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NOTE:
The server IP addresses must be configured for network communication to the same IP subnet as the
storage array management and iSCSI ports.
Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using DHCP (root users only)
1 Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network file as follows:
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=mymachine.mycompany.com
2 Edit the configuration file for the connection you want to configure, either /etc/sysconfig/network-
scripts/ifcfg-ethX (for RHEL) or /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (for SUSE).
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
Also, verify that an IP address and netmask are not defined.
3 Restart network services using the following command:
/etc/init.d/network restart
Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using a Static IP address (root users only)
1 Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network file as follows:
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=mymachine.mycompany.com
GATEWAY=255.255.255.0
2 Edit the configuration file for the connection you want to configure, either /etc/sysconfig/network-
scripts/ifcfg-ethX (for RHEL) or /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (for SUSE).
BOOTPROTO=static
BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
IPADDR=192.168.1.100
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.1.0
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
HWADDR=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
3 Restart network services using the following command:
/etc/init.d/network restart
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