4-2 SPARC Enterprise M3000 Server Installation Guide • January 2009
FIGURE 4-1 Outline of Network Connections
4.2 Connecting to the Network
This section explains how to connect the SPARC Enterprise M3000 server to the
network.
The customer must supply the hubs, switches, and cables used for network
connections.
1. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to a GbE port (for the OS) on the rear
panel.
You can connect the Ethernet cable to a GbE port (for the OS) on the rear panel or
to the LAN port on a LAN card mounted in a PCI slot.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the customer’s network
environment.
Administration
console
Switch
Switch
Switch
Firewall
System control network
User network
