Configure the management network

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For the network architecture that is shown in the figure below, the nut commands all start with channel to designate the channel (management in this example). Then, the specific part of the network to be configured.
Figure 1. Example management network configuration
Graphic showing an example management network configuration.

Commands to configure an IBM Cloud Object Storage Accesser® appliance.

Note: The following examples can also be completed by using IPv6 addresses with the ipv6_ip, ipv6_netmask, and ipv6_gateway commands.

$ channel management port eth0 1
$ channel management ip 192.168.12.240 2
$ channel management netmask 255.255.248.0 3
$ channel management gateway 192.168.8.1 4
  • 1 Sets the Management Network to use NIC #1.
  • 2 Sets the Management Network IP to 192.168.12.240.
  • 3 Sets the Management Network Mask to 255.255.248.0.
  • 4 Sets the Management Network IP Gateway to 192.168.8.1.

Commands to configure an IBM Cloud Object Storage System™ Manager appliance.

Note: The following examples can also be completed by using IPv6 addresses with the ipv6_ip, ipv6_netmask, and ipv6_gateway commands.

$ channel management port eth0
$ channel management ip 192.168.6.92
$ channel management netmask 255.255.254.0
$ channel management gateway 192.168.6.1

Commands to configure the first IBM Cloud Object Storage Slicestor® (slicestor1).

Note: The following examples can also be completed by using IPv6 addresses with the ipv6_ip, ipv6_netmask, and ipv6_gateway commands.

$ channel management port eth0
$ channel management ip 192.168.12.243
$ channel management netmask 255.255.248.0
$ channel management gateway 192.168.8.1