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Dell Unity™ Family Unisphere® Command Line Interface User Guide

Manage network interfaces

Create interfaces to enable and control access between the system, the network, and configured hosts. Specify the IP address for the interface as well as the IP addresses for the subnet mask and gateway.

You can create the following types of interfaces:

  • iSCSI interfaces for controlling access to iSCSI storage. You assign the interface to an iSCSI node.
  • Replication interfaces for replication-related data or management traffic.

The system configures each interface on a pair of symmetrical SP ports. The interface can be moved between SPs. You have the option of indicating which SP the interface will use, either a physical port or a link aggregation port. You also have the option of specifying a virtual LAN (VLAN) ID, for communicating with VLAN networks.

Each interface is identified by an ID.

The following table lists the interface attributes with a description of each.

Table 1. Interface attributes
Attribute Description
ID ID of the interface.
Type Interface type. Value is one of the following:
  • iscsi — Interface for iSCSI storage.
  • replication — Interface for replication-related data or management traffic.
Port ID of the physical port or link aggregation on an SP on which the interface is running. The ID includes the port name and SP name.
VLAN ID Virtual local area network (VLAN) ID for the interface. The interface uses the ID to accept packets that have VLAN tags. The value range is 1-4095.
NOTE: If no VLAN ID is specified, which is the default, packets do not have VLAN tags. The Unisphere online help provides more details about VLANs.
IP address IPv4 or IPv6 address.
Subnet mask IPv4 subnet mask.
Gateway IPv4 or IPv6 gateway.
MAC address MAC address of the interface.
SP SP that uses the interface.
Health state A numerical value indicating the health of the system. Value is one of the following:
  • Unknown (0)
  • OK (5)
  • OK BUT (7)
  • Degraded/Warning (10)
  • Minor failure (15)
  • Major failure (20)
Health details Additional health information.

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