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38 HP VMA SAN Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide AM456-9025A
Defining Additional Parameters
Set the following parameters via the serial console port on the Master SAN Gateway, or via the
management VIP address:
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Global network parameters: Default Gateway or DNS Server information.
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NTP Server IP address for time synchronization.
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SMTP Server IP address for email configuration.
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Private VLAN for communication between redundant gateway pairs.
Defining Cluster Name and Node Names
Set the cluster name and the name for each HP VMA SAN Gateway node via the serial console port
on the Master Gateway, or via the cluster management VIP address:
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Define the cluster name to identify the VMA-series SAN Gateway redundant pair.
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Define the names for each HP VMA SAN Gateway in the pair. Typically, these would be given
obvious names such as “vmg-n1” and “vmg-n2” or something similar.
Configuring Network Connections
The next step is to configure support on the network switches for bonded interfaces and VLANs, as
described in the following topics:
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Gateway Network Configuration Guidelines on page 36
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Management VLAN Configuration on page 37
Gateway Network Configuration Guidelines
For illustrated examples of correct gateway cabling, see System Configuration Examples on page
11.
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Use single Ethernet to eth1 for each Gateway node. Set the cluster interface and the cluster
master interface (mgmt) to eth1.
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Connect eth1 and eth2, and then bond as eth0. Cluster interface and cluster master interface
(mgmt) are then set to eth0.
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Connect eth1 and eth2, and then bond as eth0. Configure the management interface for VLAN
on eth0 bond and the cluster master interface (mgmt) set to eth0.
Note:
For a redundant configuration, the management and cluster interfaces should be bonded to a
single interface, eth0. That interface then becomes the management and cluster interface. For more
information, see
CHAPTER 4, “
High Availability Configuration”
on page 49.