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FluidFS Networking
This section contains information about managing the FluidFS cluster networking conguration. These tasks are performed using the
Dell Storage Manager Client.
Managing the Default Gateway
The default gateway enables client access across subnets. Only one default gateway can be dened for each type of IP address
(IPv4 and IPv6). If client access is not through a router (in other words, a at network), a default gateway does not need to be
dened.
View the Default Gateway
View the current default gateway.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, select Network. In the right pane, the default gateway is displayed in the Static Route
section.
Change the Default Gateway
Change the default gateway if it changes for the network.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, select Network.
4. In the right pane, click Congure Default Gateway. A dialog box appears.
5. In the Gateway Address eld, type a new default gateway IP address. To provide a default gateway for IPv4 and IPv6
addresses, you need a client subnet of the appropriate type that contains the default gateway.
6. Click OK.
Managing DNS Servers and Suxes
Domain Name Service (DNS) is a networking service that enables users to locate computers by providing name-to-IP address and IP
address-to-name resolution services. You can congure one or more external DNS servers (external to the FluidFS cluster but within
the site) to be used for name resolution. A DNS sux species a DNS domain name without the host part of the name (for example,
west.example.com rather than computer1.west.example.com).
If clients access the FluidFS cluster by name, you must add an entry in the DNS server that associates the FluidFS cluster name to
the FluidFS cluster client VIPs. If you are using multiple client VIPs, add all client VIPs to the DNS server and associate them with the
same FluidFS cluster name (known as round-robin DNS). This association enables client load balancing between client VIPs. In
addition, you must congure DNS if you are using Active Directory, and the DNS servers must be the same DNS servers that your
Active Directory domain controllers use.
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