Adaptec 5325301507 - Snap Server 4400 NAS, Administrator'S Manual

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TCP/IP Options
Chapter 2 Network Access to the Server 23
TCP/IP Options
GuardianOS SnapServers ship with one or more Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports.
The following table describes TCP/IP options; default settings appear in italics.
DNS Information
Domain Name The ASCII name that identifies the internet domain for a
group of computers within a network.
Primary DNS The IP address of the primary Domain Name System
server that maintains the list of all host names.
Secondary DNS #1 Secondary Domain Name System server #1
Secondary DNS #2 Secondary Domain Name System server #2
Option Setting Description
TCP/IP
Addressing DHCP By default, SnapServers acquire an IP address from the DHCP
server on the network.
Static Administrators may assign a fixed IP address or other IP
settings as necessary.
Network
bonding
Note
Only
applicable to
servers with
more than
one ethernet
port.
Standalone The default Standalone setting treats each port as a separate
interface, effectively disabling network bonding. Network
bonding treats two or more ports as a single channel for
failover or load balancing purposes.
Load
Balance
(ALB) An intelligent software adaptive agent repeatedly analyzes the
traffic flow from the server and distributes the packets based
on destination addresses, evenly distributing network traffic for
optimal network performance. All ports in the same ALB
configuration need to be connected to the same switch.
Failover This mode uses one Ethernet port (by default Ethernet1) as
the primary network interface and one or more Ethernet ports
are held in reserve as backup interfaces. Redundant network
interfaces ensure that an active port is available at all times. If
the primary port fails due to a hardware or cable problem, one
of the backup ports assumes its network identity. The ports
should be connected to different switches (though this is not
required).
Note
Failover mode provides switch fault tolerance, as long
as the ports are connected to different switches.