About base interfaces
You view and modify settings for the appliance primary and auxiliary interfaces under Administration> Networking: Base Interfaces.
When you initially ran the Configuration wizard, you set required settings for the base interfaces. Only use the controls on this page if you require modifications or additional configuration:
• Primary Interface—On the appliance, the primary interface is the port you connect to the LAN switch. The primary interface is the appliance management interface. You connect to the primary interface to use the Management Console or the CLI.
• Auxiliary Interface—On the appliance, the auxiliary interface is an optional port you can use to connect the appliance to a non-Riverbed network management device. The IP address for the auxiliary interface must be on a subnet different from the primary interface subnet.
• Main Routing Table—Displays a summary of the main routing table for the appliance. If necessary, you can add static routes that might be required for out-of-path deployments or particular device management subnets.
Configuring base interfaces
You configure base interfaces under Administration > Networking: Base Interfaces. These configuration options are available under Primary Interface:
Enable Primary Interface
Enables the appliance management interface.
Obtain IPv4 Address Automatically
Displays multiple IPv4 values assigned by DHCP server. (A DHCP server must be available so that the system can request the IP address from it.)
Enable IPv4 Dynamic DNS
Sends the hostname with the DHCP request for registration with Dynamic DNS.
Specify IPv4 Address Manually
Indicates you don’t use a DHCP server to set the IPv4 address. Specify these settings:
• IPv4 Address
• IPv4 Subnet Mask
• Default IPv4 Gateway—The default gateway must be in the same network as the primary interface.
Obtain IPv6 Address Automatically
Displays multiple IPv6 values assigned by DHCP server. (A DHCP server must be available so that the system can request the IP address from it.) If you change the primary or aux interface from IPv4 to IPv6 you must restart the httpd service. From the SCC command line, run the pm process httpd restart command.
Enable IPv6 Dynamic DNS
Sends the hostname with the DHCP request for registration with Dynamic DNS.
Specify IPv6 Address Manually
Sets an IPv6 address. Specify these settings to set an IPv6 address:
• IPv6 Auto-Assigned—Displays the link-local address that is automatically generated when IPv6 is enabled on the interface.
• IPv6 Address—Specify a combination of both the IPv6 address and IPv6 prefix. Use this format: <IPv6-address>/<IPv6-prefix>. For example: 210::33/64
• Add a New IPv6 Address—This option allows you to configure multiple IPv6 Addresses to the interface. Use this format: <IPv6-address>/<IPv6-prefix>. New IPv6 addresses are displayed as an entry with this label: IPv6-<address>.
• IPv6 Gateway—Specify the gateway IP address. The gateway must be in the same network as the primary interface.
To modify an existing IPv6 address, empty the contents of the corresponding text field and click Apply.
To delete an existing IPv6 address, update the contents of the corresponding text field and click Apply.
If you selected Specify IPv6 Address Manually and assigned multiple IP addresses to your interface, then if you select Obtain IPv6 Address Automatically and click Apply, all the IP address assigned manually will be deleted.
If you change the primary or aux interface from IPv4 to IPv6 you must restart the httpd service. From the SCC command line, run the pm process httpd restart command.
MTU
Specifies the MTU value. The MTU is the largest physical packet size, measured in bytes, that a network can send. The default value is 1500.
These configuration options are available under Auxiliary Interface:
Enable Aux Interface
Enables an auxiliary interface, which can be used only for managing the SCC. Typically, this is used for device-management networks.
Obtain IPv4 Address Automatically
Displays multiple IPv4 values assigned by DHCP server. (A DHCP server must be available so that the system can request the IP address from it.)
Enable IPv4 Dynamic DNS
Sends the hostname with the DHCP request for registration with Dynamic DNS.
Specify IPv4 Address Manually
Indicates you don’t use a DHCP server to set the IPv4 address. Specify these settings:
• IPv4 Address
• IPv4 Subnet Mask
Obtain IPv6 Address Automatically
Displays multiple IPv6 values assigned by DHCP server. (A DHCP server must be available so that the system can request the IP address from it.)
If you change the primary or aux interface from IPv4 to IPv6 you must restart the httpd service. From the SCC command line, run the pm process httpd restart command:
Enable IPv6 Dynamic DNS
Sends the hostname with the DHCP request for registration with Dynamic DNS.
Specify IPv6 Address Manually
Sets an IPv6 address. Specify these settings:
• IPv6 Auto-Assigned—Displays the link-local address that is automatically generated when IPv6 is enabled on the interface.
• IPv6 Address—Specify a combination of both the IPv6 address and IPv6 prefix. Use this format: <IPv6-address>/<IPv6-prefix>. For example: 210::33/64
• Add a New IPv6 Address—Allows you to configure multiple IPv6 addresses to the interface. Use this format: <IPv6-address>/<IPv6-prefix>. New IPv6 addresses are displayed as an entry with this label: IPv6 -<address>.
To modify an existing IPv6 address, update the contents of the corresponding text field and click Apply.
To delete an existing IPv6 address, empty the contents of the corresponding text field and click Apply.
If you selected Specify IPv6 Address Manually and assigned multiple IP addresses to your interface, then if you select Obtain IPv6 Address Automatically and click Apply, all the IP address assigned manually will be deleted.
If you change the primary or aux interface from IPv4 to IPv6 you must restart the httpd service. From the SCC command line, run the pm process httpd restart command:
MTU
Specifies the MTU value. The MTU is the largest physical packet size, measured in bytes, that a network can send. The default value is 1500.
Configuring routes for IPv4
Under Main IPv4 Routing Table, you can configure this if your device-management network requires static routes. You can add or remove routes from the list using these configuration options:
Add a New Route
Displays the controls for adding a new route.
Destination IPv4 Address
Specifies the destination IP address for the out-of-path appliance or network management device.
IPv4 Subnet Mask
Specifies the subnet mask.
Gateway IPv4 Address
Specifies the IP address for the gateway. The gateway must be in the same network as the primary or auxiliary interface you’re configuring.
Interface
Specifies an interface for the IPv4 route from the drop-down list.
Add
Adds the route to the table list.
Configuring routes for IPv6
Under Main IPv6 Routing Table, you can configure static routing in the main routing table if your device-management network requires static routes. You can add or remove routes from the list using these configuration options:
Add a New Route
Displays the controls for adding a new route.
Destination IPv6 Address
Specifies the destination IP address.
IPv6 Prefix
Specifies a prefix. The prefix length is from 0 to 128 bits, separated from the address by a forward slash (/).
Gateway IPv6 Address
Specifies the IP address for the gateway. The gateway must be in the same network as the primary or auxiliary interface you’re configuring.
Interface
Specifies an interface for the IPv6 route from the drop-down list.