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Network Configuration Guidelines 65
NOTE: The server IP addresses must be configured for network communication to the same IP subnet as the
storage array management and iSCSI ports.
Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using DHCP (root users only)
1
Edit the
/etc/sysconfig/network
file as follows:
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=mymachine.mycompany.com
2
Edit the configuration file for the connection you want to configure, either
/etc/sysconfig/network-
scripts/ifcfg-ethX
(for RHEL) or
/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (for
SUSE).
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
Also, verify that an IP address and netmask are
not
defined.
3
Restart network services using the following command:
/etc/init.d/network restart
Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using a Static IP address (root users only)
1
Edit the
/etc/sysconfig/network
file as follows:
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=mymachine.mycompany.com
GATEWAY=255.255.255.0
2
Edit the configuration file for the connection you want to configure, either
/etc/sysconfig/network-
scripts/ifcfg-ethX
(for RHEL) or
/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (for
SUSE).
BOOTPROTO=static
BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
IPADDR=192.168.1.100
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.1.0
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
HWADDR=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
3
Restart network services using the following command:
/etc/init.d/network restart