Installation and Setup Software Configuration
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Network interface Name of a network interface on the array (
eth0 or eth1) that is
connected to a functioning port on a network switch.
IP address Network address for the array network interface.
Note: Each member must have at least one network interface on
the same subnet as the group IP address.
Netmask Address that combines with the IP address to identify the subnet on
which the array network interface resides (default is 255.255.255.0).
Default gateway
(optional)
Network address for the device used to connect subnets and forward
network traffic beyond the local network. A default gateway is
needed only if you want the array network interface to communicate
outside the local network (for example, to allow access to volumes
from computers outside the local network).
Note: The default gateway must be on the same subnet as the array
network interface.
RAID policy RAID level and spare disk drive configuration for the array. The
actual number of RAID sets and spare drives depends on the number
of drives in the array:
• RAID 10 – Striping on top of multiple RAID 1 (mirrored) sets.
• RAID 50 – Striping on top of multiple RAID 5 (distributed-
parity) sets. Each RAID 5 set has one parity drive.
• RAID 5 – Distributed-parity sets.
• RAID 6 – Multiple dual distributed-parity sets.
Table 3-2: Group Configuration
Prompt Description
Group name Unique name that identifies the group (63 or fewer letters, numbers,
or hyphens). The first character must be a letter or number, and the
name cannot contain only numbers.
Group IP address Network address for the group. The group IP address is used for
group administration and computer access to data stored in the group.
Password for
adding members
to a group
Password required when adding members to a group. The password
must have 3 to 16 letters or numbers and is case-sensitive.
Table 3-1: Array Configuration (Continued)
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