Managing Network Interfaces

The Network Interfaces view shows the interfaces configured for management traffic and data traffic.

The following table describes the columns that appear in the Network Interfaces view.

Column Name Description
Checkbox Enables you to select one or more interfaces for editing or deleting.
IP Address IP address for each configured interface.
Subnet Mask Network mask that determines subnet to which each IP address belongs.
Default Gateway

IP address of the default gateway for the public address.
MTU

Configured MTU size (in bytes) for the interface.
Interface

This can be:

  • ens160 — The Default management interface defined when the system was initially configured. This interface is always used for management functions such as License Activation and Vitals reporting. Other external services such as Active Directory queries, Network Time Protocol (NTP), and Domain Name Service (DNS) queries may also use this interface if no Secondary network is configured.
  • ens192 — A secondary interface that CloudAdvisor can use for external communication. CloudAdvisor selects between the Default and the Secondary interfaces based on standard routing rules.
State State of each interface. This field is empty during the Setup procedure. Once Setup completes, each interface changes to the "Created" state.
ClosedAdding Network Interfaces
  1. From the Home tab, select System > System Settings.
  2. From the System Management tab, select Settings >Network Interfaces.

  3. In the Network Interfaces view, click the Add button.

  4. In the Configure Network Interface dialog box, specify the following properties:

    Field Name Default Description
    IP Address None

    IP address (in dotted decimal notation) for CIFS/SMB, NFS, and iSCSI client access.

    This IP address must must be on a different subnet than the Default interface defined when the system was initially configured.
    Subnet Mask None Subnet mask that determines the subnet for the data interface.
    Default Gateway None IP address (in dotted decimal notation) of the default gateway for the data interface.
    MTU 1500 MTU size (in bytes) for the data interface.

  5. Click Create.

ClosedEditing Network Interfaces

You can edit any data access interfaces at any time.

  1. In the Network Interfaces view, click the check box next to the interface that you want to modify.

    Note: You can modify only one network interface at a time. If you select more than one network interface for modification, only the delete button becomes active.

  2. Click the Edit button.

  3. Make the desired changes to the interface.

  4. Click Apply.

ClosedDeleting Network Interfaces
Note: You must have at least one data interface for client access.

  1. In the Network Interfaces view, click the check box next to the interface that you want to delete.

  2. Click the Delete button.

  3. Confirm the deletion at the prompt.

 

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