7.Click OK.

Changing the NAS Controller IP Addresses for the Secured Management Subnet

Change the NAS controller IP addresses for the secured management subnet.

1.Click the System tab on the left.

2.Click the Internal tab on top.

3.In the Security Access pane, click .

4.Click Modify Subnet for FluidFS Management.

The Modify Subnet for FluidFS Management dialog box is displayed.

5.Click to the right of the NAS controller you want to change.

6.In the IP Address type an IP address for the NAS controller and click OK.

7.Click OK.

Deleting the Secured Management Subnet

Delete the secured management subnet if you no longer want to exclusively limit management traffic to one specific subnet.

1.Click the System tab on the left.

2.Click the Internal tab on top.

3.In the Security Access pane, click .

4.Click Delete Subnet for FluidFS Management .

The Delete Subnet for FluidFS Management dialog box is displayed.

5.Click OK.

Enabling Secured Management

Enable secured management to exclusively limit management traffic to one specific subnet.

NOTE:

After enabling secured management, if you are connected to FluidFS Manager through the secured management subnet, your management session is temporarily interrupted while the change takes effect. During this time the following message is displayed in FluidFS Manager:

Communication with the cluster was interrupted in process of issuing a command that performs modification to the cluster.

After the change takes effect, your management session will resume automatically. Management sessions on all other subnets are disconnected.

NOTE: The subnet on which you enable secured management must exist prior to enabling the secured management feature.

1.Click the System tab on the left.

2.Click the Internal tab on top.

3.In the Security Access pane, click .

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