The ClearPath Forward Management LAN (FM LAN) and the predefined IP-LAN secure fabric use Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) address allocation, where the network ID field is 16 bits, and the host ID field is 16 bits. While Unisys assigns default network ID fields for these LANs (see Default CIDR Address), the network ID fields can be configured during initial installation prior to commissioning any partitions. You can modify the network ID fields (upper two octets of the IP address) to customize for your environment. The lower two octets are fixed (see ClearPath Forward Management LAN (FM LAN) IP Addresses and IP-LAN Secure Fabric IP Addresses).
You use the Fabric Manager to configure your IP addresses. Note that the addresses for each LAN must be the same subnet.
Table 8. Default CIDR Address
LAN | CIDR Address (IP Subnet) |
|---|---|
ClearPath Forward Management LAN (FM LAN) | 172.29.0.0/16 |
IP-LAN Secure Fabric | 172.31.0.0/16 |
Table 9. ClearPath Forward Management LAN (FM LAN) IP Addresses
Component | Endpoint | IP Address | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
Fabric Management Platform | Platform Management Console | 172.29.m.254 | Where m is used internally to identify the Fabric Management Platform.
Uses ports 1 and 2 on the LAN on motherboard (LOM) of the Fabric Management Platform. Only one IP address is allowed for the Platform Management Console. |
Fabric Manager | 172.29.m.252 | Where m is used internally to identify the Fabric Management Platform.
Uses port 1 on the LOM of the Fabric Management Platform and port A on the quad port NIC (slot 1), and the two ports are bonded for a single IP address. If two Fabric Management Platforms are clustered for high availability, the “floating” FMP IP address is 172.29.254.60. | |
ClearPath Forward Dorado Operations Server | 172.29.m.251 | Where m is the ClearPath Forward Dorado Operations Server number.
Uses ports A and B on the quad port NIC of the Operations Server. | |
Enterprise Partition Platform | Platform Management Console | 172.29.m.254 (bond) partition # (62)+192 | Where m is used internally to identify the enterprise partition platform. Uses ports 3 and 4 on the LAN on motherboard (LOM) of the enterprise partition platform. Only one IP address is allowed. The following addresses are reserved:
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s-Par® firmware | 172.29.m.253 (bond) partition # (61)+192 | Where m is used internally to identify the enterprise partition platform. Uses ports 3 and 4 on the LAN on motherboard (LOM) of the enterprise partition platform. Only one IP address is used for the connection. The following addresses are reserved:
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Enterprise Partition Platform n | 172.29.m.n (bond) | Where m and n are used internally to identify the enterprise partition platform and the partition, respectively. Note: For a nonpartitionable enterprise partition platform, the n value is always 1. Uses ports 3 and 4 on the LAN on motherboard (LOM) of the enterprise partition platform, but only one IP address is used for the connection:
The following addresses are reserved:
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InfiniBand Switch 1 | Management Port 1 | 172.29.0.1 | Switch management port 1 (mgmt0) on the switch. Note: For a single cabinet ClearPath Forward Dorado system, the IP address is 172.29.254.126. |
Management Port 2 | 172.29.254.190 | Switch management port 2 (mgmt1) on the switch. | |
InfiniBand Switch 2 | Management Port 1 | 172.29.0.2 | Switch management port 1 (mgmt0) on the switch. Note: For a single cabinet ClearPath Forward Dorado system, the IP address is 172.29.253.126. |
Management Port 2 | 172.29.253.190 | Switch management port 2 (mgmt1) on the switch. | |
InfiniBand Switches 1 and 2 | Subnet Manager | 172.29.0.3 | The virtual management IP address for a high availability configuration. Note: For a single cabinet ClearPath Forward Dorado system, the IP address is 172.29.254.61. |
InfiniBand-Ethernet Gateway Switch 1 | Management Port 1 | 172.29.254.127 | Switch management port 1 (mgmt0) on the switch. |
Management Port 2 | 172.29.254.191 | Switch management port 2 (mgmt1) on the switch. Not available on the 12-port switch. | |
InfiniBand-Ethernet Gateway Switch 2 | Management Port 1 | 172.29.253.127 | Switch management port 1 (mgmt0) on the switch. |
Management Port 2 | 172.29.253.191 | Switch management port 2 (mgmt1) on the switch. Not available on the 12-port switch. | |
FM LAN Ethernet Switch 1 | Ethernet Switch | 172.29.254.62 | Switch IP address for management, if required; no physical port needed. |
FM LAN Ethernet Switch 2 | Ethernet Switch | 172.29.253.62 | Switch IP address for management, if required; no physical port needed. |
Table 10. IP-LAN Secure Fabric IP Addresses
Component | Endpoint | IP Address | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
Enterprise Partition Platform | Enterprise Partition Platform n | 172.31.m.n 172.31.m.n+64 172.31.m.n+128 172.31.m.n+192 | Where m and n are used internally to identify the enterprise partition platform and the partition, respectively. Note: For a nonpartitionable enterprise partition platform (NEPP), the n value is always 1. Uses ports 1 and 2 on the InfiniBand HCA (slot 3) of the enterprise partition platform. For nonpartitionable enterprise partition platforms (NEPPs), you can choose to bond the ports for a NEPP running the Linux operating system. However, bonding (teaming) of ports is not supported for a NEPP running the Windows operating system. For partitionable enterprise partition platform (PEPPs), IP addressing allocation is as follows:
Note: For ClearPath Forward Dorado, n is always 1. For ClearPath Forward Libra, n can be any value. |
Table 11. Customer LAN IP Addresses
Component | Endpoint | IP Address | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
Fabric Management Platform 1 | Customer device | Customer choice | For connecting the Fabric Management Platform to customer management network environment. Port C on quad port NIC in slot 1 of the Fabric Management Platform. |
Customer device | Customer choice | For connecting the Fabric Management Platform to customer management network environment. Port D on quad port NIC in slot 1 of Fabric Management Platform. | |
Fabric Management Platform 2 (standby) | Customer device | Customer choice | For connecting the Fabric Management Platform to customer management network environment. Port C on quad port NIC in slot 1 of the Fabric Management Platform. |
Customer device | Customer choice | For connecting the Fabric Management Platform to customer management network environment. Port D on quad port NIC in slot 1 of the Fabric Management Platform. |
Table 12. Secure Fabric IP Addresses
Component | Endpoint | IP Address | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
Enterprise Partition Platform | Enterprise Partition Platform m | x.y.m.n | Where x and y is customer choice. Where m and n are used internally to identify the enterprise partition platform and the partition, respectively. Note: For a nonpartitionable enterprise partition platform (NEPP), the n value is always 1. For nonpartitionable enterprise partition platforms (NEPPs), you can choose to bond the ports for a NEPP running the Linux operating system. However, bonding (teaming) of ports is not supported for a NEPP running the Windows operating system. For partitionable enterprise partition platform (PEPPs), IP addressing allocation is as follows:
Note: For ClearPath Forward Dorado, n is always 1. For ClearPath Forward Libra, n can be any value. |