Regardless of the unit being examined, this page provides the same information about each port:
Table 3-15: Network Information
Item
Contents
Port Status
Displays the current speed and duplex setting for the port. If the port is not active,
Link Down is displayed.
IP address
assignment
Indicates whether the port’s IP address is assigned automatically (
DHCP
) or
manually (
Static IP
).
Port IP address
Displays the current IP address of the port.
Subnet mask
Displays the current subnet mask.
Gateway IP address
Displays the configured gateway IP address.
Primary DNS IP
address
Displays the IP address of the primary domain name service (DNS) server. This
setting only applies to the management port (
Mgmt
).
Secondary DNS IP
address
Displays the IP address of the secondary (backup) DNS server. This setting only
applies to the management port (
Mgmt
) and is not required.
Hostname
Displays the default or user-assigned host name of the port.
Ethernet address
Displays the physical Ethernet (MAC) address of the port.
Port Mode
Displays the speed and duplex configuration settings for the port, either automatic
or fixed.
Jumbo Frames
Indicates whether or not jumbo frame usage has been enabled for the iSCSI port.
This setting does not apply to the management port (
Mgmt
).
The management port settings can be configured or changed on the
Configure Network Settings
page (see
on page 210), and the settings for the iSCSI ports can be configured or changed
on the
Configure 1Ge iSCSI
page (see
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