Hi All,
Just got a netapp storage unit, I am trying to get a clear concept about them and to be able to configure them properly.
At present, we have a server which has 3 x Quad Port adapters (12 NICs)
Our NetAPP has the default ports and ONE ADDON PCI Quad PORT NICs (1GB each) on each Controller / Filer.
I have cabled each and everything from our netapp ethernet interfaces to a single switch
I am seeing messages on console that the sp port should be on a different network and a different default gateway, problem is that out of the 12 NICS on my server only ONE nic has a default gateway, however I have a dedicated NIC which is on the same IP Subnet as the SP PORT (I am assuming it is the e0M port) - still I am receiving these messages on console and can't seem to find a way to connect to the sp port, I have a console plugged into my server - so I can teraterm / hyperterminal it - no problems.
Will be grateful if you could guide me in understanding this SP PORT setup ; I have read the following :
http://sostech.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/netapp-port-descriptions-and-what-to-do-with-e0m-sp-and-acp/
4: Unlocked management. e0M / SP combo port. This is the successor to BMC/RLM out-of-band management port. It adds a twist in that port e0M on the filer shares this port (there is an internal hub). You can configure just the SP port (sp setup) and use it for out-of-band management, you can also configure e0M from the filer which will use this port for in-band management – Filerview, System Manager etc. Note that you are required to have e0M on a separate IP network than your other ethernet ports, and it is required to be on the same network as the Service Processor. It is possible data (iSCSI, NFS, CIFS) traffic will go out this port as a last resort – but it won’t have it’s own default gateway. This needs to be on a dedicated management-only network. Do not configure e0M unless you intend to use it – the filer will default management traffic to it if it is configured.
I am trying to understand PORT 5 as per the above link and the picture on it, how would I be able to access that port ?
Can someone provide some cabling / connecting these ports to our switch (I mean IP addresses etc)
Our Local lan is 10.10.10.x/24 (remote data centre) (only 6 servers and one netapp storage)
I have put netapp addon nics on 192.168.1.x/24 and a few server nics on the same subnet with no Default gateway and on the same switch
I have set the ip of e0m and sp port as 172.16.1.x/24 subnet and one server nic on the same subnet connected on the same switch and no vlans (24 PORT swtich)
we will have another switch added later though
will look forward to your responses - thanks!