Actions
Adding an Adapter
Removing an Adapter
Replacing an Adapter
Enabling an Adapter
Disabling an Adapter
To add an adapter, perform the following steps.
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Recommended step. Ensure your adapter is
physically connected before you add it to your configuration.
SunPlexTM Manager enables you to add an adapter to the configuration file without physically attaching the adapter to your cluster. If the adapter is configured and not attached, the cluster tries to use the adapter and records error messages when its attempts fail. |
To display a Transports window, select either Transports or Nodes/Adapters from the Transports section of the SunPlex Manager navigational frame.
SunPlex Manager displays a task window that prompts for additional information.
The adapter name is constructed from a device name, immediately followed by a physical-unit number. Supported adapter types include
qfe, hme, sci, ge, eri, and wrsm. An example adapter name is qfe3.
SunPlex Manager displays a confirmation message, including the command that is used to complete the task. Note this command for future use in scripts and other automated tasks.
When the adapter has been added to the configuration, it is displayed in the Adapter Properties table as "Disabled". You can enable the adapter in two ways.
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By performing this task you will permanently remove the selected adapter from the
cluster transport configuration.
Ensure the adapter is redundant and will not isolate the cluster node from the rest of the cluster. Isolating the node renders the node inoperable as a cluster node. See the Sun Cluster 3.0 System Administration Guide for the command-line interface procedure to remove the last adapter from a complete transport path. |
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To remove an adapter, perform the following steps.
To display a Transports window, select either Transports or Nodes/Adapters from the Transports section of the SunPlex Manager navigational frame.
When a cable is disabled, the two endpoints of the cable remain configured. You cannot remove an adapter if it is still in use as an endpoint for a transport cable. See Removing a Cable.
SunPlex Manager displays a task window that prompts for additional information.
SunPlex Manager displays a confirmation message, including the command that is used to complete the task. Note this command for future use in scripts and other automated tasks.
Topic | Location |
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Physically Remove a Cluster Transport Adapter | Sun Cluster 3.0 Hardware Guide, Installing and Maintaining Cluster Interconnect and Public Network Hardware |
You need to replace an adapter if your adapter fails.
To replace an adapter, perform the following tasks.
You only need to enable an adapter that has been disabled.
To enable an adapter, perform the following steps.
To display a Transports window, select either Transports or Nodes/Adapters from the Transports section of the SunPlex Manager navigational frame.
SunPlex Manager displays a task window that prompts for additional information.
SunPlex Manager displays a confirmation message, including the command that is used to complete the task. Note this command for future use in scripts and other automated tasks.
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By performing this task you disable the selected adapter, preventing the node
from using the adapter for transport communication.
SunPlex Manager does not disable the last interconnect from the configuration. Disabling the last adapter renders the cluster node inoperable. |
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To disable an adapter, perform the following steps.
To display a Transports window, select either Transports or Nodes/Adapters from the Transports section of the SunPlex Manager navigational frame.
SunPlex Manager displays a task window that prompts for additional information.
SunPlex Manager displays a confirmation message, including the command that is used to complete the task. Note this command for future use in scripts and other automated tasks.