Dot Hill Systems SANnet II 200, Installation, Operation And Service Manual

Page: 59 / 186

Chapter 4 Connecting Your SCSI Array 4-27
■
Appendix H for an IBM server running the AIX OS.
■
Appendix I for an HP server running the HP-UX OS.
4.11.2 Manually Setting a Fixed IP Address
You can manually set an array’s IP address using the controller’s firmware by typing
values for the IP address, the subnet mask, and IP address of the gateway. If your
network uses a Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) server or a Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server to automatically configure IP information
for devices on the network, you can specify the appropriate protocol instead of typing
the information manually.
Note –
If you assign an IP address to an array to manage it out-of-band, for security
reasons consider using an IP address on a private network rather than a publicly
routable network. Using the controller firmware to set a password for the controller
limits unauthorized access to the array. Changing the firmware’s Network Protocol
Support settings can provide further security by disabling the ability to remotely
connect to the array using individual protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, telnet, FTP, and
SSH. Refer to the “Communication Parameters” section of the
SANnet II Family RAID
Firmware User’s Guide for more information.
To set the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address of the RAID controller,
perform the following steps:
1. Access the array through the COM port on the I/O controller module or through a
telnet session to the existing IP address.
2. From the controller firmware’s Main Menu, choose view and edit Configuration
parameters
→
Communication Parameters
→
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) .
3. Select the chip hardware address and MAC address that is displayed.
4. Choose Set IP Address
→
Address .
5. Type the desired IP address, subnet mask (if it is not automatically supplied), and
gateway address, choosing each menu option in turn, backspacing over any existing
entries.
If your network sets IP addresses using a RARP server and you prefer using it to using
a fixed IP address, type
RARP
rather than an IP address and do not type a subnet mask
or gateway address. If your network sets IP addresses using a DHCP server and you
prefer using it to using a fixed IP address, type
DHCP
rather than an IP address and do
not type a subnet mask or gateway address.