Edit initial appliance networking settings

This section describes setting up appliance networking assignment and the appliance time and language at first time setup of your appliance.


	IMPORTANT: IC server provisioning always requires two IP addresses, an Appliance IP and a Deployment IP. Before proceeding, make sure you understand the networking requirements of IC server provisioning as described in the Insight Control server provisioning Installation Guide.

Edit initial appliance networking screen details

During first time setup you specify the appliance networking assignment. Later you can edit appliance networking using the Settings→Edit Appliance screen.

Select 1 Appliance to enter the initial Appliance IP configuration (see Appliance IP).

Select 2 Deployment to enter the initial Deployment IP configuration (see Deployment IP.


	IMPORTANT: After first time setup you should not change the Deployment IP address. You can change the Appliance IP as needed. If you change the Appliance IP, the appliance generates a new SSL certificate for secure communications with your browser.

Appliance IP


	NOTE: If there is a DHCP server on your network, the Appliance networking values may be pre-populated with the values from that server. These values should be replaced with static information because DHCP is not supported beyond initial appliance configuration.

Screen component Description

Select the Appliance network interface in the Edit Appliance screen to edit the settings for the Appliance IP. The following fields are displayed for you to edit.

Host name

Description:	Host name of the appliance. If you are supplying a DNS server, the host name must be fully qualified. This is the name that should correspond to the Appliance IP in your DNS system. From a supported browser, you can navigate to the appliance using this name or by using the Appliance IP address.
Data type:	Host names are composed of a series of labels concatenated with periods (<`label`>.<`label`>, etc.). Host names may contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and periods (.). The host name has a maximum length of 255 characters. Each label within a host name must begin and end with an alphanumeric character and have a maximum length of 63 characters.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Yes

IPv4 settings

IP address

Description:	IPv4 Appliance IP address assigned. Use this IP address to browse to the appliance via a supported browser. The Appliance IP is always on the first network interface.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Yes

Subnet mask or CIDR

Description:	IPv4 mask representing the bits reserved for network identification (for example, 255.255.255.0) , or the Classless Internet Domain Routing (CIDR) mask representing the number of bits reserved for network identification. Valid CIDR values are 1 to 30, inclusive.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Yes

Gateway address

Description:	IP address of the router on your network. This field is not required but Hewlett Packard Enterprise strongly suggests configuring it to ensure access to the appliance.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	No, but Hewlett Packard Enterprise strongly suggests configuring it.

DNS settings

Preferred DNS server

Description:	IP address of your preferred DNS server.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	No

Alternate DNS server

Description:	IP address of your alternate DNS server.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	No

IPv6 settings

Address assignment

Defines whether an IPv6 address is assigned as the Appliance IP.


	IMPORTANT: When configuring IPv6, ensure the DNS servers specified manually or supplied by the DHCP server, support both IPv4 and IPv6 name resolution.

Description

Unassign —IPv6 Appliance IP address is unassigned. Clicking this button collapses the IPv6 boxes.

Manual — Allows you to specify an IPv6 address for your Appliance IP in addition to the IPv4 address. When you select the Manual option the display expands the IPv6 boxes and allows you to enter the IPv6 address, Subnet mask or CIDR, and gateway address settings.

Default value:

Unassign

IP address

Description:	IPv6 Appliance IP address. You can use this or the Appliance IPv4 address to browse to the appliance. The Appliance IP is always on the first network interface.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Required only if you select the Manual option.

Subnet mask or CIDR

Description:	IPv6 mask representing the bits reserved for network identification (for example, ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:0:0:0:0) , or the Classless Internet Domain Routing (CIDR) mask representing the number of bits reserved for network identification. Valid CIDR values are 1 to 127, inclusive.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Required only if you select the Manual option.

Gateway address

Description:	IP address of the router on your network.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	No, but Hewlett Packard Enterprise strongly suggests configuring it to ensure access to the appliance.

Edit initial appliance networking screen buttons

OK Saves the appliance networking settings with the information as entered on the Appliance Networking screen.

Logout

Exits the initial Appliance Networking screen and logs out of the appliance without saving any edits.

Deployment IP


	IMPORTANT: Once the Deployment IP addresses (either just IPv4 or both IPv4 and IPv6) are set during the first time setup, they should not be changed. Even when changing between Shared and Independent modes, always keep any previously set Deployment IP addresses the same and change the Appliance IP as needed.

Screen component Description

Select the Deployment network interface in the Edit Appliance screen to edit the settings for the Deployment IP. The following fields are displayed for you to edit.

Shared with appliance interface

Description:

Select this option to configure the Deployment IP on the same network interface as the Appliance IP. This configuration only uses the first network adapter on the VM.

If you select the Shared with appliance interface option you will see the field to enter an IPv4 address for the Deployment IP. If you assigned an IPv6 address for the Appliance IP you will also see a field for optionally setting an IPv6 address for the Deployment IP.

Default value:

None

Required:

Either the Shared with appliance interface or Independent option must be selected.

For complete information about the available network configuration, see the Insight Control server provisioning Installation Guides.

Independent on <MAC address>

Description:

Select this option to configure the Deployment IP on a different network interface than the Appliance IP. This configuration requires two network adapters on the VM and the Deployment IP will be on the second one.

If you select the Independent option, additional fields are displayed for entering IPv4 and optionally IPv6 address information for the second NIC.

Default value:

None

Required:

Either the Shared with appliance interface or Independent option must be selected.

IPv4 settings

IP address

Description:

The IPv4 Deployment IP address. This is the IP address used by the deployment engine within the appliance. It is used to communicate with a target server’s deployment interface IP address. An IPv4 address is required.

If you selected Shared with appliance interface the IP address for the Deployment IP must be on the same network as the Appliance IP.

If you selected Independent the IP address for the Deployment IP must be on a different network than the Appliance IP.


	IMPORTANT: Once the Deployment IP address is set during the first time setup, it cannot be changed.

This is the IP address to provide to Matrix Operating Environment.

Default value:

None

Required:

Yes

Subnet mask or CIDR

Description:

If you selected the Independent option, the subnet mask or CIDR field is displayed.

IPv4 mask representing the bits reserved for network identification (for example, 255.255.255.0) , or the Classless Internet Domain Routing (CIDR) mask representing the number of bits reserved for network identification. Valid CIDR values are 1 to 30, inclusive.

Default value:

None

Required:

Required only if you selected the Independent option.

IPv6

Address assignment

If you select the Independent option or with the Shared option, if an IPv6 address was assigned for the Appliance IP, you will have the option to define whether an IPv6 address is assigned to the Deployment IP.

Description

Unassign — IPv6 address for the Deployment IP is unassigned. Clicking this button collapses the IPv6 boxes.

Manual — Expands the IPv6 boxes and enables you to enter the IPv6 Deployment IP address and subnet mask or CIDR. If an IPv6 Deployment IP was entered during first time setup it should not be changed. However, if an IPv6 Deployment IP was not set during first time setup you can enter it by selecting Manual.


	IMPORTANT: When configuring IPv6, ensure the DNS servers specified support both IPv4 and IPv6 name resolution.

Default value:

Unassign

IP address

Description:

The IPv6 Deployment IP address. Note that even if you assign an IPv6 Deployment IP, all communications to the target servers will use the IPv4 Deployment IP address.

If you selected Shared with appliance interface the IP address for the Deployment IP must be on the same network as the Appliance IP.

If you selected Independent the IP address for the Deployment IP must be on a different network than the Appliance IP.


	IMPORTANT: Once the Deployment IP address is set during the first time setup, it cannot be changed.

Default value:

None

Required:

Yes if you are assigning an IPv6 address to the Deployment IP.

Subnet mask or CIDR

Description:

If you selected the Independent option then the subnet mask or CIDR field is displayed.

IPv6 mask representing the bits reserved for network identification (for example, ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:0:0:0:0) , or the Classless Internet Domain Routing (CIDR) mask representing the number of bits reserved for network identification. Valid CIDR values are 1 to 127, inclusive.

Default value:

None

Required:

Required only if you selected the Independent option.

Edit initial appliance networking screen buttons

OK Saves the appliance networking settings with the information as entered on the Appliance Networking screen.

Logout

Exits the initial Appliance Networking screen and logs out of the appliance without saving any edits.

Edit initial Appliance time and language screen details

You can edit the appliance time and language settings as described in the table below.

Screen component Description

Synchronize with VM host

Description:	With this option, you specify that the date and time for the appliance are synchronized with its VM host.
Default value:	The default option is Synchronize with VM host.
Required:	Either Synchronize with VM host or Synchronize with time server must be selected.

Synchronize with time server

Description:	With this option, you specify that you are referencing a network time server that provides the date and time. (Recommended).
Default value:	The default option is Synchronize with VM host.
Required:	Either Synchronize with VM host or Synchronize with time server must be selected. Note that even if you synchronize with a time server, you should always make sure your VM hosts have the accurate time.

Network time servers

Description:

The IP address or fully qualified domain name for up to three network time servers. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends synchronizing with at least two, preferably three time servers if possible.


	NOTE: This field is displayed when the Synchronize with time server option is selected.

Default value:

None

Required:

Default language/locale

Description:

Set the language/locale for the appliance. This setting controls the language for things that are not displayed through the browser, such as the system console and audit logs. Setting the language for the UI is done separately through your browser and keyboard as is typical for localized UIs.


	NOTE: Language/locale changes are only reflected after rebooting the appliance.

You can select:

English (United States)
Chinese (China)
Japanese (Japan)

Default value:

English (United States)

Required:

Edit initial appliance networking screen buttons

OK Saves the appliance networking settings with the information as entered on the Appliance Networking screen.

Logout

Exits the initial Appliance Networking screen and logs out of the appliance without saving any edits.

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