Viewing the Client Networks

View the current client networks.

1.Click the Performance & Connectivity tab on the left.

2.Click the Client Network & Time tab on the top.

The client networks are displayed in the Subnets pane.

Creating a Client Network

Create a client network on which clients access CIFS shares and NFS exports.

NOTE: A client network must have at least one client VIP.

1.Click the Performance & Connectivity tab on the left.

2.Click the Client Network & Time tab on the top.

3.In the Subnets pane, click .

4.Click New Client Subnet.

The New Client Subnet dialog box appears.

5.Add an IP address for each NAS controller.

a)To edit one of the NAS Controller IP values (NAS Controller 0 or NAS Controller 1), select the

relevant row in the IP address list and click to edit. The Edit NAS Controller dialog box appears.

b)In the IP Address field, type an IP address for the NAS controller and click OK.

c)Repeat steps (a) and (b) for each NAS controller.

6.Add client VIPs through which the clients access CIFS shares and NFS exports.

a)To edit one of the VIP values (VIP1, VIP2, VIP3, or VIP4), select the relevant row in the IP address

list and click to edit.

The Edit VIP dialog box appears.

b)In the IP Address field, type an IP address and click OK.

c)Repeat steps (a) and (b) for each VIP you want to edit.

7.To automatically fill the IP addresses for the NAS Controllers and VIP, click Auto Fill.

8.In the Netmask field, type a netmask for the client network.

9.(Optional) Configure the VLAN ID value if needed. Type a VLAN ID in the VLAN ID field.

NOTE: When a VLAN spans multiple switches, the VLAN tag is used to specify to which ports and interfaces to send broadcast packets.

10.Click OK.

Changing the Netmask for a Client Network

Change the netmask for a client network.

1.Click the Performance & Connectivity tab on the left.

2.Click the Client Network & Time tab on the top.

3.In the Subnets pane, in the row of the subnet you want to change, click .

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