You can manage your storage system locally from an Ethernet connection by using any network interface. However, to manage your storage system remotely, the system should have a Remote LAN Module (RLM) or Baseboard Management Controller (BMC). These provide remote platform management capabilities, including remote access, monitoring, troubleshooting, and alerting features.
If your data center configuration has management traffic and data traffic on separate networks, you can configure the RLM or the BMC on the management network.
The RLM is directly connected to the storage system through the serial console. You use the Data ONTAP CLI to administer the storage system and the RLM.
You use the RLM CLI to monitor and troubleshoot the storage system.
You use the Data ONTAP CLI to administer the storage system and the BMC.
You use the BMC CLI to monitor and troubleshoot the storage system.
For more information about the RLM and the BMC, see the Data ONTAP System Administration Guide for 7-Mode.