McDATA Eclipse 2640 SAN, Administration And Configuration Manual

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2
Configuring System Basics
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Configuring System Operations
Configuring the Router Inband Address
To configure the SAN Router’s internal “router inband” address
through the Element Manager, follow these instructions:
1. Select
Configuration
>
System
>
Inband Address
to display the
Inband
Address Configuration
dialog box ( Figure 2-13 ).
Figure 2-13 Inband Address Configuration Dialog Box
2. Type the new IP address.
3. Type the new subnet mask address. The subnet mask is the
number of bits that defines the network address in a given IP
address.
NOTE:
The SAN Router “inband” address is different from the
management port IP address and must be on a different subnet. Having
them in the same subnet may cause the SAN Router to become isolated
from the backbone network.
4. The default gateway address is shown for convenience. The
gateway address is the IP address of a directly reachable SAN
Router to which routed traffic should be forwarded. To change
the default gateway, click the
Edit Gateway
button to display the
Static Route Configuration
dialog. For more information, refer to
Static Routes
on page 2-36.
5. Click
OK
or
Apply
. The new inband address takes effect after you
reset the SAN Router. New default gateway addresses take effect
immediately.
6. Choose
Save Configuration to Flash
from the
File
tab to
permanently save your changes to the runtime configuration.