Configuration: About Your Storage Array 656Configuration: About Your StorageArrayOut-of-Band and In-Band ManagementYou can manage a storage array in two ways:• Out-of-band management• In-band managementOut-of-Band ManagementUsing the out-of-band management method, data is separate fromcommands and events. Data travels through the host-to-controller interface,while commands and events travel through the management port Ethernetcables.This management method lets you configure the maximum number ofvirtual disks that are supported by your operating system and host adapters. Amaximum of eight storage management stations can concurrently monitor anout-of-band managed storage array. This limit does not apply to systems thatmanage the storage array through the in-band management method.When you use out-of-band management, you must set the networkconfiguration for each RAID controller module’s management Ethernet port.This includes the Internet Protocol (IP) address, subnetwork mask (subnetmask), and gateway. If you are using a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(DHCP) server, you can enable automatic network configuration, but if youare not using a DHCP server, you must enter the network configurationmanually.NOTE: RAID controller module network configurations can be assigned using aDHCP server (the default setting). However, if a DHCP server is not available for 150seconds, the RAID controller modules assign static IP addresses. The addressesassigned are 192.168.128.101 for controller 0 and 192.168.128.102 for controller 1.
