Basic Network Configuration for File

Upon completion of this module, you should be able

to:
Configure Data Mover network devices
Implement DNS and Time Services

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 Basic Network Configuration for
File

Lesson 1: Data Mover Network Devices

During this lesson the following topics are covered:
Network device speed and duplex settings
IP interface for client access
Routing table

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Modifying and Displaying Configuration

Settings > Network > Settings For File

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Listing Network Devices

Settings > Network > Settings for File > Devices

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Duplex & Transmission Speed

Duplex setting
Preferred setting is auto (Default)
Best practice setting is auto for GigE connections
Transmission Speed
Defaults to auto
Use maximum speed supported on the network
between the VNX and the client

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Setting Speed/Duplex

Device Properties to set Speed/Duplex

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IP Address Configuration

Interfaces tab >

Create
Required Parameters
IP Address
Subnet mask
Broadcast address

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Displaying IP Configuration
Settings > Network > Settings For File > Interfaces

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IPv6 Support

VNX supports IPv6 IP addresses

More addresses
Better security
Roll security into the protocol
IPv6 address example:
2620:0000:0170:0062:021B:D5FF:FE25:7082
Subne
Network Interface ID
t

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Unisphere: Control Station IPv6

System > Control Station Properties

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Data Mover Routing
Routing table of a Data Mover Multiple
Multiple Interfaces
Interfaces
directs outgoing network traffic via, on
on aa Network
Network
both external and internal When
When moremore than
than one
one IPIP
gateways interface
interface are are on
on the
the
Routes to a host same
same network,
network, thethe first
first
Routes to a network interface
interface configured
configured
will
will be
be the
the default
default path
path
Data Mover routing table can out
out ofof the
the Data
Data Mover.
Mover.
contain 3 types of routes Example:
Example: Interface
Interface A
A
Directly connected iscreated
iscreated on on aa Data
Data
Static Mover,
Mover, thenthen interface
interface
B.
B. All
All resource
resource
Dynamic
queries
queries (e.g.
(e.g. DNS)
DNS) will
will
Packet Reflect go
go out
out through
through
Reply to network client requests interface
interface A.A.
Route and ARP tables are not
examined
No need to determine the route
to send the reply packets
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 Viewing Data Mover Routing Information
Settings > Network > Settings For File > Routes

Default
Gateway:
0.0.0.0

Route to
Network:
192.168.64
.0

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Configure Default Gateway

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Deleting Routes

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 Basic Network Configuration for
File

Lesson 1: Summary
During this lesson the following topics were covered:
Network device speed and duplex settings
IP interface for client access
Routing table

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 Basic Network Configuration for
File

Lesson 2: Implement DNS and Time Services

During this lesson the following topics are covered:
Data Mover DNS Configuration
Time Services (NTP and SNTP)
Implement Time Services for a Data Mover

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Displaying DNS Settings

Settings > Network > Settings For File > DNS

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Configuring a Data Mover for DNS

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Time Services Overview

Data Mover NTP client

Synchronization of the system clock with an NTP or
SNTP server
NTP
Sophisticated algorithms for time correction and
maintenance to allow time synchronization with an
accuracy of about a millisecond
SNTP
Subset of NTP for use in environments with less
stringent synchronization and accuracy requirements
To the client, NTP or SNTP are indistinguishable

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Initializing Time Services on a Data Mover

System > Hardware > Data Movers

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Lesson 2: Summary
During this lesson the following topics were covered:
Data Mover DNS Configuration
Time Services (NTP and SNTP)
Implement Time Services for a Data Mover

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Module Summary
Key points covered in this module:
Recommended Data Mover speed/duplex setting is
'auto'
Use Data Mover time services to synchronize with
Windows and Unix/Linux environments

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