Section 2: Installing the StorPoint CD
AXIS StorPoint CD E100 User’s Manual
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ARP in UNIX
and OS/2
Follow these steps to download the IP address and verify the communication in
UNIX and OS/2:
1. Type the following command:
2. Ping the unit as follows:
Example:
The host will return ‘
192.16.253.80 is alive
’
,
or some similar message
to indicate that the address has been set and the communication is
established.
Notes:
Once the StorPoint CD has established communication using an
appropriate IP address, the
arp
command cannot be used to change the
address. This is to avoid accidental or unauthorized changes. However, if
you restart the StorPoint CD, you can change the IP address within one
hour.
Please note that when you execute the
ping
command for the first time, you
may experience a significantly longer response time than is usual.
If you are using host names, you can map a unique host name to the
acquired IP address. Refer to your system manuals or to the Network
Administrator for instructions on how to perform the name mapping on
your particular system.
The
arp -s
command may vary from system to system. Some BSD-type
systems expect the IP address and Ethernet address in reverse order, whereas
IBM AIX systems require the additional argument
ether
. For example:
arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address> temp
ping <IP address>
arp -s 192.16.253.80 00:40:8c:10:00:86 temp
ping 192.16.253.80
arp -s ether <IP address> 00:40:8c:10:00:86 temp
