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Figure 2-4 shows a logical view of the Ethernet ports available for configuration of the one or
two management IP addresses. These IP addresses are for the clustered system itself and
therefore only associated with one node, which is then considered the configuration node.
Figure 2-4 Ethernet ports available for configuration
2.3.2 Service IP address considerations
The Ethernet port 1 on each node canister is used for system management, and also used for
service access when required. In normal operation, the service IP addresses are not needed.
However, in the event of a node canister problem, it might be necessar ...