Install Guide

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4.3.3 Assign NIC functions to the bond using the XE CLI
If NIC functions were assigned using the XenCenter GUI in section 4.3.2, please skip to section 4.3.4 to
configure the server objects in Dell Storage Manager. Be sure Multipathing has been enable a shown in
section 3.4.1.
1. Get the PIF UUID for the bond interface:
• If on a standalone server, use xe pif-list to list the PIFs on the server.
• If on a host in a resource pool:
a. Type xe host-list to retrieve a list of the hosts and UUIDs.
b. Use the command xe pif-list host-uuid=host-uuid to list the host PIFs.
2. Set up an IP configuration for the PIF, adding appropriate values for the mode parameter, and if using
static IP addressing the IP, add values for the netmask, gateway (if required) and DNS parameters:
xe pif-reconfigure-ip mode=DHCP|static uuid=pif-uuid
Example: xe pif-reconfigure-ip mode=static ip=10.10.10.91
netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=10.10.10.1 uuid=Pif-UUID
Note: When setting IP information for iSCSI connection, the gateway parameter is only required if iSCSI
traffic must route to another IP subnet and has access to the appropriate router.
3. Set the PIF disallow-unplug parameter to true:
xe pif-param-set disallow-unplug=true uuid=Pif-UUID
Note: Using xe pif uses ethx devices where x is the same as NIC x in the XenCenter management GUI.
Note: For more information on this topic, see the Citrix XenServer 7.0 Administrator’s Guide, which is
available on the Citrix Product Documentation website.