Chapter 2: Hardware Overview
StorNext M660 Connectivity
StorNext M660 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide
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StorNext M660 LAN
Cabling
The number of customer-facing network ports depends on the model
type. Each MDC node also contains an iDRAC port and a dedicated
service port. By default, each StorNext M660 model ships with two
bonded network interfaces: Bond 0 and Bond 1. The number of
customer-facing network ports and port speeds depends on the M660
model. All ports, excluding the service and iDRAC ports, are customer-
configurable. Instructions for changing the default configuration are
located in the “Step 3: System” section of the latest version of the
StorNext User’s Guide
.
The default M661 network interface configuration is as follows:
• Two interfaces, Eth2 and Eth3, are bonded together by default into
bond0 for the Metadata network. This bond can be broken in the
GUI and the Service menu. When not bonded, Eth2 will be
configured as a standalone port, and Eth3 will be de-configured and
not used by the system.
• Two interfaces, Eth1 and Eth4, are bonded together into bond1 for
GUI/management. This bond can be broken in the GUI and the
Service Menu. When not bonded, Eth1 will be configured as a
standalone port and Eth4 will be de-configured and not used by the
system.
• The remaining seven ports can be configured through the GUI in
various combinations and bonds for gateway port access.
Figure 20
shows the 11 1GbE customer-facing Ethernet ports on the
StorNext M661.
Figure 20 StorNext M661
Network Ports
Table 8
identifies the logical port configuration, port function and
default bonding for the StorNext M661.
