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Chapter 4 - Configuring the Array
Verifying the Ethernet Connection
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The Ethernet interface can also be used to connect to the CLI of the Memory
Array. This section explains how to verify that the Ethernet connection is
operating properly.
To verify the Ethernet connection:
Log in to the host computer, as root on a Linux host or as an
1.
administrator on a Windows host.
To retrieve the IP address of the Memory Array, do one of the following:
2.
Log into the CLI via the serial port connection (see
a.
via the Serial Interface
the command prompt:
show chassis controller ethernet 0
This command returns the system's IP address and other Ethernet
settings.
Connect to your DHCP server and retrieve the IP address it assigned to
b.
your Memory Array.
Open a terminal or command line window and, at the command prompt,
3.
type:
$ ping {<memory-array_ip_address> | <memory-array_name>}
Where:
memory-array_ip_address
memory-array_name
If the host computer can connect to the Memory Array, then it will return a
successful ping message. If it cannot connect, then a failed ping message is
returned.
You can also connect to the system via the Ethernet port using Telnet or SSH as
described in
Connecting to the CLI
you can use the system's name instead of the IP address to connect through the
network.
VMA-series Memory Array Installation and Service Guide
on page 59) and type the following command at
The IP address assigned to the
Memory Array.
The name of the Memory Array if
using DHCP and the memory array
is registered in the DNS.
on page 76. If you are using DHCP and DNS,
Logging into the CLI
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