IBM N series Hardware Manual page 331

Table A-1 provides a worksheet for setting up the node.
Table A-1 Initial worksheet
Types of information
Storage system Host name
If the storage system is licensed for the Network File System
(NFS) protocol, the name can be no longer than 32
characters.
If the storage system is licensed for the Common Internet
File System (CIFS) protocol, the name can be no longer
than 15 characters.
Password
Time zone
Storage system location
The text that you enter during the storage system setup
process is recorded in the SNMP location information. Use
a description that identifies where to find your storage
system (for example, lab 5, row 7, rack B).
Language used for multiprotocol storage systems
Administration Host name
host
IP address
A client computer
that is allowed to
access the
storage system
through a Telnet
client or through
the Remote Shell
protocol.
Virtual interfaces Link names (physical interface names such as e0, e0a, e5a,
The virtual or e9b)
network interface
Number of links (number of physical interfaces to include in
information must
the vif)
be identical on
both storage
Name of virtual interface (name of vif, such as vif0)
systems in an
Active/Active
pair.
Your values
The default is set to no for most
installations.
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