Installation Scripts 33Installation Scripts The installation scripts run when each server starts for the first time afterbeing shipped from 3Com Corporation. This section describes the scriptsand provides information to help you answer the questions.Sample NetworkParametersIn this chapter, the sample answers to the questions posed are based onthe networking assumptions listed next. Answer the questions using dataappropriate for your network.■ Primary VCX Server IP Address (eth0): 10.20.30.40 (static)■ Primary VCX Server IP Address (eth1): 10.20.30.41 (static)■ Primary VCX Server Host Name: vcx01CAUTION: Host names must be 11 characters or less.■ Secondary VCX Server IP Address (eth0): 10.20.30.42 (static)■ Secondary VCX Server IP Address (eth1): 10.20.30.43 (static)■ Secondary VCX Server Host Name: vcx02■ Subnetwork Mask: 255.255.255.0■ Gateway IP Address: 10.20.30.254■ Primary DNS Server IP Address: 10.25.10.31■ Secondary DNS Server IP Address: 10.26.10.31■ Tertiary DNS Server IP Address: 10.27.10.31■ DNS Search Path: yourcompany.com■ Primary NTP Server IP Address: 10.35.10.51■ Secondary NTP Server IP Address: 10.36.10.51■ Continent: 2 (Americas)■ Country: 44 (United States)■ Time Zone: Eastern United StatesSample Networkand InitialConfiguration Script(Primary Server)This section contains a sample of the network configuration script thatruns when the system is first started. The script displays the currentnetwork settings and then asks you if you want to accept the currentnetworking parameters or configure them. Sample answers, appropriatefor the primary server, are provided in bold type along with explanationsof those answers. Explanations are in italics.
