Methods for Setting Up a Secondary Management IP Address to Use for a Backup Group Leader
Creating a secondary management IP address is a best practice; however, it is not required. The advantage of having a secondary management IP address is that it lets you quickly and easily identify the backup group leader array.
If you decide to configure a secondary management IP address, you can use one of the
following methods. You can set up a secondary management IP address:
- During the the array configuration process. See the hardware installation guide for instructions.
- Using the NimbleOS CLI command setup --backup_mgmt_ipaddr <ipaddr> on the backup group leader array.
- Using the NimbleOS CLI command ip –add <backup_mgmt_ipadd>.
- From the NimbleOS GUI. Select Edit to add or modify a secondary management IP address. . Click