Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Ser - Page 99

Display Management Network Information, Uncon a Management Network, Enable Secure Erase

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• If you are running SAN Headquarters, you must update the group IP address in the application to the dedicated management address. For more information, see the SAN Headquarters documentation. • If you are using an NTP server, Dell recommends that the NTP server be on the same subnet as the dedicated management network. Display Management Network Information 1. Click Group → Group Configuration. 2. Click the Advanced tab. 3. Click Configure management network to display details. The management network address is shown in the Management IP address field. (This field is not shown if the system does not have a management network.) The General Settings panel also shows the group IP address, which you use for all iSCSI traffic, including traffic between replication partners. Unconfigure a Management Network You can unconfigure a dedicated management network and reenable the group IP address to be used for group management. This operation is in two parts. First, you disable and stop using the current management network address, and then you change the management network interfaces on all the group members so that they again support all traffic. Disable and Stop Using the Management Network Address 1. Click Group → Group Configuration. 2. Click the Advanced tab. 3. Click Configure management network. 4. Clear Enable dedicated management network in the Configure Dedicated Management Network dialog box. 5. Click OK. The Group Manager GUI automatically restarts, using the group IP address. 6. Log in to the group. Reconfigure the Member Management Network Interfaces For each member in the group, prepare the physical connections: 1. Click Group. 2. Expand Members and then select the member name. 3. Click the Network tab. 4. Select the former management interface and then click Modify IP settings. 5. If you do not want to use the interface, delete the IP address and click OK in the Modify IP Settings dialog box. If you want to use the interface: a. Change the IP address and subnet mask to the iSCSI network. b. Clear Restrict to management access. NOTE: On some arrays, you cannot select Restrict to management access. In such cases, this option is not bold. c. Select Enable this interface, then click OK. To log in to and manage the group, connect to the group IP address. Enable Secure Erase You can securely erase data so that it cannot be recovered. When a secured volume is deleted, the following occurs: • The volume is not preserved in the recycle bin. About Group-Level Security 99

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•
If you are running SAN Headquarters, you must update the group IP address in the application to the dedicated management
address. For more information, see the SAN Headquarters documentation.
•
If you are using an NTP server, Dell recommends that the NTP server be on the same subnet as the dedicated management
network.
Display Management Network Information
1.
Click
Group
→
Group
Configuration
.
2.
Click the
Advanced
tab.
3.
Click
Configure
management network
to display details.
The management network address is shown in the
Management IP address
field.
(This
field
is not shown if the system does not
have a management network.)
The General Settings panel also shows the group IP address, which you use for all iSCSI
traffic,
including
traffic
between replication
partners.
Unconfigure
a Management Network
You can
unconfigure
a dedicated management network and reenable the group IP address to be used for group management.
This operation is in two parts. First, you disable and stop using the current management network address, and then you change the
management network interfaces on all the group members so that they again support all
traffic.
Disable and Stop Using the Management Network Address
1.
Click
Group
→
Group
Configuration
.
2.
Click the
Advanced
tab.
3.
Click
Configure
management network
.
4.
Clear
Enable dedicated management network
in the
Configure
Dedicated Management Network dialog box.
5.
Click
OK
. The Group Manager GUI automatically restarts, using the group IP address.
6.
Log in to the group.
Reconfigure
the Member Management Network Interfaces
For each member in the group, prepare the physical connections:
1.
Click
Group
.
2.
Expand
Members
and then select the member name.
3.
Click the
Network
tab.
4.
Select the former management interface and then click
Modify IP settings
.
5.
If you do not want to use the interface, delete the IP address and click
OK
in the Modify IP Settings dialog box.
If you want to use the interface:
a.
Change the IP address and subnet mask to the iSCSI network.
b.
Clear
Restrict to management access
.
NOTE: On some arrays, you cannot select Restrict to management access. In such cases, this option is not
bold.
c.
Select
Enable this interface
, then click
OK
.
To log in to and manage the group, connect to the group IP address.
Enable Secure Erase
You can securely erase data so that it cannot be recovered.
When a secured volume is deleted, the following occurs:
•
The volume is not preserved in the recycle bin.
About Group-Level Security
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