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Administration Guide

Running DB2 UDB for Windows NT with GigaNet Interconnect

To find out about GigaNet products, or to contact GigaNet Service and Support, please use the following URL: http://www.giganet.com/

Setup Procedure for GigaNet Interconnect

The list of the hardware and software required to setup this environment include the following products:

The steps required to ensure that GigaNet Interconnect can work with DB2 UDB are shown below. Each step is a summary of what is required at each step: all of the details associated with each step are not presented here. You should also use the referenced documentation at each step which does provide detailed instructions and direction needed.

Each GigaNet GNN1000 is packaged with a GigaNet cLAN Software CD-ROM. The CD-ROM contains all of the necessary software to set-up the GigaNet Interconnect. In addition, the CD-ROM also contains the VI Architecture SDK and Adobe Acrobat Reader. These two items are only needed by those individuals that are developing VI-enabled applications.

Summary of steps:

  1. Install Adapter Cards

  2. Install Switches and Cables

  3. Install Adapter Drivers

  4. Install cLAN Management Console

  5. Test the Interconnect

Here are the steps:

  1. Install the GigaNet GNN1000 Network Interface Card. Please refer to the GigaNet GNN1000 User Guide for installation instructions.

  2. Install the GigaNet GNX5000 Switch and Cables. Please refer to the GigaNet GNX5000 User Guide for installation instructions.

  3. Install the GigaNet GNN1000 Adapter Driver software on each node connected to the GNX5000 Switch. Please refer to the GigaNet GNN1000 User Guide for installation instructions. Here are additional details if you are installing drivers provided by GigaNet:

    1. Remove any previous version of the GNN1000 Driver already installed. Removal requires the node to be re-booted.

    2. Use Start>Setting>Control Panel>Networks>Adapters>Add to install the driver.

    3. Click Have Disk... and specify the Driver directory on the CD-ROM. For example, if F: is your CD-ROM drive, then you would use F:\Driver

    4. Select "GNN1000 NDIS Adapter" and then click OK.

    5. Configure Network protocols to complete the installation.

    GigaNet Adapter Driver software is also available on GigaNet's web site, http://www.giganet.com. Please refer to the download and installation instructions found on the support page of GigaNet's web site.

    The installation of the GNN1000 Adapter Driver causes the node to re-boot.

  4. The GigaNet cLAN Management Console (GMC) can be used to test the integrity of the GigaNet Interconnect. The GigaNet cLAN Management Console is comprised of two parts: the Console, and the Agent. The Agent must be installed on all nodes in the cluster. The Console can be installed on any network node that has access to the nodes in the cluster. The most versatile and recommended installation is that which has both the Console and the Agent installed on each node in the cluster.

    Install the GigaNet cLAN Management Console. Please refer to the GigaNet GNN1000 User Guide for installation instructions and additional information about the cLAN Management Console. Here are additional details on the installation procedure:

    1. Insert the cLAN Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

    2. Wait for the CD automatic installation menu to appear.

    3. Click on "Install cLAN Management Console."

    4. Repeat this installation procedure on each remaining node in the cluster.

    GigaNet cLAN Management Console software is also available on GigaNet's web site, http://www.giganet.com. Please refer to the download and installation instructions found on the support page of GigaNet's web site.

    The installation of the cLAN Management Console may cause the node to re-boot.

  5. Test that the GigaNet Hardware is working. This can be done by doing the following:

    1. Open the GMC. (Programs>GigaNet>cLAN Management Console)

    2. A dialog box is displayed showing all accessible machines in the LAN. Press ESC.

    3. Select Console>Local from the menu bar.

    4. Confirm that all the members in the cluster are shown and that they are all "Active".

    5. Select Utilities>VI Throughput from the menu bar. This will run a throughput test to check that the data is actually going through the hardware.

    6. Enter in uppercase letters the computer names of the two nodes you wish to use in the test. Identify the local node as the source node.

    7. Click Start Measuring. You should see data being transferred at a rate of at least 65 MB per second.

    8. Click Stop Measuring to stop the connection test.

    9. Repeat the test for the other nodes in the cluster by measuring throughput between the local node (Source) and the other nodes (Sink).

    If the connection test does not appear to be working, refer to the troubleshooting sections of the GigaNet GNN1000 User Guide and the GigaNet GNX5000 User Guide.

See Install DB2 Universal Database Version 5.2 or Later (EEE) for information on how to install and implement DB2 UDB to work with GigaNet Interconnect.

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