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Chapter 2
2. Connecting the Gigabit Ethernet Card to a Network
This chapter shows you how to connect the copper Gigabit Ethernet card to a network,
and how to configure your system for the card.
Following is a description of each section:
• “Installing the Card” on page 7
• “Connecting to the Network” on page 8
Installing the Card
The installation instructions for the Gigabit Ethernet card are different for different
systems. Refer to the following sources for installation instructions:
• Altix 450 and Altix 4700: See “PCI Cards” in Chapter 1 of the SGI Altix 4700 System
User’s Guide.
• Altix ICE 8200: See “Service Nodes” in Chapter 3 of the SGI Altix ICE 8200 Series
System Hardware User’s Guide.
The Gigabit Ethernet card is supported on the ice-csn node (6015b) that can be used
as a service node, leader node, or admin node and is the default node type on an
SGI Altix ICE 8200 system. For more information, see Superserver 6015B User’s
Manual, 860-0473-001.
• Altix XE250: See the instructions for installing a PCI-E card in the user’s or owner’s
guide that came with your system.
• Altix XE270: See the instructions for installing a PCI-E card in the user’s or owner’s
guide that came with your system.
• Altix XE310: See the instructions for installing a PCI-E card in the user’s or owner’s
guide that came with your system.
• Altix XE320: See the instructions for installing a PCI-E card in the user’s or owner’s
guide that came with your system.