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Administering the Local IP for a dual NIC configuration

About this task

Administering a Local IP refers to specifying the network interfaces that the AE Server uses for connectivity. For a dual NIC configuration, it means that you will use two network interfaces. For more information, see Dual NIC configurations.

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The ethN:IP address setting refers to a specific network interface on the server. If your AE Server uses four network interfaces, it can refer to eth0, eth2, or eth3. For dual NIC configuration, one NIC is designated for client connectivity, and the other NIC is designated for switch connectivity. The Any setting uses the wild card IP address (0.0.0.0 if you are using IPv4 or :: if you are using IPv6), which means that all services on the AE Server will listen on all interfaces.

Procedure

  1. From the AE Services Management Console main menu, select Networking > AE Service IP (Local IP).
  2. From the AE Service IP (Local IP) page, complete the connectivity settings as follows:
    1. In the Client Connectivity field, select ethN:IP address.

      For a dual NIC configuration ethN:IP address refers to the network interface that connects to the client (also referred to as the production network connection).

    2. In the Switch Connectivity field, select ethN:IP address.

      For a dual NIC configuration ethN:IP address refers to the network interface that connects to Communication Manager (also referred to as the private network connection).

    3. In the Media Connectivity field, select one of the following:
      • Select ethN:IP address if you are administering AE Services for DMCC applications with media connectivity.

      • Select Any if you are administering AE Services for all other applications.

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        For a summary of these settings, see Recommended AE Service IP (local IP) settings.

    4. In the OAM Connectivity field, select one of the following: