Creating a Logical Port

Precautions

It is recommended that you create no more than 64 logical ports for each controller. If the number exceeds 64, once a large number of ports fail, logical ports will fail over to the smaller number of functioning ports. As a result, service performance deteriorates.

Procedure

1. Log in to DeviceManager.
2. Choose Provisioning > Port > Logical Ports.
3. Click Create.

   The Create Logical Port dialog box is displayed.

4. In the Create Logical Port dialog box, configure the parameters listed in Table 3-2.

   GUIs may vary with product versions and models. The actual GUIs prevail.

   Table 3-2 Logical port parameters

   Parameter	Description	Value
   Name	Name of the logical port. The name must meet the following requirements: The name must be unique. The name can contain only letters, digits, underscores (_), periods (.), and hyphens (-). The name contains 1 to 31 characters.	[Example] lif01
   IP Address Type	IP address type of the logical port, including IPv4 or IPv6.	[Example] IPv4
   IPv4 Address	IPv4 address of the logical port.	[Example] 192.168.100.11
   Subnet Mask	IPv4 subnet mask of the logical port.	[Example] 255.255.0.0
   IPv4 Gateway	IPv4 gateway of the logical port.	[Example] 192.168.100.1
   IPv6 Address	IPv6 address of the logical port.	[Example] fc00::1234
   Prefix	IPv6 prefix length of the logical port.	[Example] 64
   IPv6 Gateway	IPv6 gateway of the logical port.	[Example] fc00::1
   Home Port	Port to which the logical port belongs, including the Ethernet port, Bond port, and VLAN.	[Example] None
   Failover Group	Failover group name. NOTE: If a failover group is specified, services on the failed home port will be taken over by a port in the specified failover group. If no failover group is specified, services on the failed home port will be taken over by a port in the default failover group.	[Example] None
   IP Address Failover	After IP address failover is enabled, services are failed over to other normal ports within the failover group if the home port fails. However, the IP address used by services remains unchanged. NOTE: Shares of file systems do not support the multipathing mode. IP address failover is used to improve reliability of links.	[Example] Enable
   Failback Mode	Mode in which services fail back to the home port after the home port is recovered. The mode can be manual or automatic. NOTE: Ensure that the link to the home port is normal before the failback. Services will fail back to the home port only when the link to the home port keeps normal for over 5 minutes.	[Example] Automatic
   Activate Now	To activate the logical port immediately.	[Example] Enable
   Role	Role of the logical port.	[Example] Service
   Dynamic DNS	When the dynamic DNS is enabled, the DNS server will automatically and periodically update the IP address configured for the logical port.	[Example] Enable

5. Click OK.

   The Success dialog box is displayed, indicating that the logical port has been successfully created.

6. Click OK.