Plan each node's network settings

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Each node has specific network settings that need changing.

The following table lists the values that each node requires to become a usable component of the system.

Table 1. Network settings for each device type
  Manager Accesser® Slicestor® Comments

Appliance IP

X

X

X

  

Netmask

X

X

X

  

Gateway

X

X

X

  

DNS

X

X

X

One address is required. Multiple addresses are supported and recommended.

Data port

X

X

X

Required and normally set to eth0.

MTU

X

X

X

Required. as part of the data port command. The default is 1500, can be set to 9000 if the network switch is configured to handle jumbo frames.

NTP servers

X

    

An IBM® Cloud Object Storage Manager node synchronizes with an external time source; all other nodes synchronize with the Manager node.

Manager IP

  

X

X

Accesser and Slicestor Nodes register with the Manager Node, allowing the nodes to join the system.

hostname

X

X

X

  

organization

X

X

X

  

orgunit

X

X

X

  

city

X

X

X

  

state

X

X

X

  

country

X

X

X