User's Manual

Understanding Networks
10-6 Active System Manager User Guide, Release 7.1
2. On the Active System Manager toolbar, click the Networking perspective.
The Networking Configuration editor appears.
3. In the Configured Networks folder, click the type of network to add or edit.
The network information appears.
4. Click Add or Edit.
5. On the Add a Network Configuration dialog box, enter a unique Name for the network.
6. Optionally, enter a Description for the network.
7. Enter a VLAN ID between 1 and 4094.
A VLAN ID is a unique identifier that enables switching and routing of network traffic. Active System
Manager uses the VLAN ID specifically to configure I/O modules to enable network traffic to flow
from the server to configured networks during deployment.
8. For a SAN iSCSI or Management Network, select Configure static IP address ranges and do the
following:
Note This step is optional for SAN (iSCSI) networks, and required for Management Networks. After a
network is created, you cannot select or deselect the option to configure static IP address pools.
a. Enter the default Gateway IP address for routing network traffic.
b. Enter the Subnet Mask.
c. Optionally, enter the IP addresses of the Primary DNS (required) and Secondary DNS (optional).
d. Optionally, enter the DNS Suffix to append for host name resolution.
e. Click Add IP Range, enter a Starting IP Address and Ending IP Address, and then click Save IP
Range. Repeat until all ranges are added.
Note IP address ranges cannot overlap. For example, you cannot create an IP address range of
10.10.10.1–10.10.10.100 and another range of 10.10.10.50–10.10.10.150.
Management networks do not require a VLAN ID, because management networks are not
configured on I/O modules.Active System Manager uses the VLAN ID specifically to configure I/O
modules to enable network traffic to flow from the server to configured networks during
deployment.
9. Click OK.
Deleting a Network
1. On the Active System Manager navigation bar menu, click the Setup perspective.
2. On the Active System Manager toolbar, click the Networking perspective.
The Networking Configuration editor appears.
3. In the Configured Networks folder, click the type of network to delete.
4. Select the network, and then click Delete.
5. Click OK to delete the network.