Converting the default LIF to a static IP address

You should normally have DHCP enabled in your VMware environment. In this case, the NAS Bridge virtual machine is assigned a dynamic IP address. For environments without DHCP, you must configure the default LIF with a static IP address.

Before you begin

You must know the current password for the CLI administrator account (pb). See information about the CLI administrator account in this guide.
You should be familiar with the pbcli command line interface. You can see all of the help for pbcli by typing the following in the CLI:
pbcli --help

You can get help for a particular command by including the command name before –-help. For example, to see information for the lif command or the route command, type the following:pbcli lif --helppbcli route --help

About this task

The pbcli should only be used for network configuration when DHCP is unavailable for the default LIF. All other network configuration should be performed through the web user interface or management API.

Steps

Open the VMware console for the NAS Bridge virtual machine using VMRC.
Log in using the CLI administrator account:pb
When prompted, type the current password for the account.
Delete the default DHCP LIF, using the same username and password you use for the web user interface.
For example: pbcli -e username -p password lif delete -i 1
Create a new static LIF.
For example: pbcli -e username -p password lif create -i eth0 -n LIF_NAME -p static -r both -c IPADDRESS/CIDR
Create a default gateway.
For example: pbcli -e username -p password route create -g IPADDRESS_GATEWAY -n ROUTE_NAME

After you finish

After creating the static LIF, you must always use the static IP address when accessing the NAS Bridge node.