Administrator Guide

Rename a Front-End IO Port
Set a display name for a physical or virtual IO port to make it more identifiable.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab, and then click the Fault Domains subtab.
4. Click the Front End Ports tab.
5. Select the IO port, then click Edit. The Edit Port dialog box opens.
6. In the Name field, type a descriptive name for the IO port.
7. Click OK.
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.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab, and then click the Fault Domains subtab.
4. Click the Front End Ports tab.
5. Select the IO port, then click Edit. The Edit Port dialog box opens.
6. In the IPv4 Address field, type the new IPv4 address for the iSCSI I/O port.
7. Click OK.
Test Network Connectivity for an iSCSI Port
Test connectivity for an iSCSI I/O port by pinging a port or host on the network.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab, and then click the Fault Domains subtab.
4. Click the Front End Ports tab.
5. Select the IO port, then click Ping Address. The Ping Address dialog box opens.
6. 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.
7. 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 appear depending on the hardware I/O cards used by the Storage
Center.
8. Click OK. A message displays the results of the test.
NOTE: If the physical or virtual port is located on a Chelsio iSCSI card, the first ping test to a specific IP address
fails and displays the error SendPing: No ARP entry for nn.nn.nn.nn, sending ARP now. Try
again later. Run the ping test again to verify connectivity.
9. Click OK to close the message.
Related links
Test Network Connectivity for an iSCSI Port in a Fault Domain
Set Threshold Alert Definitions for a Front-End IO Port
Configure one or more Threshold Alert Definitions for an IO port if you want to be notified when an IO port reaches specific
bandwidth or latency thresholds.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
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