Administration Guide

High Speed Interconnection Using TCP/IP

Examples of the prerequisites for the network hardware setup using TCP/IP are:

• Standard Ethernet.

  There are no unusual hardware, software, or protocol requirements.

• IBM Netfinity SP Switch.

  The requirements are outlined in the next section.

Prerequisites for Using an IBM Netfinity SP Switch

To find out about Netfinity, please use the following URL: http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/netfinity

For additional documentation and software upgrades, go to the IBM Support Web site at: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support

1. Click Servers
2. Under family, click Clustering
3. Under Technical Information, click Downloadable files for software upgrades or click Online publications for documentation

Locate the IBM Netfinity SP Switch topic and download the files needed.

Setup Procedure for an IBM Netfinity SP Switch

Directions for installing the IBM Netfinity SP Switch are found in the IBM Netfinity SP Switch Installation and User's Guide.

You should use the hardware and software guides that come with the various hardware and software components (like the server rack enclosure, the host adapter, and the SP switch software) to install, configure, and test those components.

DB2, once installed and without any additional modifications, will use the IBM Netfinity SP Switch.