Collect External Network Information; Management Ip Address; Data Ip Addresses - Dell PowerProtect DM5500 Installation Manual

Collect external network information

Before logging in to the Data Manager Appliance Configuration UI, you must collect information for your external (public)
network.
The DM5500 requires three public IP addresses; one for the appliance management IP, and up to two data IP addresses for data
backups.
The DM5500 internal network is configured in the 192.168.100.98 IP range using a subnet mask of 255.255.255.240. When
setting the appliance management IP and data IP addresses, use something other than the 192.168.100.98 IP range. (The range
includes a total of 14 IP addresses with 192.168.100.97 as the first IP address and 192.168.100.110 as the last IP address.)
You will need the following information to complete the initial DM5500 configuration in the Data Manager Appliance
Configuration UI:

Management IP address

For the Management IP address, you will need:
● Management IP - For example, 10.241.247.201.
You will use this IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) to log in to the Data Manager Appliance UI as the default
admin user after you complete the initial configuration of the appliance in the Data Manager Appliance Configuration UI.
● Management Subnet Mask - For example 255.255.254.0
● Management Gateway - For example, 10.241.247.1
● Management VLAN ID - Specify a numerical VLAN ID. If the switch port is using tagged/trunk mode, provide the correct
VLAN ID that corresponds to your network. If the switch port is using untagged/access mode, use VLAN 0.
NOTE: It is recommended that you configure the external network ports in tagged/trunk mode for maximum
performance and reliability.
Switch port configuration
Tagged/trunk mode (recommended)
Untagged/access mode
In the Data Manager Appliance Configuration UI, you initially configure one VLAN. After you complete the initial appliance
configuration in the Data Manager Appliance Configuration UI, you can add additional VLANs in the Data Manager Appliance
UI.
● MTU - Make a note of the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size on the switch ports. When you log in to the Data
Manager Appliance Configuration UI, the MTU size on the switch ports must be greater than or equal to the 1500 MTU size
setting in the UI.
● Bonding Options - Set to Active-Active in the Data Manager Appliance Configuration UI. Active-Active is the network
bonding mode where both ports are active and the internal network traffic is load balanced between them. If one of the
active ports goes down, the remaining active port continues to distribute the internal network traffic. Active-Active bonding
does not require any corresponding switch side configuration.

Data IP addresses

For the Data IP addresses, you will need:
● Data IP 1 - For example, 10.198.32.178
● Data IP 2 (Optional) - For example, 10.198.32.179
● Data Subnet Mask - For example, 255.255.252.0
● Data Gateway (Optional) - For example, 10.98.232.1
● Data VLAN ID - Specify a numerical VLAN ID. If the switch port is using tagged/trunk mode, provide the correct VLAN ID
that corresponds to your network. If the switch port is using untagged/access mode, use VLAN 0.
NOTE: It is recommended that you configure the external network ports in tagged/trunk mode for maximum
performance and reliability.
38 Pre-configuration tasks
External network VLAN ID
use the VLAN ID configured in the trunk
0