PS6000 Hardware Maintenance
Maintaining Control Modules
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Connect interfaces to different network switches.
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At a minimum, connect network cables to Ethernet 0 on both control modules
and then connect the cables to a network switch. See Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2: Minimum Network Configuration
Although this configuration protects against control module failover, it is still a
potential point of failure (for example, if the network cable connected to the active
control module is disconnected). Therefore, it is recommended that you connect
multiple network interfaces to different switches.
For maximum bandwidth and availability, connect network cables to all the
network interfaces on both control modules and then connect the cables to
different network switches that have interswitch links. See Figure 3-3.
