Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x and PowerFlex Manager 4.6.x Software Install and Upgrade Guide

Configure the PowerFlex management platform installer networking interface

Use this procedure to configure the networking for the PowerFlex management platform installer VM.

1. Launch the web console from vCSA and log in as delladmin.
2. To configure the <flex-node-mgmt> interface, type sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0

   DEVICE=eth0
   NAME=eth0 
   STARTMODE=auto
   BOOTPROTO=static 
   IPADDR=<ip address> 
   NETMASK=<mask>
   

   Example:

   DEVICE=eth0
   NAME=eth0 
   STARTMODE=auto
   BOOTPROTO=static 
   IPADDR=10.10.105.10
   NETMASK=255.255.255.0
   

   1. To configure the default route, type sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/network/routes. default <gateway ip> - <interface>
      Example: default 10.10.105.1 - eth0
   2. To configure DNS search and DNS servers, type sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/network/config and modify the following: NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SEARCHLIST="<search domain>" NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS="< dns_ip1 dns_ip2>"
      Example: NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SEARCHLIST="example.com" NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS="10.10.105.240 10.10.105.241"