Dell DL4000 Appliance Deployment Guide

Configuring the network interface

1. On the AppAssure Appliance Configuration Wizard Welcome screen, click Next.
   The network interfaces page displays the available connected network interfaces.
2. Select the network interfaces that you want to configure.
   NOTE: The AppAssure Appliance Configuration wizard configures network interfaces as individual ports (non-teamed). To improve ingest performance, you can create a larger ingest channel by teaming NICs. However, this must be done after the initial configuration of the appliance.
3. If required, connect additional network interfaces and click Refresh.
   The additional connected network interfaces will be displayed.
4. Click Next.
   The Configure selected network interface page is displayed.
5. Select the appropriate internet protocol for the selected interface.
   You can choose IPv4 or IPv6.
   The network details are displayed depending on the internet protocol you select.
6. To assign the internet protocol details, do one of the following:
   • To assign the selected internet protocol details automatically, select Obtain an IPV4 address automatically.
   • To assign the network connection manually, select Use the following IPv4 address and enter the following details:
     • IPv4 Address or IPv6 Address
     • Subnet mask for IPv4 and Subnet prefix length for IPv6
     • Default Gateway
7. To assign the DNS server details, do one of the following:
   • To assign the DNS server address automatically, select Obtain DNS server address automatically.
   • To assign the DNS server manually, select Use the following DNS server address and enter the following details:
     • Preferred DNS sever
     • Alternate DNS server
8. Click Next.
   The Configure hostname and domain setting page is displayed.