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Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

Manage the network routes between the NAS server and the supported external services

Use this procedure to add production and backup file interfaces to a NAS server, and create routes to external services.

About this task

You can add more interfaces and define which will be the preferred interface to use with the NAS server. PowerFlex file assigns a preferred interface by default, but you can set which interface to use first for production and backup. Select Ping and enter an IP address or host name to test the connectivity from the NAS server to an external resource. All properties of the file interface can be modified.

You can add, modify, and delete the network routes between the NAS server and the supported external services. The Destination is the IP address of the external service.

Steps

  1. Log in to PowerFlex Manager.
  2. For file interfaces, click File > NAS Servers. Select the NAS server and click View Details > Network > File Interface, and select from the following:
    Table 1. Interface options and descriptionsFile interface options and descriptions.
    Option Description
    Add Enter network information.
    Modify Modify file interface IP address, subnet mask/prefix length, gateway and VLAN ID.
    Delete Delete the file interface.
    Ping Ping the IP address or hostname.
    Preferred interface Select the current preferred interface.
  3. For routes to external services, File > NAS Servers. Select the NAS server and click View Details > Network > Routes to External Services, and select from the following:
    Table 2. Routes to external services options and descriptionsRoutes to external services options and descriptions.
    Option Description
    Add Enter network information.
    Modify Modify static route values like gateway, destination, and prefix length.
    Delete Delete the route.

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