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Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:47:15 +0900
From: Hiroki ENDO <velo@tahi.org>
Subject: [users:01245] Re: Unified Topology - Virtual Evaluation Lab
To: Brett Lee <Brett.Lee@Sun.COM>
Cc: users@tahi.org
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Hello Brett,

Sorry to have kept you waiting.
Please see answers in-line.

On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:32:56 -0600
Brett Lee <Brett.Lee@Sun.COM> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Am setting up Virtual Evaluation Lab (vel) for the first time.
> 
> Have a couple questions regarding the Traffic Generation (TG) network to 
> which the VEL MGR is attached:
> 
> 1.  Is it permissible to have hosts that are not part of the Unified 
> Topology on this Ethernet (VLAN, collision domain)?

Yes. If VEL MGR can only communicate with VEL AGENTs, you can work free
on TG network.

> 
> 2.  Similarly, if the currently unused target (TAR) nodes have their 
> other interfaces (Network 1, Network 2 and Network 3) down, is it 
> permissible for the unused TAR nodes to have their TG interfaces up?

Yes. VEL MGR does not attempt to connect to the unused TAR nodes.
It has no effect on the behavior.

Best Regards,
--
Hiroki ENDO

> 
> Thanks in advance for the clarification.
> 
> -Brett
> Brett.Lee@Sun.COM
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