Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 - Manual (Page 130)

26 October 2009 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 130
Pinging devices from the control point PC
2. In the Network Configuration | Devices | Device list view, right-click the device and
select Edit .
The Edit Device dialog box opens.
3. If the host name is currently different than the device name, click Set to Device
Name .
This changes the host name to be the same as the device name.
4. Click OK .
Pinging devices from the control point PC
You can send the ping command to one or more devices in the system description over
the network to which the control point PC is connected. Typically this is the control
network.
1. In the Network Configuration | Networks tree view, select a network, site, or system
node.
2. In the Devices list view, select one or more devices. Use Ctrl + Click or Shift +
Click to select multiple devices.
3. Right-click the selected device or devices and select Ping .
The Ping Devices dialog box opens and lists the selected device or devices.
The Ping Devices dialog box reports the progress and results of the ping command per
device.
About hosts files and SiteConfig
SiteConfig uses the network information in the system description to define a hosts
file and allows you to view the hosts file. SiteConfig can manage this hosts file on
Windows operating system devices that are in the system description and that are part
of a SiteConfig managed network.
When you have successfully assigned devices and applied planned network settings
to interfaces, it is an indication that host table information, as currently captured in the
system description, is valid and that you are ready to have SiteConfig assemble the
host table information into a hosts file. Your options for placing this host table
information on devices are as follows:
• If you do not want SiteConfig to manage your host table information, you can
manage it yourself. This is typically the case if your facility has an existing hosts
file that contains host table information for devices that are not in the SiteConfig
system description. In this case, you can have SiteConfig generate a single hosts
file that contains the host table information for the devices in the system
description. You can then copy the desired host table information out of the
SiteConfig hosts file and copy it into your facility hosts file. You must then
distribute your facility hosts file to devices using your own mechanisms.
• If you want SiteConfig to manage all information in hosts files on devices, you can
have SiteConfig copy its hosts file to devices. In so doing, SiteConfig overwrites