Storageflex 3945N manual ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 30

ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ – February 24, 2004 – Page 30 of 30

except for the case that is described below, you cannot set Appliance name manually in this case. If DHCP server does not return a name, the standard “HOSTxxxxxx” (without quotes) name

will be generated, and it can be changed manually. The “xxxxxx” stands here for first six digits from the MAC address of the Appliance network interface card.

1.5.3.3My Appliance had static IP address, and then I have changed it to DHCP setting. After reboot, an Appliance obtained other host name. What is the reason for this?

The reason is that a DHCP server has assigned that new name. If DHCP server is configured not to assign host names, your Appliance name should remain unchanged.

1.5.3.4What ranges of IP addresses cannot be used when setting up ApplianceWare network settings?

According to RFC3330, (please see ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3330.txt for more information) the following ranges of IP addresses are not permitted to be used when setting up network settings of ApplianceWare: 0.0.0.0/8, 127.0.0.0/8, 224.0.0.0/4, and 240.0.0.0/4.

1.5.4 ApplianceWare Volume Management

1.5.4.1I have created a logical volume of 5Gb in size, and an associated snapshot of 1Gb in size. I've tried to copy some 2Gb of data to a volume, and copying stopped with an error. What's the reason for this behaviour?

The problem is in snapshot size. The snapshot size should be at least equal to the associated volume size, plus extra 16Mb to avoid overflow. When a snapshot overflows, it becomes inaccessible. If you do need a snapshot that is less in size than the original volume, you should look after the free space percentage on snapshot via the Volume Management section of ApplianceView in order to avoid overflow.

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