This article will guide you through the process of identifying the interfaces on a ByteBlower server.

ByteBlower servers have different network interfaces. Some can only be used for management, other connection are used for generating test-traffic.  The name and purpose of these interfaces differs between ByteBlower server model. Reading this article, it is thus helpful to know the series of your ByteBlower.

The following article explains determining the series How to: Obtaining the ByteBlower Server series and version.

How to configure the ByteBlower server to use these interfaces, is explained on this article: How to: Configuring a ByteBlower server

In this article we will discuss following ByteBlower models:

• ByteBlower 1300 series
• ByteBlower 2100 series
• ByteBlower 3100 series
• ByteBlower 3200 series
• ByteBlower 4100 series
• ByteBlower 5100 series

The IPMI interface is explained in this background article: Background: The IPMI interface

ByteBlower 1300 series

The ByteBlower 1300 server series management interfaces are named man0 and man1.  On models with more than 2 management interfaces, they are called man2 and man3.  The traffic interfaces are named enp3s0f0 and enp3s0f1, where the enp3s0f0 is normally configured as trunking interface and enp3s0f1 as non-trunk.  If the license allows it, spare man interfaces can be configured as additional traffic interfaces.

ByteBlower 2100 series

The ByteBlower 2100 server series management interfaces are named man0 and man1.  On models with more than 2 management interfaces, they are called man2 and man3.  The traffic interfaces are provided as SFP modules and are named phy-0-0 through phy-0-3.  Generally, phy-0-0 is configured as trunking interface while the other interfaces (phy-0-1 through phy-0-3) are configured as non-trunking interface.  If the license allows it, those interfaces can also be configured as trunking interfaces.

The time-sync port can be connected through an adapter-cable to a PTP-network, so the clocks can be synchronized.  This offers the advantage of more accurate inter-server latency measurements.

Please note the display ports on the additional graphics card cannot be used and unlike the ByteBlower 1300 series, the spare management interfaces cannot be used as traffic interfaces.

ByteBlower 3100 series

The ByteBlower 3100 server series management interfaces are named man0 and man1.  The traffic interfaces are provided as SFP+ modules and are named enp1s0f0 and enp1s0f1.  Generally, enp1s0f0 is configured as trunking interface while the other interface (enp1s0f1) is configured as non-trunking interface.  If the license allows it, this interface can also be configured as trunking interface.

Please note the display ports on the additional graphics card cannot be used and unlike the ByteBlower 1300 series, the spare management interfaces cannot be used as traffic interfaces.

ByteBlower 3200 series

The ByteBlower 3100 server series management interfaces are named man0 and man1.  The traffic interfaces are provided as SFP+ modules and are named enp1s0f0 and enp1s0f1.  Generally, enp1s0f0 and enp1s0f1 are configured as trunking interface while the other interface (enp131s0f0 and enp131s0f1) are configured as non-trunking interface.  If the license allows it, this interface can also be configured as trunking interface.

ByteBlower 4100 series

The ByteBlower 4100 server series management interfaces are named man0 and man1.  On models with more than 2 management interfaces, they are called man2 and man3.  The traffic interfaces are provided as SFP+ modules and are named phy-0-0 through phy-0-1.  Generally, phy-0-0 is configured as trunking interface while the other interface (phy-0-1) is configured as non-trunking interface.  If the license allows it, those interfaces can also be configured as trunking interfaces.

The time-sync port can be connected through an adapter-cable to a PTP-network, so the clocks can be synchronized.  This offers the advantage of more accurate inter-server latency measurements.

Please note the display ports on the additional graphics card cannot be used and unlike the ByteBlower 1300 series, the spare management interfaces cannot be used as traffic interfaces.

ByteBlower 5100 series

The ByteBlower 5100 has 2 management interfaces, these are named Man0 and Man1. Unlike most other systems the traffic interfaces are stacked above each other. Defaullt the top NIC provides the nontrunk interface. The trunking traffic interface is commonly connected to the bottom NIC.

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