Chapter 3: Basic System Operations
Additional Common Operations
Additional Common Operations
Changing the MDC VIP
Address
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To change the Virtual IP address for the M330, do the following:
Note: This procedure must be used any time the VIP address needs to
be changed after initial system configuration.
1 Open an ssh connection to the M330 using the IP for the MDC node
operating as the primary from either the customer's LAN client or
Metadata network.
2 Log on using the stornext credentials. The default password is
"password".
3 Type the sudo rootsh command to grant root user privileges after
entering the password for the stornext user account again when
prompted.
4 From the command line, update the VIP Address using the following
command (refer to the vip_control man page or the
Pages Reference Guide
vip_control
5 To update the firewall rules for the MDC node operating as the
primary, type the following:
/opt/DXi/scripts/netcfg.sh --reset_snvip
6 Close the ssh connection for the MDC node operating as the
primary.
7 Open an ssh connection to the M330 using the IP for the MDC node
operating as the secondary.
8 Log on using the stornext credentials. The default password is
"password".
for information on changing the address).
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