HP Insight Control for Linux 6.2 User Guide

To define the network configuration parameters, start the Define Networks tool by selecting the
Options→IC-Linux→Define Networks... menu item. You can also start this tool from the Network
Configuration Editor.
Figure 6-1 Define networks tool
The parameters in the Define Networks tool include the following:
• Available Networks
This is a list of the network definitions. When you create a new network definition, its name
is displayed in this list after pressing Save. When a network name in the A vailable Networks
list is selected and you select the Load button, its network parameters are displayed in the
appropriate fields; you can select only one network at a time.
• Network Name
The Network Name field is located beneath the Available Networks list. Enter an arbitrary
name for your network definition in this text field. The network name does not need to
match the DNS name for this subnet.
• Base Address
Enter the base address of the subnet
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with zeroes for the host number, for example,
192.168.10.0.
This parameter is required, but is not used to validate IP addresses.
• Network Mask
Enter the netmask for the subnet, for example, 255.255.255.0. This parameter is required.
• Gateway
Enter the IP address of the server that is the default gateway for this network.
• DNS Domain(s)
Optionally enter the DNS domain suffix and search list for this subnet. The first entry in this
field represents the DNS suffix used to create a fully qualified domain name. Additional
entries are added to the DNS search list.
1. See your network network administrator for this information.
68 Configuring network parameters for virtual media