The host must use two or more different interfaces to ensure that there are multiple network or SAN paths
to the storage system from the host. For iSCSI configurations, the host must have two Ethernet ports
capable of accessing the StoreVirtual 3200 bonded interface to facilitate the transfer of iSCSI data
between the host and the array. For Fibre Channel configurations, the host must have two Fibre Channel
ports zoned to have access to the StoreVirtual 3200 storage controllers.
Using bonded interfaces provides the following benefits:
• Helps prevent routing issues.
• Distributes the outbound network traffic across all the physical interfaces.
When planning your network configuration, the following requirements ensure that bonding will be set up
correctly:
• All physical interfaces on the same controller and subnet must be bonded to create a single logical
interface.
• Only interfaces on the same controller are bonded. There is no bonding between controllers.
• Bonds can be created between two or four interfaces that have the same speed. There is a maximum
of two 10GbE/10GBase-T interfaces or four 1GbE interfaces in the same bond.
• A bonded interface requires a static IP address; you cannot use a DHCP address.
• When the bond is broken, the IP address used for the bond cannot be on the same physical interface
as the DHCP reservation.
• Symmetric ports of the same type can share a subnet mask across Controllers 1 and 2.
Information needed for Configuration Setup
Configuration Setup includes setting up bonded interfaces. Collect the following information and have it
available when you begin the process.
• Bond type
• For each controller, static IP addresses that are available on the network: two for iSCSI, one for Fibre
Channel per bond
• Subnet mask
Transport servers
Storage systems that use iSCSI for data connectivity have a total of four transport servers. There are two
transport servers on each bonded interface used for data traffic.
Fibre Channel-based systems have a total of four transport servers. There is one transport server for
each physical interface.
Bond types
The following types of bonding are supported with the HPE StoreVirtual 3200 Storage System:
• ALB (default) – Can only be created between two or four interfaces that have the same speed. No
additional network switch configuration is required. There can be a maximum of two 10GbE/10GBase-
T interfaces or four 1GbE interfaces in the same bond.
• Active-Passive – Active-passive bonding uses one network path as active and automatically fails over
to the other path in the event of a path failure. Active-passive bonding can only be created between
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