Administrator Guide

Rename a Front-End I/O Port
Set a display name for a physical or virtual I/O port to make it more identifiable.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere
Central.
2. From the SYSTEM menu, click Ports.
The Ports view is displayed.
3. Click the Front End Ports tab.
4. Select the I/O port, then click (Edit).
The Edit Port dialog box opens.
5. In the Name field, type a descriptive name for the I/O port.
6. Click OK.
The Edit Port dialog box closes.
Set or Modify the IP Address for a Single iSCSI Port
Servers target the iSCSI port IP address to initiate iSCSI connections to the Storage Center.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere
Central.
2. From the SYSTEM menu, click Ports.
The Ports view is displayed.
3. Click the Front End Ports tab.
4. Select the I/O port, then click (Edit).
The Edit Port dialog box opens.
5. In the IPv4 Address field, type the new IPv4 address for the iSCSI I/O port.
6. Click OK.
The Edit Port dialog box closes.
Test Network Connectivity for an iSCSI Port
Test connectivity for an iSCSI I/O port by pinging a port or host on the network.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere
Central.
2. From the SYSTEM menu, click Ports.
The Ports view is displayed.
3. Click the Front End Ports tab.
4. Select the I/O port, then click (More Actions) and select Ping from the drop-down menu.
The Ping dialog box opens.
5. If the port uses an IPv4 address, in the IPv4 Address field, type the IP address of the host to which you want to test connectivity.
6. From the Ping Size drop-down menu, select a size in bytes for the ping packets, not including overhead. If you select Other, type a
value between 1 and 17000 bytes in the field below the menu.
NOTE:
The Ping Size drop-down menu might not be displayed depending on the hardware I/O cards used by the
Storage Center.
7. Click OK. A message displays the results of the test.
8. Click OK.
Related tasks
Test Network Connectivity for an iSCSI Port in a Fault Domain
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Storage Center Maintenance