Configuring a Management Interface (BUI)

Use this procedure to configure a management, or administrative, interface.

1. From the Configuration menu, select Network, then Configuration.
2. Select a datalink.

   You can modify an existing datalink that has the VNIC property set, or you can create a new datalink for this interface.

   To create a new datalink, perform the following steps. See also Configuring a Network Datalink (BUI).

   1. Click the add icon next to Datalinks.
   2. Select the check box for VNIC.
   3. In the Name field, type a name for the datalink.

      You might want the datalink name to indicate that this is for a management interface.

   4. In the Network Datalink dialog box, click APPLY.

      The datalink appears in the Datalinks list.

3. Drag this datalink from the Datalinks list to the Interfaces list, or click the Interface add item icon .
4. In the Network Interface dialog box, set the following properties.

   • Name - Type a name for the interface.

   • Enable Interface - Select this check box to enable the interface.

   • Use IPv4 Protocol or Use IPv6 Protocol - Select a protocol, its type of address, and enter one or more IP addresses in CIDR notation.

5. Select the check box for Allow Administration.

   Select this check box to set this interface as a management interface. A management interface enables BUI connections on port 215 and CLI connections on ssh port 22.

6. From the Datalinks list, choose a datalink.
7. In the Network Interface dialog box, click APPLY.

   The interface appears in the Interfaces list.

8. In the upper right corner of the Configuration: Network: Configuration page, click APPLY.

   The running appliance network configuration does not change until you perform this step.

9. In the Update Default Route dialog box, set the following properties.

   • Default Gateway - This is the default router IP address.

   • Interface - Select the datalink that you assigned to the first management interface.

   Note:

   This step is strongly recommended because setting a route enables communication with the appliance via the BUI and CLI. Without a route, the only means of communication with the appliance is through an Oracle ILOM connection to the SP.

   

10. Click COMMIT WITH ROUTE.
11. If this is a clustered configuration, lock the interface.

    See Locking a Cluster Management Interface (BUI). This step is optional but strongly recommended.

Next Steps

• If this is a clustered configuration, repeat this procedure on the second controller. Ownership of an interface is defined by the node that the interface was created on. If an interface is needed for the second controller in a cluster, create the interface on that second controller.
• To modify this interface, double-click the interface, or hover over the interface and click the edit icon and make the changes, then click the APPLY button.
• To delete this interface, hover over the interface, click the delete icon and confirm that you want to delete this interface.

Note:

When an interface is deleted, all routes associated with the interface are also removed.

Related Topics

• Configuring a Network Datalink (BUI)

• Locking a Cluster Management Interface (BUI)