Modify the appliance network, location, time zone and NTP server
This section is for modifying the appliance management and data network along with DNS, location, time zone and the NTP server for the
PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance.
Prerequisites
Use this procedure to:
Modify the appliance management and data network, only when there are no existing protection policies, VM Proxies and agents configured with these network parameters.
Modify the DNS, location, time zone and the NTP server.
CAUTION:Contact Dell support before changing the management and data networks, if there are existing protection policies, VM Proxies and agents configured with these network parameters. It is required to execute this operation via appliance service port.
Steps
From the
PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance UI, click
, and then click
System Configuration.
The
System Configuration wizard appears.
The
Introduction page provides prerequisites and post-configuration details for changing management and data network parameters and changing DNS/NTP.
Click
Next to go to the
Network page, after checking the prerequisites and post-configuration details.
Update the required network details as below in the
Network page.
Enter the management IP in the
Management IP field.
Enter the data IPs in the
Data IP 1 and
Data IP 2 fields.
NOTE: If the appliance is initially configured with two data IPs, then System Configuration wizard requires two data IPs during modification. But if the appliance is configured with one data IP during initial configuration, then System Configuration wizard cannot accept two data IPs.
Enter the management FQDN in the
Management FQDN field.
Enter the management domain name in the
Management Domain Name field.
Enter the management VLAN ID in the
Management VLAN ID field.
Enter the management subnet mask in the
Management Subnet Mask field.
Enter the management gateway IP in the
Management Gateway field.
NOTE:For adding separate data network details manually, check the box next to
Separate Data Network to enable the fields.
Enter the data VLAN ID in the
Data VLAN ID field.
Enter the data subnet mask in the
Data Subnet Mask field.
(Optional) Enter the data gateway IP in the
Data Gateway field.
Enter the DNS values in the
DNS section.
Click
Next to go to the
Time/Location page.
Update the appropriate details as below.
Enter the region in the
Location field.
Select the time zone in the
Time zone field.
Enter the NTP server IP address in the
NTP Servers (IP address) field.
NOTE:To add a secondary NTP server click on the
+ icon and enter the IP address. While changing the NTP server, Security Officer authorization is required to submit the System Configuration modifications. If the security officer user is not created the
Submission button is disabled, and an alert message is displayed for creating a security officer user for the NTP change to submit. If security officer user is already available, system allows to submit system configuration by providing the credentials for the user on the
Security Officer Authentication Needed window. See
Configure a local Security Officer role user, for more information on SO authorization.
Click
Next to go to the
iDRAC page.
Click
Next in the
iDRAC page if iDRAC has already been configured during Day 1 configuration. If the user has upgraded from an older build to PPDM 5.14.x.x, fill the appropriate iDRAC fields as below and click
Next.
Enter the iDRAC username in the
Username field.
Enter the iDRAC password in the
Password field.
Re-enter the iDRAC password in the
Reenter Password field.
NOTE:To enable the optional iDRAC Network Settings, check the box next to
Configure network settings and fill the appropriate fields.
NOTE:It is strongly recommended to configure iDRAC network settings from the DM5500 appliance UI only and not modify any settings from the iDRAC UI.
Enter the iDRAC IP address in the
IP Address field.
Enter the subnet mask in the
Subnet Mask field.
Enter the gateway in the
Gateway field.
The
Summary page appears.
Check the details in the
Summary page and tick the checkbox to verify that the prerequisites steps have been completed and click
Apply to confirm the modified settings.
NOTE:To make changes, click
Edit on the top right corner of the appropriate field.
The
Progress page appears.
In the
Progress page, wait for the configuration to be applied. Click
Finish once the operation has successfully completed.
NOTE:Click
Show details to see more information on the progress. In case the operation fails, click
Back to re-direct to the
Network page, modify the settings as required and click
Apply.
NOTE:It is not recommended to perform any operations on the appliance until the system configuration is complete. A warning message is displayed on the dashboard when system configuration is in progress and an error message will be displayed when system configuration fails.
The appliance UI will redirect to the new management FQDN. Login to appliance UI using admin credentials. To verify the new management and data network details, go to
Infrastructure > Network.
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