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Configuring network interfaces

You can configure network interfaces on the system. The number and type of interfaces vary according to the specific needs of your system.

Attention: This operation can be performed when the system is powered on as well as powered off. Because network configuration changes occur immediately, existing network sessions, such as HMC connections, are stopped. If a firmware update is in progress, do not perform this operation. The new settings must be used to re-establish any network connections. Additional errors might also be logged if the system is powered on.

You can change the network configurations when the system is in any state.

To perform this operation, you must have one of the following authority levels:
  • Administrator
  • Authorized service provider

To configure network interfaces, do the following steps:

  1. On the ASMI Welcome pane, specify your user ID and password, and click Log In.
  2. In the navigation area, expand Network Services.
  3. Select Network Configuration.
    Important: If you are attempting to configure a network connection on a multi-drawer system, you must select the primary or secondary service processor, and then click Continue.
  4. In the right pane, locate the interface that you want to change. Select the box corresponding to the Configure this interface? field of the identified interface. If this box is not selected, the corresponding field changes are ignored.
  5. Select the Type of IP address from the following options:
    Static
    The IP address, subnet mask, broadcast address, default gateway and first DNS server address must be entered. The second and third DNS server addresses are optional.
    Dynamic
    No additional input is required.
  6. Click Continue. The next screen allows you to verify the IP settings that have been entered.
    Attention: If incorrect network configuration information is entered, you may not be able to use the ASMI after the changes are made. To remedy this situation, you must reset the service processor to the default settings by removing the service processor assembly from the server and moving the reset jumpers. Resetting the service processor also resets all user IDs and passwords to their default values.
    Note: To reset network configuration settings to the default factory settings, click Reset Network Configuration.
  7. Click Save settings to make the changes.
Parent topic: Configuring network services

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Last updated: Mon, April 24, 2017