HP XC System Software Administration Guide Version 3.2

7. Change the text in the External column accordingly:
• If the entry in the External column is offboard, change that text to the PCI bus ID of
the first added NIC.
After:Before:
06:01.0offboard
If there is more than one NIC, add a comma character (,) then enter the PCI bus ID of
the next added NIC. For example:
After:Before:
06:01.0,06:01.1offboard
Repeat as necessary.
IMPORTANT: The list to specify multiple PCI bus IDs must be a comma-separated list
without space characters.
• If there already is a PCI bus ID in the External column, append a comma character (,)
to that value then enter the PCI bus ID of the first added NIC. For example:
After:Before:
03:01.0,06:01.003:01.0
If there is more than one card, add another comma then enter the PCI bus ID of the next
added NIC. For example:
After:Before:
03:01.0,06:01.0,06:01.103:01.0
NOTE: You will need to change the External column of the corresponding line if you
change the interconnect switch from Gigabit Ethernet to another interconnect or vice versa.
8. Double-check your entries.
9. Save the file.
10. Exit the text editor.
After you have edited the platform_vars.ini file, run the following perl command. The
output helps you determine which device will be selected as the AdminPort, the (first) external
device, the interconnect, and any additional external Ethernet devices:
perl -I /opt/hptc/perl/lib -e \
'use AdapterMap; print join(" ",determineEthMappingFull()),"\n";'
eth0 eth1 undef eth2 eth3
The command output displays the Ethernet devices in the order: Admin, External, Interconnect,
External1, External2, and so on. This example shows the following assignments:
Admin
eth0
External
eth1
Interconnect N/A
External1
eth2
External2
eth3
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