Configuring The Gbe Interface - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Arp configuration:
IP Address
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Iproute Configuration:
IP Address
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switch:admin>

Configuring the GbE interface

NOTE: You can set the TCP/IP parameters of a GbE port even when iSCSI gateway service is disabled.
Address resolution protocol (ARP) entries for the IP interfaces are created automatically when you verify that
the network connectivity using the ping command. You can add additional ARP entries if you wish.
As an option, you can define static routes to reach the destination IP through a preferred gateway. The
gateway must be on the same subnet as the GbE port. You can specify a maximum of 32 routes per GbE
port.
1. Connect and log in to the switch.
2. Enter the portCfg command as follows to assign an IP address, subnet mask, and maximum packet
size of the interface:
switch:admin> portcfg ipif 3/ge0 create 30.0.127.30 255.255.0.0 8256
1500 bytes is the standard maximum packet size in an IP network. If your network supports jumbo
NOTE:
packets, a value of 8256 can improve performance. The range allowed is 1500 to 8256 KB.
3. Enter the portShow command to verify that the settings:
switch:admin> portshow ipif 3/ge0
Slot: 3 Port: ge0
InterfaceIP AddressNetMaskMTU
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030.0.127.30
4. Optional: Enter the portCfg command to define static routes to reach the destination IP through a
preferred gateway.
switch:admin> portcfg iproute 3/ge0 create 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 30.0.0.1 1
Operation Succeeded
The gateway must be on the same subnet as the GbE port. You can specify a maximum of 32 routes
per GbE port.
5. Optional: Verify the route as follows:
switch:admin> portshow iproute 3/ge0
Slot: 3 Port: ge0
IP AddressMaskGatewayMetricFlags
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0.0.0.0
30.0.0.0
6. Enter the portCmd --ping command to verify that the network connection:
switch:admin> portcmd --ping 3/ge0 -s 30.0.127.30 -d 30.0.0.1
Pinging 30.0.0.1 from ip interface 30.0.127.30 on 3/ge0 with 64 bytes of
data
Mac Address
Mask Gateway
255.255.0.0 8256
0.0.0.0 30.0.0.1
255.255.0.0 30.0.127.30
Metric
1
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