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Dell PowerStore Configuring SMB

Configure file interfaces for a NAS Server

You can configure the file interfaces for a NAS server after the server has been added to PowerStore.

About this task

You can add more file interfaces, and define which is the preferred interface to use. Also, you can define which interface to use for production and backup, or for IPv4, or IPv6.

Steps

  1. Select Storage > NAS Servers > [nas server].
  2. On the Network page, click Add to add another file interface to the NAS server.
  3. Enter the File Interface properties.
    NOTE:Do not reuse VLANs that are being used for the management and storage networks.
  4. You can perform the following on a File Interface by selecting a file interface from the list. Select:
    OptionDescription
    Modify To change the properties of the file interface properties.
    Delete To delete the file interface from the NAS server.
    Ping To test the connectivity from the NAS server to the external IP address.
    Preferred Interface To define which interface PowerStore should default to using when multiple production and backup interfaces have been defined.

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