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Configuring Ethernet ports: Use this action to configure the Ethernet settings for
the controllers in an enclosure. For iSCSI initiators, you can configure three ports
per controller: the management port and two iSCSI ports. For fibre channel
initiators, you can configure the management port for each controller.
For the management port (iSCSI or fibre channel), you can configure the port link
speed. For iSCSI ports, you can configure network settings, such as Maximum
Transfer Unit (MTU), TCP/IP address, and subnet mask. If your network uses
dynamic IP addresses, you can enable DHCP.
Configuring the management port
To configure the management port:
1. In the Physical devices view, click a controller in the enclosure.
Attention: Be sure to switch to enclosure view first.
2. Right click Configure Ethernet port → ETH 0 (management). The Configure
Ethernet port window opens.
3. From the Link speed drop-down list, select the port link speed, in megabytes.
To automatically detect the link speed (1 GB or less), select AUTO.
4. Click OK.
Configuring
iSCSI ports (iSCSI initiators only)
To configure the iSCSI ports:
1. In the Physical devices view, click a controller in the enclosure.
Attention: Be sure to switch to enclosure view first.
2. Right-click Configure Ethernet port → ETH 2 (iscsi) or Configure Ethernet port
→ ETH 3 (iscsi). The Configure Ethernet port window opens.
3. From the Link speed drop-down list, select the port link speed, in megabytes,
as described above.
4. From the Maximum transmission unit drop-down list, select the MTU packet
size, in megabytes; either 1500 MB or 9000 MB.
5. If your network uses dynamic IP addresses, click DHCP; then, skip to step 9.
6. In the IP address field, enter the iSCSI port’s TCP/IP address.
7. In the Subnet mask field, enter the TCP/IP number of the device’s TCP/IP
subnet.
8. In the Broadcast address field, enter the TCP/IP address for sending messages
to machines on the network.
9. Click OK.
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v Configuring host information
Updating controller and enclosure software: The ROM Update wizard
guides you through the process of updating the software for your direct-attached
and network-attached storage devices:
v For direct-attached storage devices, the wizard updates the BIOS software for all
ServeRAID controllers of the same type on the local and remote systems. You
can update only one type of controller at a time.
v For external (network-attached) storage devices, the wizard updates the
enclosure and controller software for all controllers in the enclosure (single or
dual controller configurations).
Chapter 4. Managing ServeRAID devices 201