Connect to the HPE Cray EX Environment

The HPE Cray EX Management Network (SMNet) has multiple separate physical and logical links that are used to segregate traffic.

The diagram below shows the available connections from within the SMNet, as well as the connections to the customer network:

Management NCN Interfaces and VLANs

There are multiple ways to connect to the HPE Cray EX environment. The various methods are described in the following table:

Role Description
Administrative External customer network connection to the worker node’s hardware management and administrative port
Application node access External customer network connection to an Application Node
Customer Access Network (CAN) Customer connection to the CAN gateway to access the HPE Cray EX CAN

There are also several ways to physically connect to the nodes on the system. The following table describes the physical connections to the administrative and application nodes:

Role Description
Administrative node 1GB copper connection made from the customer network that provides administrative access and hardware management
Application node Different interconnect types are available from the customer network based on customer requirements

For more information on connecting to the CAN, see Connect to the CAN.