hardware nic slot
Configures network interface settings.
Syntax
hardware nic slot <slot> mode <mode> [force]
Parameters
slot <slot> | Specifies the network interface card slot. You cannot modify slot 0. |
mode <mode> | Specifies the network interface slot mode: • data - Selects data mode. • inpath - Selects in-path mode, which is the default mode. |
force | Skips validation checks. Use caution with this option because certain storage configuration settings may be lost. |
Usage
You can use the hardware nic slot mode data command option to support products such as SteelFusion. Non-optimization processes typically use the primary and auxiliary interfaces. In a large deployment, iSCSI traffic could easily flood these interfaces. The data mode provides support for converting additional NICs added through an external card for use as data interfaces.
Data interfaces are identified by ethX_Y notation, where eth denotes a data NIC, X denotes the slot, and Y denotes the interface/port on the slot.
A reboot is required after changing modes.
This command is not supported on the SteelHead EX560 and EX760 models.
Example
amnesiac (config) # hardware nic slot 1 mode data
Product
SteelHead CX, SteelHead EX
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