Network Settings - IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Series Redbooks

7.4 Network settings

To install a DS6000 in your environment you have to plan for the Ethernet infrastructure that
the DS6000 has to be connected to. You have to provide some TCP/IP addresses and you
need an Ethernet switch or some free ports on a existing switch (see Figure 7-1).
This following settings are required connect the DS6000 series to a network:
Controller card IP address
You must provide a dotted decimal address that you will assign to each storage server
controller card in the DS6800. Since there are two controllers, you need two TCP/IP
addresses.
DS Storage Manager IP address
You need another TCP/IP address for the computer where you run the DS Storage
Manager.
Gateway
Provide the dotted decimal or symbolic name address of the gateway (for example,
9.123.123.123 or sanjosegate).
Subnet mask
Provide the dotted decimal address of the subnet (network) mask.
Primary domain name server (DNS)
Provide the Host name and IP address if you are using a domain name server.
Alternate domain name server (DNS)
You can optionally provide an alternate DNS.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) destination
Provide the host names or the dotted decimal addresses of the destinations that are to
receive SNMP traps (for example, host.com or 9.123.123.123).
Administrator accessing
DS Storage Manager
Internet
call home
Figure 7-1 Network requirements for a DS6000 implementation
DS Storage Manager software
on user provided
DS management console
IP-1
Intranet
(server0)
IP-3
User provided
Ethernet switch
IP-2
(server1)
DS6800
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