Configuring Network Settings of Catalogic vStor

You can configure the network settings of Catalogic vStor from either the vStor Web Interface or from the shell.

Configuring network settings from vStor Web Interface

To configure network settings Via vStor Web Interface, navigate to the System tab. This view gives you access to two tabs, which let you configure the following settings:

  • System settings: Configure hostname, domain name, certificates, firewall, NTP, etc.

  • Network settings: DHCP/static IPv4, DNS, service protocols like iSCSI.

Configuring network settings from vStor CLI

  • Log in with the username admin.

  • Use Linux tools like nmtui, hostnamectl, firewalld for configuration.

Showing Network Interface Information

To display information about enabled network interfaces and services, run the following command in the CLI:

vstor network show

For more information about the vStor CLI, see Catalogic vStor Server Command Line Interface (CLI) Overview.

The following vStor services are available on all network interfaces:

ServiceDescription

mgmt

Management traffic between DPX and vStor.

nfs

NFS data traffic for backup/restore.

iscsi

iSCSI data traffic for backup/restore.

smb

SMB data traffic for backup/restore.

repl

Used for vStor replication.

Modifying Services Associated with Network Interfaces

Run the vStor network update command to modify services associated with an interface, for example, if you’re using a dedicated interface for data traffic to improve performance:

vstor network update --id <id> --services <service>

Note. The value of --servicescan be: all, none, or a comma-separated list of services to enable on the interface.

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