Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Administrator’s Guide

Set IPv4 addresses for network ports

Perform the following steps to set IPv4 addresses for the network ports:

1. Perform one of the following to access Network options:
   • In the Home topic, select Action > System Settings, and then click the Network tab.
   • In the System topic, select Action > System Settings, and then click the Network tab.
2. Select the IPv4 tab.
   IPv4 uses 32-bit address.
3. Select the type of IP address settings to use for each controller from the Source drop-down menu:
   • Select Manual to specify static IP addresses.
   • Select DHCP to allow the system to automatically obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server.
4. If you selected Manual, perform the following steps: , and then
   1. Type the IP address, IP mask, and Gateway addresses for each controller.
   2. Record the IP addresses.
   NOTE:The following IP addresses are reserved for internal use by the storage system: 169.254.255.1, 169.254.255.2, 169.254.255.3, 169.254.255.4, and 127.0.0.1. Because these addresses are routable, do not use them anywhere in your network.
5. If you selected DHCP, complete the remaining steps to allow the controller to obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server.
6. Click Apply.
   A confirmation panel appears.
7. Click OK.
   If you selected DHCP and the controllers successfully obtained IP addresses from the DHCP server, the new IP addresses are displayed. Record the new addresses and sign out to use the new IP address to access PowerVault Manager.