On the Network Settings tab of the per-node UI from the management node, you can modify the management node network interface fields.
- Method
- The method used to configure the interface. Possible methods are:
- loopback: Used to define the IPv4 loopback interface.
- manual: Used to define interfaces for which no configuration is done by default.
- dhcp: Used to obtain an IP address via DHCP.
- static: Used to define Ethernet interfaces with statically allocated IPv4 addresses.
- Link Speed
- The speed negotiated by the virtual NIC.
- IPv4 Address
- The IPv4 address for the eth0 network.
- IPv4 Subnet Mask
- Address subdivisions of the IPv4 network.
- IPv4 Gateway Address
- Router network address to send packets out of the local network.
- IPv6 Address
- The IPv6 address for the eth0 network.
Attention: This functionality is not supported for the Element software 11.3 version of the management node.
- IPv6 Gateway Address
- Router network address to send packets out of the local network.
Attention: This functionality is not supported for the Element software 11.3 version of the management node.
- MTU
- Largest packet size that a network protocol can transmit. Must be greater than or equal to 1500. If you add a second storage NIC, the value should be 9000.
- DNS Servers
- Network interface used for cluster communication.
- Search Domains
- Search for additional MAC addresses available to the system.
- Status
- Possible values:
- Routes
- Static routes to specific hosts or networks via the associated interface the routes are configured to use.