Network Interfaces page
T
he Interfaces page enables you to configure network settings that define how each interface participates in an IP network.
To Configure these network settings outside of the configuration wizard, select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
Table 20. Interfaces page settings
Item Description
Interface Lists the interfaces available on your system.
Enabled Shows whether each interface is enabled (checkbox selected) or disabled (not
s
elected). Click the checkbox to toggle the interface between the enabled and
disabled states.
DHCP Shows the current Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) configuration for each
interface. Select v4 for IPv4 DHCP connections, v6 for IPv6 connections, or no to
disable DHCP.
IP Address Specifies an IPv4 or IPv6 address for an interface on this system. To configure the
IP address, you must set DHCP to No.
Netmask Specifies the network mask for this system. To configure the network mask, you
must configure a static IP address and set DHCP to No.
Link Displays whether the Ethernet link is active (Yes) or not (No).
Network DNS page
T
he DNS page enables you to configure IP addresses for DNS servers to convert hostnames to IP addresses and vice versa.
To Configure these network settings outside of the configuration wizard, select Hardware > Ethernet > Settings.
Table 21. DNS page settings
Item Description
Obtain DNS using DHCP. Select this option to specify that the system collect DNS IP addresses from a
D
ynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server. When you configure the network
interfaces, at least one of the interfaces should be configured to use DHCP.
Manually configure DNS list. Select this option when you want to manually enter DNS server IP addresses.
Add (+) button Click this button to display a dialog box in which you can add a DNS IP address to
the DNS IP Address list. You must select Manually configure DNS list before you
can add or delete DNS IP addresses.
Delete (X) button Click this button to delete a DNS IP address from the DNS IP Address list. You
must select the IP address to delete before this button is enabled. You must also
select Manually configure DNS list before you can add or delete DNS IP
addresses.
IP Address Checkboxes Select a checkbox for a DNS IP address that you want to delete. Select the DNS IP
Address checkbox when you want to delete all IP addresses. You must select
Manually configure DNS list before you can add or delete DNS IP addresses.
File System
T
he File System section allows you to create the file system, and configure Active Tier, Cache Tier, and Cloud Tier storage.
Each has a separate wizard page. The configuration pages cannot be accessed if the file system is already created.
Cache Tier storage is part of the configuration wizard for the following system models that come with SSDs for cache storage:
● DD6900
● DD9400
● DD9900
Cloud Tier storage is optional, and you can configure it later. The file system must be disabled to configure Cloud Tier storage.
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