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px12 Advanced Network Configuration Guide
the px12 server is certified iSCSI storage with MPIO support for the VMware vSphere 4
virtualization platform.
To improve performance and data availability at the data path level, a hardware-based network
solution or a software-based MPIO solution or a combination of both can be deployed. The network
solution requires that both the storage device and server have at least two NICs that can be bonded
together. The MPIO solution provides redundant logic data paths—iSCSI sessions—from an iSCSI
initiator to an iSCSI target.
CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE
As illustrated collectively in the procedures below, when using all these advanced network
capabilities together the following limitations apply on the px12:
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VLAN can be configured on individual physical NICs, but cannot be configured on bonded
NICs. Each NIC can have up to four VLANs.
•
NIC bonding can add individual physical NICs that do not have VLAN configured and do not
participate in another bond.
•
Jumbo Frame can be used on individual physical NICs and bonded NICs but cannot be used
on VLAN virtual NICs.
To configure advanced network settings:
1. Open the Network page.
2. In the Network Interface table, expand a NIC. Expand the section called VLAN Settings.
3. Click
Add VLAN
. Enter the network settings for the VLAN.
