Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1608)

Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual P010097-01B Rev. A
9. Configuring and Managing the iSCSI Initiator with the iSCSISelect Utility
Configuring Network Properties
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Configuring a Static IPv6 Address
If Auto Configuration is disabled, you must manually configure a static IPv6 address.
To configure a static IP address:
1. From the Configure IPV6 Address screen (Figure 9-13), select Configure Static IP
Address and press <Enter>.
The Static IP Address dialog box is displayed.
Figure 9-15 Static IP Address Dialog Box for IPv6
2. Enter the link local address, two routable addresses, and default gateway address
in the corresponding fields.
3. Select Save and press <Enter> to save the settings.
4. You are prompted to save the changes, type <Y>.
5. Press <Esc> to return to the Network Configuration screen.
Pinging the iSCSI Initiator
After you configure the IPv4 or IPv6 address, you can confirm your network settings by
pinging the network. The ping option checks whether the IP address is on the network.
If there is another IP entity on that network when you ping, you receive a ping reply
back to confirm the network settings. Ping can be a diagnostic tool but it is also a
validation that your network is set up properly prior to target login.
To verify that a target is accessible and that you are connected to the network:
1. From the Configure IPV4 Address screen (Figure 9-11) or Configure IPV6 Address
screen (Figure 9-13), select Ping and press <Enter>.
2. In the Ping Target dialog box, enter the IP address of the iSCSI device you want to
ping. You are notified that the ping is successful. If the ping is unsuccessful, you
will receive a failed message. For more information, see “Troubleshooting for the
iSCSI Protocol” on page 1715. Figure 9-16 is an example of a successful ping.
Figure 9-16 Successful Ping Screen
Note: The ping works for any IP address that supports ICMP (Echo).