Name Type Description Mandatory Default
mtu Integer Maximum
Transmission Unit:
The packet size
that is supported
by the connecting
Ethernet switch.
N Keep unchanged.
This command updates the configuration of an existing IP interface.
Fields that are not specified do not change their values.
The name of the interface may either be one of the previously defined IP interfaces
for iSCSI, or Management for the management IP interface, or VPN for the VPN
interface.
Management ports are dedicated for CLI and GUI communications, as well as for
outgoing SNMP and SMTP connections. For management interfaces, the user must
specify three IP addresses (equal to the number of potential managers, minus the
number of management ports).
For VPN interfaces, the user must specify two IP addresses (equal to the number
of VPN ports). All VPN addresses must reside on the same subnet.
Access Control:
User Category Permission
Storage administrator Allowed
Storage integration administrator Disallowed
Application administrator Disallowed
Security administrator Disallowed
Read-only users Disallowed
Technicians Allowed
Completion Codes:
v IPINTERFACE_DOES_NOT_EXIST
IP Interface name does not exist
v IP_ADDRESS_ALREADY_USED_IN_ANOTHER_INTERFACE
IP address is already assigned to another interface
v IPADDRESS_AND_GATEWAY_ARE_NOT_ON_SAME_SUBNET
IP address specified for the default gateway is not in the subnet of the IP
Interface
v IPINTERFACE_MANAGEMENT_DIFFERENT_SUBNET
IP addresses management modules must all be in the same subnet
v IPINTERFACE_MANAGEMENT_MISSING_IPS
Number of IP addresses specified is less than the number of management
modules
v IPINTERFACE_MANAGEMENT_TOO_MANY_IPS
Number of IP addresses specified is larger than the number of management
modules
v MTU_TOO_LARGE
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