Configuring Ethernet portsets

Consider the following requirements when configuring ethernet portsets.

Each IP address in a portset must be configured on a separate Ethernet port. A portset can contain a mix of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses unless otherwise stated in the following concepts pages.

Hosts, for Host portsets
IP partnership requirements, for Replication portset
Quorum, for Quorum portset
System IP addresses, for Management portset

You can use the management GUI or the command-line interface (CLI) to create a portset.

Creating Ethernet portsets by using the management GUI

To create an Ethernet portset in the management GUI, complete the following steps:

To create or manage an Ethernet portset in the management GUI, select Settings > Network > Ethernet Portsets.
To create or assign IP addresses to the portset, select Settings > Network > Ethernet Ports.
Verify that each port displays the Configured state after it has been added to the portset.
- Right-click the port and select either Modify Replication, Modify iSCSI hosts, or Modify Storage Ports. The traffic type for the port must match the traffic for the portset that you created.

Creating portsets by using the command-line interface

To configure Ethernet portsets and assign IP addresses, use the following commands:

mkportset
mkip

Step 1: Create a portset

Run the following command:

mkportset -name portset_name -type portset_type -ownershipgroup owner_id | owner_name -replicationportsetlinkuid link_uid

Step 2: Assign IP addresses to the portset

After you create the portset for the traffic type, run:

mkip -node node_name -port port_id -portset portset_id | portset_name -ip <x.x.x.x> -gw gateway -vlan vlan_id -prefix subnet_prefix