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Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
Figure 2-3 shows an example of cabling in which dedicated network adapters
in each node are connected to each other (for the private network) and the
remaining network adapters are connected to the public network.
Figure 2-3.
Example of Network Cabling Connection
Cabling the Public Network
Any network adapter supported by a system running TCP/IP may be used to
connect to the public network segments. You can install additional network
adapters to support additional public network segments or to provide
redundancy in the event of a faulty primary network adapter or switch port.
Table 2-1.
Network Connections
Network Connection
Description
Public network
All connections to the client LAN.
At least one public network must be configured for
Mixed
mode
for private network failover.
Private network
A dedicated connection for sharing cluster health and
status information only.
cluster node 1
cluster node 2
public network
public network
adapter
private network
private network
adapter
