Define Basic Network And Ha Settings; Configure The Quorum Server; Configure The Nas Servers - HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 - Version 1.6.X Manual

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5. Define Basic Network and HA Settings

Configure the Quorum server

The Quorum server uses an industry standard Linux operating system. Complete the following
steps to configure the Quorum server:
1. Connect a terminal to the serial port.
2. Login as root. Use the default password printed on the sticker on the back of the server.
3. Enter QSconfig and follow the instructions to configure the networking and other
Note:
system settings including the network hostname, IP address, and DNS using the HP config tool from
the quorum server. Login and run HPconfig from the command line interface. This will bring up a
menu of configuration options. Type "1" and press Enter to perform the network configuration.
4. Restart the Quorum server with the command reboot. Disconnect the terminal.

Configure the NAS servers

Before you can access the Command View NAS web interface, you must configure the
primary System Management network port on both NAS servers. In HA configurations, you
must disable DHCP and set up the network parameters manually.
Note:
1. Connect a laptop with terminal emulation software to the server.
Figure 17: NAS Server Serial TTY Port
2. Use the terminal emulator to log in and enter network settings. Use the following settings:
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parameters of the Quorum server.
When performing network configurations for the quorum server, you can also configure
You will configure additional NICs using the Command View NAS web interface.
Connect an RS232 null-modem cable to the serial TTY Port on the server.
— Bits per second: 9600
— Data bits: 8
— Parity: None
— Stop bits: 1
— Flow control: None
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