Chapter 1

Network Interface Configuration

About this chapter  

This chapter discusses the following:

• The types of interfaces supported on your storage system
• Concepts related to setting up and using network interfaces on your storage system
• How the interfaces are named
• How to configure the network interfaces on your storage system
• How you can obtain detailed statistics on various interfaces supported on your storage system

Topics in this chapter  

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Understanding the network interfaces on your storage system
• Understanding frame size, MTU size, and jumbo frames
• Understanding Ethernet media types
• Understanding flow control
• Configuring network interfaces
• Configuring aliases for an interface
• Changing the status of an interface to Up or Down
• Displaying network interface information
• Diagnosing network problems

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