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November 30th, 2023 20:20

PS6501e - Need to change Management IP Address

We have recently moved to a new HQ location and implemented a completely new IP scheme.

The Dell Equallogic SAN Management IP address is still set to the old IP settings. I am trying to change the Management IP address and gateway settings but when I do in the CLI I get the error: "Error - There must be at least one member network interface on the same subnet as the management address."

The NICs are set as follows:

ETH0 100.100.100.4

ETH1 100.100.100.5

ETH2 10.4.0.7

I need to change the management IP settings to the following:

IP - 10.96.5.50
Gateway - 10.96.5.1

Screenshot of all ETH interfaces below.

 

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November 30th, 2023 22:34

Two solutions

  1. You need your serial cable and disable the optional management and reconfigure it
  2. You disable the optional management within the GUI and have a system (a VM is great for that) around which than starts the GroupManager and connect to the WKA within the iSCSI subnet. The management will switch back into iSCSI if you disable it.

IIRC to configure it from cmd its something like

eth select 2 up
eth select 2 
ipaddress 192.168.1.101 netmask 255.255.255.0
grpparams
def-mgmt-gateway ipaddress 192.168.1.254
management-network ipaddress 192.168.1.100

Regards,
Joerg

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December 1st, 2023 04:59

@Origin3k​ 
I have tried those steps in the CLI with a serial cable. When I try to change the IP address (ipaddress 10.96.5.50 netmask 255.255.255.0) I get the error message "Error - There must be at least one member network interface on the same subnet as the management address."

I get the same message if I try to change the def-mgmt-gateway or the management-network ipaddress.

I cannot access the web interface because the original management IP isn't available. I have to go through CLI.

These are the commands I use:

eth select 2 up
eth select 2 
ipaddress 192.168.1.101 netmask 255.255.255.0
grpparams
def-mgmt-gateway ipaddress 192.168.1.254
management-network ipaddress 192.168.1.101


You mention disabling the optional management, how is that done? eth select 2 down?

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December 1st, 2023 07:16

Try "eth sel 2 mgmt-only disable " and "management-network ipaddress none".   You can verify is with the "eth sel 2 show "

Another way would be to "wide" the MASK of your MGMT depending on from which IP to where you need to go.

Please take notice a typo in my management-network ipaddress command. The MWKN needs for sure to be different compared to eth2.

Regards,
Joerg

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December 2nd, 2023 08:10

Hello, 

 The easiest way to resolve this is to ADD and IPv6 IP address to the Dedicated mgmt port.   Then you will be able to change the IPv4 IP and subnet and gateway.  

 CLI>member select <MEMBER NAME>

CLI>eth selet 2 

CLI>ipv6address   XXXXXXX 

 Then you should be able to change the IPv4 address 

 The issue is the same as when you change the iSCSI ports.  At least one port has to be on the new IP subnet before you can move the well known Group IP address (WKA) or the Management Well Know Address  (MWKA) 

  Otherwise you have to disable Mgmt port entirely.   Then re-do it on the new subnet.  Since you are seria ported in you can use any valid IPv6 address, your never going to actually connect to it. 

 Regards, 

Don 

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December 3rd, 2023 11:46

The "trick" with using  ipv6address we need to use when dealing with the PS61x0 because this model only have one "iSCSI" port per CM.

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December 4th, 2023 00:42

Yes, it's the same issue.  There is only one physical port for Management also.   And if you have multiple ports for iSCSI but they are not yet enabled, then you will get the same error message for iSCSI too. 

 Regards,

don

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December 5th, 2023 17:09

I've tried the steps to disable the management only but I keep getting the same error that one interface must be on the same subnet as the management interface.

I tried to set an ipv6 address, and it is set in there when I do eth sel 2 show but I get error about the subnet again when I try to change the eth 2 ipaddress.

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December 6th, 2023 22:24

Hello, 

 

 Please run these commands and capture the text output 

 

 CLI>member select MEMBERNAME eth sel 2 show 

 CLI>show member

 Don

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December 12th, 2023 14:59

@dwilliam62​ Good morning. Sorry for the delay but everything is slow during the holidays.

This is the output you requested:

"

=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= PuTTY log 2023.12.12 09:53:54 =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=


PS Series Storage Arrays
Unauthorized Access Prohibited

login: 

PS Series Storage Arrays
Unauthorized Access Prohibited

login: grpadmin
Password:
Last login: Tue Dec  5 12:00:40 2023 on console
 

           Welcome to Group Manager

        Copyright 2001-2019 Dell Inc.

***Warning Conditions For Member SMRT-SAN01***
More spare drives are expected.

SMRT-SAN01> 2893:33:netmgtd:12-Dec-2023 09:57:29.260033:rcc_util.c:1026:INFO::25.2.9:CLI: Login to account grpadmin succeeded, using local authentication. User privilege is group-admin.

SMRT-SAN01> member select SMRT-SAN01
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> eth sel 2 show
_______________________________ Eth Information _______________________________
Name: eth2                             Status: up                             
Changed: Tue Dec  5 12:16:29 2023      Type: ethernet-csmacd                  
DesiredStatus: up                      Mtu: 1500                              
Speed: 100 Mbps                        HardwareAddress: 00:09:8A:0D:24:4A     
IPAddress: 10.4.0.7                    NetMask: 255.255.252.0                 
IPv6Address:                           Description:                           
  2345:425:2ca1::567:5673:23b5         SupportsManagement: only               
ManagementStatus: mgmt                 DCB: off                               
Controller: primary                                                            
_______________________________________________________________________________
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> show meme ber

Error: Too many parameters

SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> show member[6D3member[6D~member[6D3member[6D~member[6D[1Dmember [7D[1Dmember [7D[1Dmember [7D[1Dmember [7D[1Dmember [7D member[6D

Error: Too many parameters

SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> show member[6D[1C[1C[1C[1C[1C[1C
 channelcards         - Displays information about the installed channel cards.
 connections          - Shows active connections to the member.
 controllers          - Displays information about the installed control modules
                        .
 disks                - Displays summary of disk information.
 enclosure            - Displays a summary of enclosure information.
 eths                 - Shows a summary of information about the network interfa
                        ces.
 version              - Displays version information of hardware components.
 volumes              - Displays summary information about the volumes on the me
                        mber.
 <cr>
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> show exit

Error: Too many parameters

SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> show exit[4D[1Dexit [5D[1Dexit [5D[1Dexit [5D[1Dexit [5D[1Dexit [5D
SMRT-SAN01> show member
Name       Status  Version    Disks Capacity   FreeSpace  Connections
---------- ------- ---------- ----- ---------- ---------- -----------
SMRT-SAN01 online  V10.0.3 (R 48    69.25TB    4.86GB     14          
                     469188)                                          
SMRT-SAN01> show member[11D           [11Dexit[4D    [4Dshow exit[9D         [9Dshow member[11D           [11Dshow member[11D           [11Deth sel 2 show[14D              [14Dmember select SMRT-SAN01 eth 2 sel 2 show
_______________________________ Eth Information _______________________________
Name: eth2                             Status: up                             
Changed: Tue Dec  5 12:16:29 2023      Type: ethernet-csmacd                  
DesiredStatus: up                      Mtu: 1500                              
Speed: 100 Mbps                        HardwareAddress: 00:09:8A:0D:24:4A     
IPAddress: 10.4.0.7                    NetMask: 255.255.252.0                 
IPv6Address:                           Description:                           
  2345:425:2ca1::567:5673:23b5         SupportsManagement: only               
ManagementStatus: mgmt                 DCB: off                               
Controller: primary                                                            
_______________________________________________________________________________
SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> exit
SMRT-SAN01> exit
SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> "

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December 19th, 2023 16:33

I've tried the console commands as instructed:
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=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= PuTTY log 2023.12.19 10:16:56 =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=


PS Series Storage Arrays
Unauthorized Access Prohibited

login: grpadmin
Password:
Last login: Tue Dec 12 09:57:29 2023 on console
 

           Welcome to Group Manager

        Copyright 2001-2019 Dell Inc.

***Warning Conditions For Member SMRT-SAN01***
More spare drives are expected.

SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> 3185:43:netmgtd:19-Dec-2023 10:20:55.360043:rcc_util.c:1026:INFO::25.2.9:CLI: Login to account grpadmin succeeded, using local authentication. User privilege is group-admin.

SMRT-SAN01> member select SMRT-SAN01
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> eth sel 2 show
_______________________________ Eth Information _______________________________
Name: eth2                             Status: up                             
Changed: Tue Dec  5 12:16:29 2023      Type: ethernet-csmacd                  
DesiredStatus: up                      Mtu: 1500                              
Speed: 100 Mbps                        HardwareAddress: 00:09:8A:0D:24:4A     
IPAddress: 10.4.0.7                    NetMask: 255.255.252.0                 
IPv6Address:                           Description:                           
  2345:425:2ca1::567:5673:23b5         SupportsManagement: only               
ManagementStatus: mgmt                 DCB: off                               
Controller: primary                                                            
_______________________________________________________________________________
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> show member

Error: Too many parameters

SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> show member           exit
SMRT-SAN01> show member
Name       Status  Version    Disks Capacity   FreeSpace  Connections
---------- ------- ---------- ----- ---------- ---------- -----------
SMRT-SAN01 online  V10.0.3 (R 48    69.25TB    4.86GB     12          
                     469188)                                          
SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> eth 2     select 2 up
            ^
Error: Bad command
SMRT-SAN01> eth select 2 up               show member           exit    show member           eth sel 2 show              member select SMRT-SAN01
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> eth slec   elect 2 up
This port is for group management only. Make sure it is connected to a dedicated
 management network.
Do you want to enable the management interface? (y/n) [n]y

SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> eth select 2
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01 eth_2)> ipaddress 10.96.5.50 255.255.252.0  255.255.252.0n 255.255.252.0r 255.255.252.0 255.255.252.0 e 255.255.252.0t 255.255.252.0m 255.255.252.0a 255.255.252.0s 255.255.252.0k 255.255.252.0
Changing the IP address closes all management and iSCSI connections associated w
ith this IP address. Do you really want to change? (y/n) [n]y

% Error - There must be at least one member network interface on the same subnet
 as the management address
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01 eth_2)> grpparams
                                     ^
Error: Bad command
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01 eth_2)> exit
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> exit    grpparams
                               ^
Error: Bad command
SMRT-SAN01(member_SMRT-SAN01)> exit
SMRT-SAN01> exit    grpparams
SMRT-SAN01(grpparams)> def-mgmt-gateway ipaddress 10.96.10  5.51
% Error - Gateway IP address must be on the same subnet as at least one member n
etwork interface.
SMRT-SAN01(grpparams)> def-mgmt-gateway ipaddress 10.96.5.51       96.5.55                                     
SMRT-SAN01(grpparams)> 3202:47:netmgtd:19-Dec-2023 10:37:47.350047:rca_ocp.c:773:INFO::25.2.19:GUI: Account grpmanager from 10.96.13.21 tried to log in to 10.4.0.7 but failed local authentication.
3205:50:netmgtd:19-Dec-2023 10:38:04.700050:rca_ocp.c:2129:INFO::25.2.16:GUI: Account grpadmin from 10.96.13.21 logged in to 10.4.0.7, using local authentication. User privilege is group-admin.
3237:53:netmgtd:19-Dec-2023 10:42:04.470053:rca_ocpconn.c:755:INFO::25.2.17:GUI: Account grpadmin from 10.96.13.21 to 10.4.0.7 logged out.

SMRT-SAN01(grpparams)> 
SMRT-SAN01(grpparams)> show slee         grpparams         exit    grpparams         exit    grpparams         ipaddress 10.96.5.50 netmask 255.255.252.0                                          eth select 2            eth select 2 up               member select SMRT-SAN01                        eth select 2 up               eth select 2            ipaddress 10.96.5.50 netmask 255.255.252.0                                          eth select 2            eth select 2 up               member select SMRT-SAN01                        eth select 2 up               show member           exit    show member           eth select 2 up               show member           exit    show member           eth sel 2 show
                       ^
Error: Bad command
SMRT-SAN01(grpparams)> exit
SMRT-SAN01> exit    eth sel 2 show
            ^
Error: Bad command
SMRT-SAN01> exit
SMRT-SAN01> exit    eth sel 2 show
            ^
Error: Bad command
SMRT-SAN01> memeber         select member smrt-san01
            ^
Error: Bad command
SMRT-SAN01> 3253:57:netmgtd:19-Dec-2023 10:44:18.600057:rca_ocp.c:773:INFO::25.2.19:GUI: Account gpadmin from 10.96.13.21 tried to log in to 10.4.0.7 but failed local authentication.
3256:60:netmgtd:19-Dec-2023 10:44:26.740060:rca_ocp.c:2129:INFO::25.2.16:GUI: Account grpadmin from 10.96.13.21 logged in to 10.4.0.7, using local authentication. User privilege is group-admin.

This terminal has been idle for 30 minutes.
It will be logged out if it remains idle for another 30 minutes.
3285:62:netmgtd:19-Dec-2023 11:23:35.810062:rca_ocpconn.c:755:INFO::25.2.17:GUI: Account grpadmin from 10.96.13.21 to 10.4.0.7 logged out.

SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> 
SMRT-SAN01> 3302:67:netmgtd:19-Dec-2023 11:26:26.870067:rca_ocp.c:2129:INFO::25.2.16:GUI: Account grpadmin from 10.96.13.21 logged in to 10.4.0.7, using local authentication. User privilege is group-admin.
3304:1665:SP:19-Dec-2023 11:29:23.841665:kern_time.c:228:INFO::28.2.112:The time value for the array has changed from 1703003363.83 to 1703003160.00.

SMRT-SAN01> exit
SMRT-SAN01> exit
SMRT-SAN01> exit
SMRT-SAN01> "


I also now have access to the web interface of the SAN through the existing IP. I still cannot change the IP or subnet in the GUI. I get the same error.

I need assistance to get this done. I cannot believe Dell doesn't know how to change an IP address on their own equipment. Why is this so difficult to accomplish?

@dwilliam62 

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