Appendix C: Required Configuration and Worksheet
5500 Control Unit Configuration Data
Field Name
Controller Name
Host Name
Domain
DNS Addresses (1-3)
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
Optimized Mode
2 Mbps Mode
Dual Mode
IP Broadcasting
Port 0 Addr 0 IP
a
Address
Port 0 Addr 0 Host
Name
This section lists the configuration data for your 5500 Control Unit and a
worksheet for your completion.
Figure 85, "5500 Control Unit Configuration Data" lists the configuration
data; required fields are shaded The defaults are shown in the table as
underscored type.
Figure 85: 5500 Control Unit Configuration Data
Field
Configuration Values
Length
Must be unique network name
15
(NetBIOS)
Periods not allowed; required for NS
15
support
29
Required for NS support
15
Must be valid IP address
Twinax Network Configuration
15
15
15
n/a
Selectable; enabled or disabled
n/a
Selectable; enabled or disabled
n/a
Selectable; enabled or disabled
n/a
Selectable; none, local, transparent
Twinax Ports Port0 Addr0 through Port7 Addr6
n/a
Selectable
Default=DeviceXY X=Port
15
Y=Address, no periods allowed in
name
Example
IBM_5500
LAB01
my_company.com
8.123.4.5
1.234.5.6
255.255.255.192
1.234.5.7
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Transparent
1.234.5.8
Device00
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