Using a dns server, Using a wins server, Linux host setup – Dell PowerVault MD3660i User Manual

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3.

Restart network services using the following command:
/etc/init.d/network restart

Using A DNS Server

If you are using static IP addressing:

1.

In the Control Panel, select Network connections or Network and Sharing Center and then click Manage network

connections.

2.

Right-click the network connection you want to configure and select Properties.

3.

On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab (for all other connections), select Internet

Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

4.

Select Obtain DNS server address automatically or enter the preferred and alternate DNS server IP addresses and

click OK.

Using A WINS Server

If you are using static IP addressing:

NOTE: If you are using a DHCP server to allocate WINS server IP addresses, you do not need to add WINS server
addresses.

1.

In the Control Panel, select Network connections.

2.

Right-click the network connection you want to configure and select Properties.

3.

On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab (for all other connections), select Internet

Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

4.

Select Advanced → WINS tab and click Add.

5.

In the TCP/IP WINS server window, type the IP address of the WINS server and click Add.

6.

To enable use of the Lmhosts file to resolve remote NetBIOS names, select Enable LMHOSTS lookup.

7.

To specify the location of the file that you want to import into the Lmhosts file, select Import LMHOSTS and then

select the file in the Open dialog box.

8.

Enable or disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

If using Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core Version, use the netsh interface command to configure the iSCSI ports
on the host server.

Linux Host Setup

To set up a Linux host network, you must configure the IP address and netmask of each iSCSI port connected to the
storage array. The specific steps depend on whether you are configuring TCP/IP using DHCP or configuring TCP/IP
using a static IP address.

NOTE: The server IP addresses must be configured for network communication to the same IP subnet as the
storage array management and iSCSI ports.

Using DHCP

If you are using DHCP (root users only):

1.

Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network file:

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