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Configuring dedicated interfaces with setup

You can assign a dedicated IP address to a network interface, so that the interface does not have a partner IP address.

About this task

This procedure is performed during setup of the storage system.

Steps

  1. Enter the IP address for the interface you are configuring:

    Example

    Please enter the IP address for Network Interface e0 []::nnn.nn.nn.nnn

    nnn.nn.nn.nnn is the local address for the node you are configuring.

  2. Enter the netmask for the interface you are configuring, or press Enter if the default value is correct:

    Example

    Please enter the netmask for Network Interface e1 [255.255.0.0]: 

  3. Specify that this interface does not take over a partner IP address:

    Example

    Should interface e1 take over a partner IP address during failover? [n]: n