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Chapter 7. Installation planning 121
7.4 Network settings
To install a DS6000 in your environment you have to plan for the Ethernet infrastructure that
the DS6000 has to be connected to. You have to provide some TCP/IP addresses and you
need an Ethernet switch or some free ports on a existing switch (see Figure 7-1).
This following settings are required connect the DS6000 series to a network:
򐂰 Controller card IP address
You must provide a dotted decimal address that you will assign to each storage server
controller card in the DS6800. Since there are two controllers, you need two TCP/IP
addresses.
򐂰 DS Storage Manager IP address
You need another TCP/IP address for the computer where you run the DS Storage
Manager.
򐂰 Gateway
Provide the dotted decimal or symbolic name address of the gateway (for example,
9.123.123.123 or sanjosegate).
򐂰 Subnet mask
Provide the dotted decimal address of the subnet (network) mask.
򐂰 Primary domain name server (DNS)
Provide the Host name and IP address if you are using a domain name server.
򐂰 Alternate domain name server (DNS)
You can optionally provide an alternate DNS.
򐂰 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) destination
Provide the host names or the dotted decimal addresses of the destinations that are to
receive SNMP traps (for example, host.com or 9.123.123.123).
Figure 7-1 Network requirements for a DS6000 implementation
DS6800
User provided
Ethernet switch
IntranetInternet
call home
DS Storage Manager software
on user provided
DS management console
IP-1
(server0)
IP-2
(server1)
IP-3
Administrator accessing
DS Storage Manager