SANRAD manual Introduction to Managing the V-Switch

Introduction to Managing the V-Switch

After powering up the V-Switch you must configure its management parameters before doing any other configuration operations, namely creating virtual disks.

This basic configuration can be done using the V-Switch LCD panel or via a console or dumb terminal to open a direct connection with the V-Switch’s RS232 console port.

The V-Switch can be managed in one of three different ways with each requiring a different management configuration.

Out-of-band: The management terminal connects to the V-Switch’s dedicated 10/100 management port via a fast Ethernet network to pass management commands to the V-Switch in a Telnet session. This is the most secure type of management connection for the V- Switch. Please refer to A in Figure 25, page 47. The management IP address entered in the initialization command is assigned to the 10/100 management port by default for out-of-band management

In-band: The management terminal connects to the V-Switch’s first 1Gb Ethernet network port, Eth1. This type of connection uses the same Ethernet network to pass management commands to the V- Switch in a Telnet session as the hosts use for accessing storage data. Please refer to B in Figure 25, page 47. You can configure the management IP address to Eth1 via the LCD or an initial out-of- band connection using the CLI command init. If the management port is not set to Eth1 during initialization, you will need the CLI command device set to set the management port to Eth1 for in-band management.

RS232: The management terminal connects to the V-Switch’s

RS232 console port to pass management commands to the V-

Switch in a direct connection. Please refer to C in Figure 25, page

47.The management IP address mandatory in the initialization command and assigned to the 10/100 management port by default for out-of-band management, will go unused in actuality.

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