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SMIT fastpath
A list of all network interfaces can be accessed through the SMIT fast path by
executing smit lsinet.
WebSM
As a NAS administrator, you can display network interfaces and their status by
executing the following from WebSM: NAS Management → NAS System →
xx.xx.xx.xx (select your system) → Network → TCP/IP (IPv4 and IPv6)→ Network
Interfaces.
As a root user, you can access Communication Devices and their properties by
executing the following path within WebSM: Management Environment →
xx.xx.xx.xx (select your system)→Devices→Communications.
Configuring network adapters using TCP/IP
You can configure the network adapter and the network interfaces that are detected
on the NAS Gateway 500 using one of the following methods:
CLI command
At the command prompt, enter ifconfig. This command allows you to assign an
address to a network interface and has the capability to configure or display the
current network interface configuration information.
Attention: Using the ifconfig CLI command to make updates does not save the
SMIT fastpath
As a NAS administrator, you can display or change the standard network TCP/IP
interface characteristics using the SMIT fastpath to NAS System
Management→Manage Network→Configure TCP/IP→Minimum Configuration and
Startup. Then select the appropriate adapter.
The SMIT fastpath command smit tcpip provides direct access to the TCP/IP menu
and the fastpath smit chinet provides direct access to the basic characteristics of
the network interfaces.
WebSM
As a NAS administrator, you can show or change network TCP/IP interfaces
characteristics from the main WebSM panel by selecting NAS Management→NAS
System→ xx.xx.xx.xx (select your system)→Network→TCP/IP (IPv4 and IPv6)
→Network Interfaces. Then right-click and select Properties.
Obtaining network interface statistics
Use one of the following methods to display the statistical data for various
network-related data structures for active connections:
CLI command
At the command prompt, enter netstat. The netstat command symbolically displays
the contents of various network-related data structures for active connections. For
additional information, refer to the netstat command in the IBM TotalStorage NAS
Gateway 500 Command Reference, or execute man netstat from the system
prompt to display help.
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configuration information into the ODM, and the changes are lost after a
reboot. Both SMIT and WebSM update the ODM, so that configuration
changes are persistent after a reboot.
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