DELL 7x0N User Manual

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1.

Verify the communication link.

2.

Check the configuration settings.

3.

Check the other elements of the ELAN.

4.

Modify the load balancing setting, if desired.

5.

Save the configuration in the /etc/rc and /etc/hosts files.

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After you add an ELAN to an adapter and configure the interface, check to ensure that 
the filer can communicate with other clients through the ELAN. The easiest way to do 
this is to ping another LEC on the ELAN to ensure that information is traveling out 
through the ATM adapter and back again.

To ping an LEC, or any other client, use the 

 command.

Command syntax: The 

 command has the following syntax:

+,

 is the IP address of the computer to which you want to send an Internet control 

message protocol (ICMP) ECHO_REQUEST datagram.

Example: The following command sends the datagram to host 204.125.14.45, and 
waits for a response:

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If the host responds, 

 prints “host is alive.” Otherwise, 

ping

 resends the 

ECHO_REQUEST once a second. If the host does not respond after 20 seconds, 

 prints “no answer from host.”

From a diagnostics point of view, it is often useful to have an LEC configured on the 
switch.

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Double-check the state of the adapters in the filer to ensure that the configuration is 
as you expect. 

To check the configuration setting, use the elconfig show command.

Syntax: The elconfig show command has the following syntax:

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