Adding a New NIC
When adding new NICs, you must add NICs to both physical machines (PMs) and then cable the NICs to the appropriate switch on both sides in order to establish connectivity and to form one or more shared networks that you can then assign to VMs or use as A-links.
To add new NICs
Note: You can begin this procedure with node0 or node1 and then continue with the other node. The procedure below begins with node0 for simplicity.
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In the everRun Availability Console, click Physical Machines in the left-hand navigation panel.
- Perform the following for node0:
- Select the appropriate node and then click Work On.
- After the node displays running (in Maintenance), click Shutdown and then OK.
- Insert the new NIC in the desired slot.
Press the power button to power on the node.
Wait for the PM to boot and for the everRun Availability Console to display running as the Activity state for the appropriate node under Physical Machines.
Click Finalize for and then click OK, which exits the node from maintenance mode.
Wait while storage synchronization completes (
disappears).
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Perform Step 2 for node1.
In node1 insert the new NIC in the slot that corresponds to the slot where you inserted the new NIC in the PM that is node0 (Step c, above).
- Connect network cables to the new NICs, as needed, and configure the new network as an A-Link or a business network. See Connecting Additional Networks.
- Reconfigure and start any VMs that need to use the new networks. See Managing Virtual Machines.
Related Topics
Maintenance Mode
Maintaining Physical Machines
The Physical Machines Page
The Virtual Machines Page
Business and Management Network Requirements
General Network Requirements and Configurations