytes • Point-to-Point Protocol: 1

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Installation and Configuration 96Nevertheless, check the file /etc/grdev1.conf. It must contain an entry for the slot in which the media card is inst

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Installation and Configuration 97To save an alternate configuration on the internal flash based upon the currently running configuration on the inter

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Installation and Configuration 982. Enter a ping command. Specify the appropriate media card by its chassis slot number; for example, to act on the S

Page 21 - Chapter 1. Dependent Node

Installation and Configuration 993.14.3 Reset Media Card Using grresetUse the grreset command to reset a media card from the UNIX prompt:1. Log in a

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Installation and Configuration 100Below is an actual example:# grstat -w70 all gt030gt030ipstat count description 11095886 total packets rec

Page 23 - Chapter 2. Router Node

Installation and Configuration 101one of the following actions to bring the SP Switch Router Adapter card online: • A switch initialization • An un

Page 24 - 2.1.1 Motivation

x IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch41. Master/Slave Connectors for SAS Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Installation and Configuration 102Each SP Switch Router Adapter media card is considered a dependent node for the SP System. Each dependent node has

Page 26 - 2.1.3 What is a Router

Installation and Configuration 103Maintenance Information Manual Dependent Node MAP, return to that procedure.For more information about configuratio

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Installation and Configuration 104

Page 28 - Source Host Destination Host

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 105Chapter 4. Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media CardsThis chapter covers the installation and configuration of selected

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106 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 36. Components of the Ethernet Interface NameThe interface name is used in the /

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 107 • Change run-time binaries • Change dump variables3. Load profileGlobal executable binaries are set

Page 31 - IP Switch Control Board

108 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch4.1.5 Specify Ethernet Card ParametersAs already mentioned, modifying the following pro

Page 32 - Slow softwarebased processing

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 109if-config:Ethernet interface configuration.Enumerated field, values:autonegotiate: autonegotiate10-half

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110 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchyou see the output for all eight. The input port side is reported on first.maint 5 -to r

Page 34 - 2.1.8 Benefits of the GRF

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 111See Figure 38 for the naming conventions of an ATM interface.Figure 38. Components in the ATM OC-3c In

Page 35 - 2.1.9 Price Comparison

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 xiTables1. Memory Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352. Depend

Page 36 - 2.2 GRF Software

112 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchVPIs 0 through 15 are available for configuration use. VPIs are assigned in the /etc/gra

Page 37 - 2.2.1 IP Protocol

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 1134.2.2 Installing Configurations or ChangesIn the command line interface (CLI), use set and write comma

Page 38 - Exterior routing protocols

114 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch4. Load profile (optional).Global executable binaries are set in the Load profile in the

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 115interface basis. This field is also used to specify ISO when an ISO address is being added to an interf

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116 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch • Interface sectionDefine the traffic shaping profile for the logical interface to whi

Page 41 - 2.2.3 Filtering

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 117The following message is returned along with the changed prompt:Current port card is 3GR 3> . • To

Page 42 - 2.3.1 GRF Block Diagram

118 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch4.2.8 Using grrt to Display the Route TableUse the grrt -S -p<slot> command to di

Page 43 - Figure 11. GRF Models

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 1194.2.9 Using grstat to Display GRF StatisticsUse the grstat -w70 all <interface> command to displ

Page 44 - 2.3.2 GRF Features

120 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 40. ATM OC-12c Physical and Logical InterfacesPhysical InterfacesThe ATM OC-12c

Page 45 - 4 Gb/s Switch

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 1211. Identify each logical interface.Edit /etc/grifconfig.conf, to identify each logical interface by ass

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xii IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch41. Software Levels on CWS and All Nodes Part 10 of14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24842

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122 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchIt might be useful to give a short overview of possible FDDI connection options, namely

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 123Figure 42. A/B Connectors for DAS InterfacesConfiguring SAS versus DASOnly the top or bottom pair of F

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124 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchsuper> list ports 0port_num = 0cisco-hdlc = { off on 10 3 }fddi = { single off }sonet

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 125super> writeCARD/0 writtensuper> Optical bypassOptical bypass capability has to be provided exter

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126 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchConfigure the FDDI media card for dual attach, but use two single attach (SAS) cables to

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 127 • By a logical interface number assigned after the SAS/DAS settings are numbered (used in the /etc/gr

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128 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 47. Physical Interface Numbering on the FDDI Media CardThe diagram shows physica

Page 54 - Figure 18. System RAM

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 129Edit /etc/grifconfig.conf to identify each logical interface by assigning: • An IP address • The GRF

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130 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchThe arguments field is also used to specify ISO when an ISO address is being added to an

Page 56 - 2.3.7 Media Card Performance

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 131This completes the procedure to configure FDDI cards, and as with the ATM card, we would like to introd

Page 57 - 2.3.8 Other Media Cards

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 xiiiPrefaceThe GRF is a high-performance switched IP Router which provides high-speed data communication links between IBM

Page 58 - 2.4.1 SDR Enhancements

132 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch4.4.10 Using grrt to Display the Route TableUse the grrt -S -p<slot> command to d

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 1334.4.11 Using grstat to Display GRF StatisticsUse the grstat -w70 all <interface> command to disp

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134 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchthese modes. Hosts must pass on the appropriate information for the GRF media cards and

Page 61 - 2.4.2 New Commands

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 135header. The media card reads the header only if told to do so by information in the HIPPI I-field. If t

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136 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch01 Logical AddressWhen PS is set to 01, that is, logical address, the host does not know

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 1374.5.1.6 Direction BitHIPPI hosts set the direction bit (D). This bit determines how a switch or router

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138 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchof this address to slot 64 in the file /etc/grlamap.conf indicates the IP connection to

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 139Section 7.3, “HIPPI Backbone Connection” on page 227, describes the steps to configure the GRF’s HIPPI

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140 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch4.5.4 Configuration Files and ProfilesThe following are the steps to configure HIPPI ca

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 1414.5.5 Installing Configurations or ChangesIn the command line interface (CLI), which is the working en

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xiv IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchfor eight years. His areas of expertise include RS/6000 SP, SMP, and Benchmarks. He now

Page 69 - 2.4.3 Enhanced Commands

142 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch4.6 Configuring BridgingThis Chapter describes the GRF bridging implementation and prov

Page 70 - 2.4.4 Hardware Perspectives

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 1434.6.2 Simultaneous Routing and BridgingAscend’s transparent bridging does not preclude the use of IP p

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144 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch4.6.4 InteroperabilityThe following table gives an overview of the GRFs interoperabilit

Page 72 - Figure 21. Action Menu

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 145A frame may be too large for the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the sending GRF interface. One exam

Page 73 - Figure 22. Hardware Notebook

146 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch4.6.9.3 Editing Utility – BreditThe bredit utility is used to access and edit the /etc/

Page 74 - Switch Responds

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 147 Interface Port ID Con State Cost Cost Bridge Port --------- ------- --- --

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148 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch Flags: 0xb043 up broadcast running link0 link1 multicast Bridging medi

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 149If you are going to configure an encapsulated bridge on an ATM circuit, edit the /etc/gratm.conf file t

Page 77 - 2.4.6 Dependent Node MIB

150 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch4.6.11.2 Creating Bridge Groups in bridged.confThe only required parameter is the list

Page 78 - 2.4.7 Coexistence

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 151 • VC-Based Multiplexing (RFC 1483, section 5)When LLC Encapsulation is used, a single PVC is configur

Page 79 - Figure 25. Coexistence

xvComments WelcomeYour comments are important to us!We want our redbooks to be as helpful as possible. Please send us your comments about this or ot

Page 80 - 2.4.8 Partitioning

152 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchA bridging PVC is assigned a protocol value. This value must be consistent with the brid

Page 81 - Cross-partition communication

Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 153Following are some PVC configuration examples:LLC Encapsulated:# Traffic shapeTraffic_Shape name=high_s

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154 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchPVC ga030 0/32 proto=vcmux_bridge,etherPVC ga030 0/33 proto=vcmux_bridge,ether_fcs PVC g

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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards 1554.6.13 Bridging FDDITransparent bridging is especially useful for day-to-day customer environments, wh

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Page 85 - Part 2. Scenarios

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 157Chapter 5. Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch RouterThis section provides several sample configurations that are po

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158 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchConfiguration assumptions: • The SP Switch Router Ethernet media card has been installe

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 159Table 14. Configuration of SP Switch - Ethernet ConnectionTo successfully run this configuration, n

Page 88 - 3.1 Initial Configuration

160 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch-mtu 1500 10.20.30.12. Check for correct routing entry:3. On the nodes in SP21 that are

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 161On the chosen nodes in SP21, ping the ATM interface of the F50:If these ping commands fail, check ro

Page 90 - Getting Started V.14

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Page 91 - Configuration Guide 1.4

162 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchAs you see in the screen shot, the F50’s 9.2 MB/s comes very close to the theoretical ma

Page 92 - One stop bit

Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 163 • If ARP is disabled on the SP Switch network, the IP addresses assigned to the nodes must be dete

Page 93 - 3.3.1 Installation Overview

164 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchthough. To add the needed routing information and check for proper work, follow these st

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 1656. On the CWS of SP2 check if the SP Switch Router Adapter card is configured. See if the SP Switch

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166 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchBRL, and ported to AIX by Prof. Peter Haas, University of Stuttgart). tsock is a program

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 1675.1.3 SP Switch - ATM ConnectionThis scenario might be used quite often to attach a single computer

Page 97 - 3.4.1 Ethernet Cable

168 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 55. SP Switch - ATM ConnectionTable 16 shows the IP addresses used in our config

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 169of the lack of an ARP server; signaling protocols should only matter with SVCs and not with PVCs.3.

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170 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch5. Have smitty carry out its work, exit smitty and then run smitty mkatmpvc:In the optio

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 171To add the needed routing information, follow these steps:1. On the F50, add the following route to

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 1Part 1. Introducing and Installing the GRF

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172 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchThe -mtu parameter is optional but should be set to ensure optimal packet size on this r

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 173If these ping commands fail, check routing settings again. If everything is as it should be, try to

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174 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchAn ATM adapter establishes a duplex connection to its partner, so the 16.5 MB/s write th

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 175page 175 and Table 17 on page 175. The netmask for all interfaces is 255.255.255.0.Figure 56. SP Sw

Page 106 - GRF Configuration Guide 1.4

176 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchTo successfully run this configuration, all four ports of the SP Switch Router FDDI medi

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 1773. On the nodes in SP21 that are supposed to communicate with the different FDDI backbones, add the

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178 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch7. On the CWS of SP21, check if the SP Switch Router Adapter card is configured. To perf

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 179If these ping commands fail, check routing settings and IP address assignment again. If everything i

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180 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchConfiguration assumptions: • An SP Switch Router FDDI media card has been installed acc

Page 111 - Interface name

Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 181Table 18 shows the IP addresses used in our configuration.Table 18. Configuration of SP Switch - FD

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182 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchbridge_group bg0 {port gf000 gf001 gf002 gf003;};This is the simplest bridge definition

Page 115 - GRF Reference Guide 1.4

Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 1833. Add the route to the Switch network of SP21 on all four nodes of SP2 with an FDDI interface.On no

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184 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch7. On the CWS of SP21, check if the SP Switch Router Adapter card is configured. To perf

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 185vice versa. We sent these files to /dev/null to eliminate any hard disk influence on the receiver si

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186 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchConfiguration assumptions: • The SP Switch Router FDDI media card has been installed ac

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 1875.2 Single SP Partition and Multiple SP Switch Router Adapter CardsIt is frequently necessary to ma

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188 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch1. Each SP Switch Router Adapter card interface has to be in a different subnet.2. Netma

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 189If the SP Switch Router Adapter cards work, the can both be used to route IP traffic from the SP Swi

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190 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch5.2.2 Complex ConfigurationIn this section, we describe the setup of a complete scenari

Page 123 - Interface Name

Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 191Table 20. Configuration of a Dual SP Switch Router - SP Switch ConnectionConfiguration:For this sce

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 3Chapter 1. Dependent NodeThis chapter provides an overview of a dependent node in RS/6000 SP. We start by defining the de

Page 125 - GRF Configuration Guide

192 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch3. On node 6 in SP21, add the following route to the Switch network of SP2:route add -ne

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 1938. Check for correct routing entry:9. On GRF 1600, check /etc/grifconfig.conf for the following entr

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194 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchOn node 1 in SP2, ping the SP Switch interfaces of the chosen nodes in SP21, for example

Page 128 - 4.2 ATM OC-3c Configuration

Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 195Figure 61. IP Traffic Flow When Issuing ping 192.168.13.1 on Node 6Figure 63 on page 196 shows the

Page 129 - Virtual Paths

196 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 63 shows the IP traffic flow when issuing ping 192.168.13.1 on node 8 in SP21. Al

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 197To recover from a failing SP Switch Adapter card, you have to define an alias IP address for the sur

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198 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchConfiguration assumptions: • The RS/6000 SP is partitioned in to two or more partitions

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 199Table 21 shows the IP addresses used in our configuration.Table 21. Configuration of a Partition -

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200 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchThe -mtu parameter is again optional but should be set to ensure optimal packet size on

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Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 201If these ping commands fail, check routing settings again. If everything is as it should be try to p

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4 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch • The fault service daemon runs on all switch nodes in the RS/6000 SP, but not on the de

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 203Chapter 6. Multiple RS/6000 SPs and One SP Switch RouterIn this configuration, two RS/6000 SP systems are connected to

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204 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch/etc/snmpd.conf on the GRF 1600. To check, open this file and look for a stanza similar

Page 139 - 4.4 FDDI Configuration

Multiple RS/6000 SPs and One SP Switch Router 205route add -net 192.168.13 -netmask 255.255.255.0 -mtu 65280 \ 192.168.14.42. Check for correct routi

Page 140 - Dual Attach (DAS)

206 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchcards shows up green in perspectives or enter SDRGetObjects switch_responds. Use Eunfenc

Page 141 - Configuring SAS versus DAS

Multiple RS/6000 SPs and One SP Switch Router 207With this scenario and without further tuning (refer to Appendix A, “Laboratory Hardware and Softwar

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208 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchinterference between data transfers from each SP to different SP Switch Router Adapter m

Page 143 - Dual homing

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 209Chapter 7. Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFsIn this section, sample configurations with two SP systems connected w

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210 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchfast network. (The spare second port might be in use for example for a connection to an

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Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 211 • If ARP is disabled on the SP Switch network, the IP addresses assigned to the nodes must be determined

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 5Chapter 2. Router NodeThe first dependent node is actually a new SP Switch Router Adapter in a router. This chapter offer

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212 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchTable 23. Configuration of SP Switch - ATM - SP SwitchTo successfully run this configur

Page 148 - Guide 1.4

Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 2131. The file /etc/gratm.conf needs the configuration statements for the port used:Traffic_Shape name=high_sp

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214 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch6. Check for correct routing entries on all nodes in SP2:7. Issue some ping commands to

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Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 215Performance:To get a rough overview of the data transfer rates that can be achieved in this scenario, the f

Page 151 - 4.5.1 Introduction to HIPPI

216 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchTable 24 shows the IP addresses used in our configuration.Table 24. Configuration of SP

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Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 217Router, so there was no technical reason for it. The :wq! in the screen shot is there to remind you how to

Page 153 - 00 Source Routing

218 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchNow it is time to look at the GRF 400:1. The following screen shot gives you the minimum

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Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 219This two lines were changed from the basic configuration!PVC ga020 0/132 proto=llc,bridgingPVC ga0280 0/134

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220 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchIssue some ping commands to check the connection:On the SP21 nodes, ping the SP Switch i

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Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 221So what happened to the expected doubling of the aggregate throughput?As it turns out, even with bridging a

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6 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 1. SP Switch RouterThe RS/6000 SP software treats this adapter as an extension nod

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222 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchWhen port 0 is plugged in again, it resumes and takes over port 1, which in turn falls b

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Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 223Configuration assumptions: • The SP Switch Router ATM media card has been installed according to Section 4

Page 160 - 4.6 Configuring Bridging

224 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchTable 25 shows the IP addresses used in our configuration.Table 25. Configuration of SP

Page 161 - 4.6.3 Configuration Options

Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 2251. The file /etc/gratm.conf needs the configuration statements for the port used:Traffic_Shape name=bigg_sp

Page 162 - 4.6.7 Fragmentation

226 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch5. Check for correct routing entries on all nodes in SP2:6. Issue some ping commands to

Page 163 - 4.6.9 Bridging Components

Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 227Performance:To get a rough overview of the data transfer rates that can be achieved in this scenario, the f

Page 164 - 4.6.10 Management Tools

228 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchConfiguration:In this scenario, we have the SP Switch of SP21 connected to an GRF 1600.

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Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 229The media card adapters on the GRF routers should already be up and running (according to Section 3.7, “Ste

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230 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch5. The SP Switch Router Adapter card is connected to the SP Switch and configured. Check

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Multiple RS/6000 SPs and Multiple GRFs 2315. Issue some ping commands to check the connection:On the SP21 nodes, ping the SP Switch interface of node

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Router Node 7packet size. This would only enable a wide node to handle approximately 7.5 MB/s of IP traffic.Since Ascend’s business depends on keepin

Page 169 - Configuration in gratm.conf

232 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchWe saw up to about 48 MB/s with just one side sending data. With all nodes sending and r

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 233Appendix A. Laboratory Hardware and Software ConfigurationThis appendix contains a detailed description of the hardware

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234 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchTable 27. Configuration of SP 21Node Node Type Hostname Adapter IP addressNode0 (CWS) R

Page 172 - 4.6.12 Bridging ATM

Laboratory Hardware and Software Configuration 235Table 28. Configuration of SP 2A.1.1 Hard DisksAll nodes and CWSs include one or more internal SC

Page 173 - 4.6.14 Bridging Ethernet

236 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchselected nodes. Refer to the scenario descriptions in second part of this redbook to see

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Laboratory Hardware and Software Configuration 237Table 30. Hard Disk Equipment of SP 2 Part 1 of 2Node Disks DescriptionNode0 (CWS) hdisk0hdisk1hdi

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238 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchTable 31. Hard Disk Equipment of SP 2 Part 2 of 2Node Disks DescriptionNode13 hdisk0hdi

Page 176 - Configuration:

Laboratory Hardware and Software Configuration 239A.1.2 Software Configuration Both CWSs and every SP node are installed with AIX 4.3.1, including a

Page 177 - Adapter IP Address

240 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchTable 33. Software Levels on CWS and All Nodes Part 2 of 14Fileset Level DescriptionX11

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Laboratory Hardware and Software Configuration 241Table 34. Software Levels on CWS and All Nodes Part 3 of 14Fileset Level Descriptionbos.adt.includ

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Router Node 9Figure 3. Typical Router ConfigurationRouters help to reduce the amount of processing required on local systems, since they perform the

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252 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchTable 45. Software Levels on CWS and All Nodes Part 14 of 14Fileset Level Descriptionsy

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Laboratory Hardware and Software Configuration 253A.1.3 Network Options and TuningTable 46 shows the network options on the CWS and all participatin

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254 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchTable 47. Network Options of CWS and All Nodes Part 2 of 3Parameters Valuemedthresh 95p

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Laboratory Hardware and Software Configuration 255Table 48. Network Options of CWS and All Nodes Part 3 of 3A.2 SP Switch Pool Size SettingsTwo imp

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256 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchA.3 7025-F50 ConfigurationA 7025-F50 was used for some ATM and Ethernet network tests.

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Laboratory Hardware and Software Configuration 257Table 50. Network Options of 7025-F50 Part 2 of 3Parameter Valuepsebufcalls 20strturncnt 15pseintr

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258 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchTable 51. Network Options of 7025-F50 Part 3 of 3A.4 SP IP Switch Router Configuration

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Laboratory Hardware and Software Configuration 259The applied IP addresses vary with the scenario and are specified in the corresponding chapter. For

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10 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch • Minimal routingA network completely isolated from all other TCP/IP networks requires

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262 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch# that we may consider enhancing it in future software# releases to suppor

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GRF Configuration Files 263#if [ -t 0 ]then # # Ask for a terminal type; the default is the canonical "vt100". #

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264 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchB.3 /etc/bridged.confThis file holds the configuration data for transparent bridging. I

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GRF Configuration Files 265 # to be a lead or at least low in the spanning tree. # The closer a LAN is to b

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266 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch # turned on. # # Setting the forward delay too small w

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GRF Configuration Files 267# For ATM - ATM two ports Test Chap.7.1.2bridge_group bg1 { port ga010 ga0180;# spanning_tree disabled;};B.4

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268 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch# following formats:## 48-bit MAC address for#

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GRF Configuration Files 269# The PVC section is where Permanent Virtual Circuits are defined,# using traffic shapes defined in the Traffic Shap

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270 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch#Service name=bc0 type=bcast addr=198.174.20.1 addr=198.174.22.1 \# addr=198.174.2

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GRF Configuration Files 271# [mode=SDH|SONET] [clock=Ext|Int]## The ’card’ and ’connector’ specification are mandatory.## The card should be id

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Router Node 11situations more quickly and accurately than a system administrator can do. Routing protocols are designed not only to switch to a backu

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272 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch# the protocol## vc_multiplexed - Use a s

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GRF Configuration Files 273# (except for RFC 1483 bridging)# ’llc,bridging’ any LLC-encapsulated protocol, including RF

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274 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch peak=622000 sustain=622000 burst=2048 qos=highSignalling card=1 connector=top pr

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GRF Configuration Files 275# DEFAULTS sets all of the above keywords to the above defaults.#####################################################

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276 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch# Log files that used to be archived by the /etc/{daily|weekly|monthly}# scripts.#######

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GRF Configuration Files 277DEFAULTShold=2local=ysize=10000logfile=/var/log/grclean.logB.9 /etc/grdev1.confThis file normally gets updated automatica

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278 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch2.21.2.1.1.12 2 # Node State2.21.2.1.1.13 0

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GRF Configuration Files 2792.21.6.1.1.3 "00:00:00:01:00:00:00:07:00:03" # Switch Token2.21.6.1.1.4 2

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12 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchThe second case has proven to be very expensive as well. The RS/6000 SP node was not desi

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282 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch2.21.16.1.1.12 2 # Node State2.21.16.1.1.13 0

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284 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch#gt020 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 - mtu 65520gt030 192.168.14.4 255.255

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GRF Configuration Files 285# exit.# If only 3 values are designated, the first value will be repeated as the# fourth value.## No whitespace is allowe

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286 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch# A netmask is required for all entries in this configuration file.## The netmask is nor

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GRF Configuration Files 287#uucpd stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/tcpd uucpd#finger stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/libexec/

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288 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch#c and is protected by U.S. and other copyright laws and the#c laws protecting

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GRF Configuration Files 289# [SNMP | SMUX]# [OVER [UNIX | UDP | TCP] [SOCKET | TLI]]#

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290 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch# UNSPECIFIED SUBAGENTS## <hostSpec> ::= HOST <h

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GRF Configuration Files 291B.18 /etc/syslog.confUse this file to specify the type of logging in the system. If no additional hard disk is installed,

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Router Node 13The GRF uses a crosspoint switch (see Figure 7) instead of an I/O bus to interconnect its adapters. This switch is capable of 4 or 16 G

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292 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch#net#cron.info @server.domain.com#net#local0.info

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GRF Configuration Files 293# Changes to the order of entries or number of ttys should only be made in# single-user mode.## name getty

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296 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchC.2 SP Switch Router Adapter Media Card LEDsLED activities during operations are listed

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Hardware and Software Information 297C.3 SP Switch Router Adapter Media Card - BootupTable 54 shows the settings for the Switch Router Adapter Media

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298 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchC.4 Connectors and Receptacles for Different MediaTable 55 gives you a comprehensive ov

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Hardware and Software Information 299Figure 73. The SP Switch BoardC.6 Updating Router SoftwareThis part provides general information about obtaini

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300 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchSP Switch Routers are delivered with the current level of machine code already installed

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Hardware and Software Information 301ftp> cd releasesftp> cd A1_4_6ftp> cd patchesftp> cd A1_4_6_44. Set the file format and download the

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14 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 8. Conventional RoutersThe SP Switch Router provides near wire-speed packet forwa

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302 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch- Ftp access to service2.boulder.ibm.com from testbox.site.com.- Approximately 30MB of d

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Hardware and Software Information 303To temporarily disable the directed bcast setting later on, use:# sysctl -w net.inet.ip.fwdirbcast=0To verify th

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 305Appendix D. Special NoticesThis publication is intended to help IBM customers, Business Partners, IBM System Engineers

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306 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchinformation or the implementation of any of these techniques is a customer responsibilit

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Special Notices 307Pentium, MMX, ProShare, LANDesk, and ActionMedia are trademarks orregistered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 309Appendix E. Related PublicationsThe publications listed in this section are considered particularly suitable for a more

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310 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch •RS/6000 SP: Diagnosis and Messages Guide Version 2 Release 4, GC23-3899 •RS/6000 SP:

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 311How to Get ITSO RedbooksThis section explains how both customers and IBM employees can find out about ITSO redbooks, CD-

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Router Node 15Figure 9. Switched RoutersOther advantages of using GRF are as follows: • Availability of a redundant power supply • Availability of

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312 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchHow Customers Can Get ITSO RedbooksCustomers may request ITSO deliverables (redbooks, Bo

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313IBM Redbook Order FormPlease send me the following:We accept American Express, Diners, Eurocard, Master Card, and Visa. Payment by credit card no

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315List of AbbreviationsACLAccess Control ListAIXAdvanced Interactive ExecutiveAMGAdapter Membership GroupANSAbstract Notation SyntaxAPAAll Points A

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316 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchLRULast Recently UsedLSCLink Switch ChipLVMLogical Volume ManagerMBMegabytesMIBManagemen

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318 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switchconfig_netstat 70csconfig 79dev1config 87, 95Eannotator 82Efence 51, 99Efence

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319Ffault service daemon 4FDDI 6, 16, 18, 39, 66, 69, 121, 122, 125, 129, 142, 157, 163, 174, 209backbone 126, 155, 174, 177, 179, 181concentr

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320 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch33, 34, 36slot 66 31IP traffic 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 194IPv4 142, 143IS-IS 15, 23Jja

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321disk 75, 76, 79interface 79modem card 34slot 34performance limitation 7Permanent virtual circuits 112perspectives 52, 56physical in

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16 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchMulticastIP Multicast and OSPF MulticastEGPExterior Gateway ProtocolBGPBorder Gateway Pro

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322 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch16-port 38-port 3adapter card 28cable 81network 12port 41, 63, 75, 81router

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Router Node 17adapter. As a result, other network adapters are brought down as well. Bringing down the router will impact all the networks in the loc

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18 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 10. Price ComparisonThese price comparisons are based on US prices as of March 19

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Router Node 19Manager updates the system routing tables and performs other administrative functions, the intelligent processors on each media card pe

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20 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchSubnet Masking/SupernettingVariable length subnet masking is a classless addressing schem

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Router Node 21information for the autonomous system. Here is the list of interior protocols supported by the GRF: • RIPThe Routing Information Proto

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22 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchEvery area must connect to the backbone, because the backbone is responsible for the dist

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Router Node 23Host extensions for IP multicasting as described in RFC 1112 are also provided. The Router Manager acts as a host and uses the Internet

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24 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch • Source address • Destination address • Protocol port number (single number, or rang

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Router Node 25Figure 11. GRF ModelsThe SP Switch Router model 9077 04S (GRF 400) can accommodate up to four media adapters.The SP Switch Router mode

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26 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchPower SupplyThe left side of the chassis is reserved for the two power supplies that are

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Router Node 27If the temperature exceeds 57.5 °C (137 °F), the GRF does an automatic system shutdown. • Hot-swappable fanFor the GRF 16S model, the

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28 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch1. Normally, all media cards have a 4 MB send buffer and a 4 MB receive buffer, except th

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Router Node 29Figure 13. Data Packet TransferThe routing can be divided into the following steps:1. A data packet is received by the media card.2. T

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30 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch10.The header is examined by the CPU, which uses the information to build a new header th

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Router Node 316. The packet is then transferred to the Combus interface by the DMA engine.7. The packet is sent to the IP Switch Control Board’s Rout

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32 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 15. Side View of GRF 400 Chassis with Slots NumberedThe GRF 1600 has 16 media slo

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Router Node 332.3.3.1 Route ManagerAs already mentioned, the router management takes place on the IP Switch Control Board.Specific functions of the

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34 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchItemDescriptionMemoryThe IP Switch Control Board comes standard with 128 MB of memory (th

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Router Node 35Additionally, the RS232 port (which is not shown in the figure) allows you to connect the VT100 console by using an RS232 null modem ca

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36 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 18. System RAM2.3.5 Characteristics of GRF Media CardsAll GRF media cards (media

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Router Node 37Figure 19. SP Switch Router AdapterThe SP Switch Router Adapter is made up of two parts: the media board and a serial daughter card.Th

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38 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchReceive Controllerand ProcessorThis component recognizes the SP Switch segments and assem

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Router Node 39 • It is able to transfer up to 30,000 packets per second. At 20,000 packets per second, each packet needs to be at 5 KB in order to a

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40 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchIP/SONETThe IP/SONET OC-3c is a single-ported card that allows the user to connect to a d

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Router Node 41The attributes of the DependentNode class are described in detail as follows:AttributeDescriptionnode_numberThis user-supplied node num

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iv IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch2.4.1 SDR Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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42 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch2.4.1.2 DependentAdapter AttributesThe attributes of the DependentAdapter class are desc

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Router Node 43AttributeDescriptionnode_typeThis attribute is set to dependent for GRF and to standard for all other RS/6000 SP nodes.switch_max_ltuTh

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44 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchThe enadmin command is used to change the administrative state of a dependent node in the

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Router Node 45Table 7. endefnode Command OptionsThis command adds attribute information for the extension node. The endefadapter command adds IP inf

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46 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch2.4.2.2 The enrmnode CommandThe enrmnode command is used to remove an extension node fro

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Router Node 472.4.2.3 The endefadapter CommandThe endefadapter command is used to add or change the extension node adapter IP information in the SDR

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48 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch2.4.2.5 The enadmin CommandThe enadmin command is used to change the status of the SP Sw

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Router Node 492.4.2.6 The splstnodes CommandThe splstnodes command is used to list the node attributes of all nodes in the SDR, and can also be exec

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50 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch2.4.2.7 The splstadapters CommandThe splstadapers command is used to list the adapter at

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Router Node 512.4.3 Enhanced CommandsThe following commands (see Table 13) have been modified due to the introduction of the dependent node:Table 13

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v3.14.2 Check Media Card Status Using grcard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983.14.3 Reset Media Card Using grreset. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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52 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch2.4.4 Hardware PerspectivesIn Perspectives IP Node is used as a convenient and short des

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Router Node 533. Nodes pane (Frame or Icon View)4. Information areaThe most obvious change is the addition of the IP Node icon as seen in the Nodes p

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54 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 21. Action Menu •ViewThis will bring up the IP Node’s hardware notebook, shown i

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Router Node 55This will bring up a window to show the three-digit display of all RS/6000 SP standard nodes in the current partition. This action does

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56 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchThese are the attributes listed in the Configuration tab: • Node number • Hostname • M

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Router Node 57Figure 23. System Partition Aid PerspectivesThe IP Nodes can only be assigned to a partition here. This is done either by using the As

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58 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchFigure 24. System Partition Aid NotebookThese attributes are listed in the Node Informat

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Router Node 59 •stopsrc •lssrc •traceson •tracesoff2.4.6 Dependent Node MIBIBM has defined a dependent node SNMP Management Information Base (MI

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60 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchibmSPDepSwTokenA combination of switch_number, switch_chip and switch_chip_port attribute

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Router Node 61PSSP 2.4 to represent coexistence. Also, note that Node 16 is empty, because the SP Switch port for this node is used by the SP Switch

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vi IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch4.5.3 Physical and Logical Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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62 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch • All RS/6000 SP nodes with a version less than PSSP 2.3 in the partition need to maint

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Router Node 63Figure 26. PartitioningNormally, RS/6000 SP nodes in different partitions cannot communicate with each other through the SP Switch. Th

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64 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP SwitchNext, ensure that the following parameters are defined:ParametersDescriptionsGRF IP addre

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Router Node 652.6 Planning for the Dependent NodeNext, for each dependent node on the RS/6000 SP, define the following:ParametersDescriptionsNode #A

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66 IBM 9077 SP Switch Router: Get Connected to the SP Switch2.7 ConclusionThe SP Switch Router 9077-04S has an aggregate bandwidth of 800 MB/s. An S

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 67Part 2. ScenariosThis part presents some sample configurations of an RS/6000 SP system with an SP Switch Router. It is b

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 69Chapter 3. Installation and Configuration The SP Switch Router functions as an IP router to provide high-speed data comm

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Installation and Configuration 70The intent of this chapter is to provide, or refer you to, the necessary information to enable you to attach an SP S

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Installation and Configuration 71UNIX systems. On most of the UNIX systems you are working on the shell layer after you logged onto the system.Many s

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Installation and Configuration 72system and enter these basic configuration parameters. Procedures for starting and setting up the SP Switch Router a

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Installation and Configuration 73Figure 29. Connecting the GRF to the Frame • You are ready to configure media cards. Procedures to configure media

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Installation and Configuration 74Figure 30. Connecting the GRF Console • The IBM SP system is up and operating. • The SP system administrator has

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Installation and Configuration 754. Methods to determine node number and SP Switch port for an SP Switch Router Adapter card5. A step-by-step configu

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Installation and Configuration 764. Route the Ethernet twisted-pair cable between the SP Switch Router unit and the Ethernet hub, then connect the ca

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Installation and Configuration 773. Edit the file /etc/rc.boot and see if the line mount /dev/wd3a /var/log is present; if not, add this line at the

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Installation and Configuration 785. Edit the file /etc/syslog.conf to specify the location where the logs will be kept. Uncomment the local log confi

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Installation and Configuration 797. Save all changes and reboot:# grwrite -v# reboot8. After the SP Switch Router is up and running again, use csconf

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Installation and Configuration 80Figure 31. SP System Administrative Ethernet Connections3.4.2 SP Switch CableThe SP Switch Router Adapter card pro

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Installation and Configuration 812. Using appropriate frame entry and exit holes for cable management, route the SP Switch cable between the SP Switc

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