Managing The Network Configuration File - HP StoreEasy 1000 Administrator's Manual

Figure 37
When the validation begins, the user interface may seem unresponsive. Each interface is tested
in order and validation success or failure is noted in the output window. Validation results are
also saved at c:\hpnas\logs\NetworkConfigTool. Each validation result is saved in a file
named with the time and date the validation was performed.

Managing the network configuration file

The NCTConfig.xml file is created when you apply the network configuration changes by
clicking Apply on the Network Configuration Summary window. This file includes the network
configuration details. Only a user who is a member of the local administrator group can modify
the contents of this file. The system creates the NCTConfig.xml file depending on the sequence
in which the NCT wizard completes the network configuration tasks successfully. For example,
if the physical network interface configuration is successful, but the creation of teams or VLANs
fails, then the NCTConfig.xml file is created with only the physical network interfaces listed in
the file. The VLANs and teams are not listed. This is because in this case, the NCT wizard
successfully completed the network interface task, even though the other tasks were unsuccessful.
However, if the physical network interface task fails, then the NCTConfig.xml file is not created
at all because the validation failed at the first task. When the file is created successfully, you can
use it to import the configuration from one server to another. Important considerations while
working with the NCTConfig.xml file are:
Do not rename the XML tags in the file. Renaming the tags might lead to errors while applying
the configuration.
Do not rename the NCTConfig.xml file.
Do not edit the contents of the PciKey tag. Editing this tag causes errors.
If the NCTConfig.xml file is corrupt or the tags are invalid, a message is displayed on the
screen indicating the same. You cannot reuse the same file. In such cases, NCT uses the
system discovery state for further configurations.
62 Managing HPE StoreEasy 1000 Storage