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Chapter 3: Basic System Operations
Additional Common Operations
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StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide
Additional Common Operations
Changing the MDC VIP
Address
To change the Virtual IP address for the M330, do the following:
Note:
This procedure must be used any time the VIP address needs to
be changed after initial system configuration.
1
Open an ssh connection to the M330 using the IP for the MDC node
operating as the primary from either the customer’s LAN client or
Metadata network.
2
Log on using the
stornext
credentials. The default password is
“password”.
3
Type the
sudo rootsh
command to grant root user privileges after
entering the password for the
stornext
user account again when
prompted.
4
From the command line, update the VIP Address using the following
command (refer to the
vip_control man page
or the
StorNext Man
Pages Reference Guide
for information on changing the address).
5
To update the firewall rules for the MDC node operating as the
primary, type the following:
6
Close the ssh connection for the MDC node operating as the
primary.
7
Open an ssh connection to the M330 using the IP for the MDC node
operating as the secondary.
8
Log on using the
stornext
credentials. The default password is
“password”.
vip_control
/opt/DXi/scripts/netcfg.sh --reset_snvip