Grass Valley SiteConfig v.2.1 - Manual (Page 54)

NOTE: Pay close attention to icon overlays on the network interface icons. A red icon with a
white bar indicates a potential problem that you need to resolve. Hover over the icon to see a
tooltip with text that describes the problem.
1. Select an interface and double-click or click on the Edit button.
If SiteConfig cannot communicate with the device, the Unmanaged Interface Details dialog box
opens which allows you only to save changes to the system description.
If you are working with a device that has been discovered and currently communicating with
SiteConfig , the Managed Interface Details dialog box opens which allows you to edit and save
changes to the device.
A green star overlay icon over a network interface indicates that SiteConfig can directly
communicate with that interface over the network. This is typically the control network interface.
A yellow icon overlay indicates limited connectivity to the interface, such as if no IP address
has been assigned to the control network interface.
2. To refresh network settings from the device, click the Refresh button.
SiteConfig retrieves current network configuration from the device and can indicate problem
interfaces by changing the icon overlay to a red icon with a white bar. An example of this type
of problem is if IP addresses do not match values in the system description. Edit the interface to
check if there is now a planned tab indicating a mismatch.
3. To ping an interface on the control network from the SiteConfig PC, select the interface and
click the Ping button.
The ping operation works only for the control interface since that is the network to which the
SiteConfig PC is connected.
4. For other interfaces like iSCSI (storage networking), you can click the Validate button.
The Validate operation causes a proxy device that has a network interface on the network to ping
the interface and report the result.
Related Links
About IP configuration of network interfaces on devices on page 52
Modifying a managed network interface
Prerequisites for this task are as follows:
• The physical device you are configuring has been discovered and is assigned to a device in the
SiteConfig system description.
• SiteConfig has communication with the device.
• The device is defined in the system description with an appropriate network interface.
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Working with network configuration