DataDirect Networks SFA12K-20, Installation & Configuration Manual

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System Installation and Configuration
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11. Configuring Network Interface Settings
11.1 Management Network Ports
Figure 27 illustrates the network ports on a SFA12K controller.
For E-platform, you can use either or both network ports for assignment to virtual machines
and/or controller management. See Section
11.2 below for more information.
The two management Ethernet ports on each SFA12K controller are separately addressable.
The ports are configured with the following factory default settings. Refer to the
SFA OS
User Guide (Change Network Interface Settings) for information on setting the default
gateway.
Each network port on the SFA controllers can be configured with IPv4 or IPv6 addresses.
You may use IPv4 address for one port and IPv6 address for the other port on the same
controller.
11.2 Virtual Function Interface on E-Platforms
The Ethernet interfaces on the SFA12KXE/12K-20E controller support SR-IOV (Single Root
I/O Virtualization) which allows you to bind a virtual function interface, associated with the
SFA controller’s own Ethernet interface, to each virtual machine. This gives your VM a
direct, easy to manage physical presence on your network that does not disrupt the data
network.
The standard configuration is to connect the controller’s port 0 (eth0) to your network. If the
subsystem will be managed by DirectMon, refer to the
SFA OS User Guide (Enhanced
Virtual Machine Network Management) for details on suggested management network
configuration.
11.3 Procedure
To change the settings:
1. Use the command:
UI SET NETWORK_INTERFACE=LOCAL <network-id>
IP_ADDRESS=<ip-address> IP_MASK=<ip-mask> IP_GATEWAY=<ip-gateway>
where <network-id> is
0
for the primary port and
1
for the secondary port
(Figure 28)
.
Controller 0 Controller 1
IP address 10.0.0.1 10.0.1.1
Subnet mask (IP_MASK) 255.255.255.0 (Class C) 255.255.255.0 (Class C)
Default gateway 10.0.0.0 10.0.0.0
Figure 27. Ethernet Connection to Your Network
Primary Network (Network Device ID 0)
Secondary Network (Network Device ID 1)