Managing the PowerVault NX3500 123
Managing the System
You can perform management operations on the cluster using the NAS Manager.
A NAS Management virtual IP address is required in order to access the NAS
Manager. This IP address allows you to manage the cluster as a single entity.
Additional IP addresses are required for both the individual controllers in the
system and for the system. These IP addresses must not be accessed by
clients directly.
Managing Client Access
The Subnets page enables you to set one or more virtual IP addresses through
which clients access the system's shares and exports. If your network is routed,
it is recommended to define more than one virtual IP address.
You can define multiple subnets to allow clients to access the PowerVault NX3500
directly and not through a router. Configure a single name on your DNS servers
for each subnet, to enable load-balancing between these IP addresses.
NOTE: All the virtual IP addresses must be valid IP addresses on the networks
allocated by the site system administrator.
The Subnets page also lets you update the IP address ranges used internally
by the system, for management and interconnect purposes.
You can view the current configuration of the system subnets, add new subnet
information, and remove or modify existing subnets. Configure a single name
on your DNS servers for each subnet, to enable load balancing between these
IP addresses.
The total number of NAS service IP addresses depends on the bonding mode
for the NAS service:
• For Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB), specify two IP addresses multiplied
by the number of NAS nodes. For PowerVault NX3500 NAS service, specify
four NAS service IP addresses.
• For LACP (IEEE 802.3), specify one IP address multiplied by the number
of NAS nodes. You need only one IP address for each node because the two
client network interfaces in each node are bonded together. For PowerVault
NX3500 NAS service, specify two NAS service IP addresses.