Logical Ports Creation

Requirements

• Connection to the Controller through the Management Port (RJ45 cable)
• IP Address for the Logical Port
• Subnet Mask for the Logical Port
• Role for the port given by client (Management / Service / Replication / ...)
• Data Protocol for the port given by the client (NFS / CIFS / iSCSI / ...)
• Port type for the port given by the client
• Home Port for the port given by the client (Interface Module Ports)
• (Optional) Gateway for the port given by the client

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Switch Access Through Ethernet

Tasks

1. Enter the Device Manager (https://192.168.128.101 or the IP of the port)
2. Go to Services > Network > Logical Ports

3. Click Create and fill the data:

4. Name : Descriptive name for the port (e.g. LP_DEV001)

5. Role : Given by the client (commonly Service )
6. Data Protocol : Given by the client (commonly NFS )
7. Owning vStore : Select the vStore created previously for the client
8. IP Address Type : Either IPv4 or IPv6 (commonly IPv4 )
9. IP Address : Given by the client (IP needed for service)
10. Subnet Mask : Given by the client (commonly 255.255.255.0)
11. Gateway : Given by the client
12. Port Type : Given by the client: Ethernet port
13. Home Port : Interface Module Port given by client
14. Activation Status : Commonly left as Activated
15. Click OK to create the Logical Port

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Switch Access Through VLAN

1. Enter the Device Manager (https://192.168.128.101 or the IP of the port)
2. Go to Services > Network > Ethernet Network
3. Make sure that the ports you want to use show as " Link up "

4. Click " Bond Ports " and " Create " to fill the information:

5. Name : Descriptive name for the Bond Port

6. Controller : Select the Controller that has the physical ports
7. Netspace : Leave as is
8. Available Ports : Select the Physical Ports that will form the bond port

5. Click " OK " to create the Bond Port 6. Click " VLANs " and " Create " to fill the information:

• Port Type : Select Bond port
• Home Port : Select the bond port created previously
• ID : Write ID of the VLAN and press " Add "

7. Click " OK " to create the VLAN with the Bond Port 8. Go to Network > Logical Ports 9. Click " Create " and fill out the information:

• Name : Descriptive name for the port (e.g. LP_DEV001)
• Role : Given by the client (commonly Service )
• Data Protocol : Given by the client (commonly NFS + CIFS )
• Owning vStore : Select the vStore created previously for the client
• IP Address Type : Either IPv4 or IPv6 (commonly IPv4 )
• IP Address : Given by the client (IP needed for service)
• Subnet Mask : Given by the client (commonly 255.255.255.0)
• Gateway : Given by the client
• Port Type : VLAN
• Home Port : Select the Home Port created previously
• Activation Status : Commonly left as Activated

10. Click " OK " to create the Logical Port 11. Test the connection to the Logical Port through:

ping LogicalPort_IP