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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM DS8000
Created by Guest
Created on May 23, 2023

RELATED IDEAS

DS8K Configuration menu should not accept an IPv4 address that ends in zero or one

DS8K Configuration menu should not accept an IPv4 address that ends in zero or one. These are typically reserved for gateways/routers on a network and should not be assigned to end devices.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    |     Sep 22, 2023
    Reviewed with RAS Development team. The consensus is that there's no RFE that IO addresses ending in 0 or 1 is reserved. Customer is responsible for providing these IP addresses to DS8K SSR during system installation. Flash Systems also confirmed does not validate whether IP addresses end in 0 or 1.

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