The Tcp/Ip Tab; Identifying The Network Interfaces; Pinging An Ip Address; To Ping An Ip Address - HP StorageWorks P4000 User Manual

The TCP/IP tab

The TCP/IP tab lists the network interfaces on the storage system. On the TCP/IP tab, you can bond
interfaces, disable an interface, configure an IP address, and ping servers from the storage system.

Identifying the network interfaces

A storage system comes with two Ethernet interfaces. To use either interface, you must connect an
Ethernet cable to either port and configure the interface in the Configuration Interface or the CMC.
These ports are named and labeled on the back of the storage system.
Table 18 on page 85 lists the methods to identify the NICs. You can work with the NICs in the CMC
or through the Configuration Interface which is accessed through the storage system's serial port, as
described in
Table 18 Identifying the network interfaces on the storage system
Ethernet interfaces
Where labeled
In the TCP/IP Network configuration category in the
CMC
• TCP/IP tab
• TCP Status tab
In the Configuration Interface available through the
storage system's serial port
On the label on the back of the storage system

Pinging an IP address

Because the SAN should be on a private network, you can ping target IP addresses from a storage
system using the CMC. You can ping from any enabled interface listed on the TCP/IP tab. You can
ping any IP address, such as an iSCSI server or an SNMP monitor server.

To ping an IP address

1. Select a storage system, and open the tree below it.
2. Select the TCP/IP Network category.
3. Select the TCP/IP Tasks menu, and select Ping from the menu.
Chapter 20 on page 305.
Label
• eth0, eth1
• Motherboard:Port0, Motherboard:Port1
• G4-Motherboard:Port1, G4-Motherboard:Port2
• Motherboard:Port1, Motherboard:Port2
For bonded interfaces:
• BondN or Bond0
• Intel Gigabit Ethernet
• Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet
• Eth0, Eth1
• Represented by a graphical symbol similar to the
symbols below:
or
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