Administrator Guide

Conguring the BMC Network
You can congure the baseboard management controller (BMC) local area network (LAN) port to provide KVM (keyboard, video,
and mouse) service for the FluidFS controller serial console I/O. The BMC KVM service enables the administrator or support
engineer to access the FluidFS console I/O to troubleshoot various issues over a computer network.
The FluidFS appliance hardware provides a special physical port known as the Lights-Out Management (LOM) port. This port
provides a standard TCP connection to a switch.
As of FluidFS v4, the interconnect network is an IPv6-only network. The BMC network conguration is no longer dependent on the
interconnect subnet.
You can congure a dierent IP address for each controller in the cluster. However, the network and default gateway are shared
among all controllers. If you check/uncheck the “Enabled” checkbox, you are enabling/disabling the BMC network on all controllers.
BMC Network Conguration Procedure
Follow this procedure to congure the BMC network:
Steps
1. Click the Storage View and select the FluidFS cluster that you want to congure.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System panel, expand Environment, select Network, and then click the Management Network tab.
4. In the right pane, scroll down to BMC, and click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
5. In the left pane, click the BMC Network vertical tab.
6. In the Allow BMC Access area, check the Enabled checkbox.
7. Select the controller and click Edit Settings.
8. Enter the controller IP address.
After you set the controller IP, verify that the netmask and default gateway are correct. Modify them if needed.
9. Click Apply or OK.
Next step
When you click the Edit link below the table of IP addresses, a new window will open in which you can edit an IP address. Edit the IP
address and click
OK.
NOTE:
You cannot add or delete a controller IP address, you can only edit the IP address for a controller.
Launching the iBMC Virtual KVM
The iBMC (Integrated Baseboard Management Controller) virtual KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) allows you to view and manage
the NAS
controller console remotely over a network.
Prerequisites
• To use the iBMC virtual KVM, you must use a computer with a web browser and JAVA enabled.
• Before connecting to the iBMC virtual KVM, determine the iBMC password. If the FluidFS cluster is congured, the iBMC
password is synchronized with the support account password.
Steps
1. Connect a network cable to the LOM (Lights Out Management) Ethernet port on a NAS controller. The LOM Ethernet port is
located on the lower right side of the back panel of a NAS controller.
2. Connect a Windows client to the iBMC.
a. Connect a Windows client to the same network used for the LOM Ethernet port.
b. Open a web browser. In the address bar of the web browser, type the iBMC IP address of the NAS controller. The iBMC
login page appears.
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