CreateClusterInterfacePreference API method, and insert the cluster MVIP FQDN for the
preference value:
◦
Name: mvip_fqdn
◦ Value: <Fully Qualified Domain Name for the Cluster MVIP>
For example, the FQDN here is storagecluster.my.org:
https://<Cluster_MVIP>/json-
rpc/12.2?method=CreateClusterInterfacePreference&name=mvip_fqdn&value
=storagecluster.my.org
3. Change the management node settings using the REST API on the management node:
a. Access the REST API UI for the management node by entering the management node IP address
followed by /mnode/2/. For example:
https://<management_node_IP>/mnode/2/
b. Click Authorize or any lock icon and enter the Element cluster user name and password.
c.
Enter the client ID as mnode-client.
d. Click Authorize to begin a session.
e. Close the window.
f. Click GET /settings.
g. Click Try it out.
h. Click Execute.
i.
Note whether or not the proxy is used as indicated in "use_proxy" by true or false.
j. Click PUT /settings.
k. Click Try it out.
l.
In the request body area, enter the management node FQDN as the value for the mnode_fqdn
parameter. Also specify whether the proxy should be used (true or false from the previous step) for
the use_proxy parameter.
{
Ê "mnode_fqdn": "mnode.my.org",
Ê "use_proxy": false
}
m. Click Execute.
Find more information
• CreateClusterInterfacePreference API information in the SolidFire and Element Documentation Center