Gathering Installation Information - NetApp StorageGRID Webscale SG5700 Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

Gathering installation information

As you install and configure the StorageGRID Webscale appliance, you must make decisions and
gather information about Ethernet switch ports, IP addresses, and port and network bond modes. You
can use the following tables to record the required information for each network you connect to the
appliance.
About this task
The following values will be required when you install and configure the hardware.
Table 1: Information needed to connect to SANtricity System Manager on the E2800
controller
You must connect the E2800 controller to the management network you will use for SANtricity
System Manager.
Information needed
Ethernet switch port you will connect to
management port 1
MAC address for management port 1 (printed
on a label near port P1)
DHCP-assigned IP address for management
port 1, if available after power on
If the network you will connect to the
Note:
E2800 controller includes a DHCP server, the
network administrator can use the MAC
address to determine the IP address that was
assigned by the DHCP server.
Speed and duplex mode
You must make sure the Ethernet
Note:
switch for the SANtricity System Manager
management network is set to autonegotiate.
IP address format
Static IP address you plan to use for the
appliance on the management network
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Your value
Must be:
• Autonegotiate (default)
Choose one:
• IPv4
• IPv6
For IPv4:
• IPv4 address:
• Subnet mask:
• Gateway:
For IPv6:
• IPv6 address:
• Routable IP address:
• E2800 controller router IP address: