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Optimo
Server Installation Guide and Release Notes v2.0.2
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APPENDIX B: USING A SECOND NETWORK INTERFACE
Optimo
Server supports using a second network interface card (NIC) to partition cluster data traffic
between the database (control) and the file system (data). Partitioning network traffic allows a physical
separation between server data and outputs, helps alleviate network bottlenecks, and is useful for
installations where file storage may be maintained independently of
Optimo
Server. The
Optimo
Server user interface and database will always use the control interface.
The configure script will assume the first network interface (i.e., eth0) will manage control data, and the
second (eth1) will be used for file system traffic.
If you choose to configure a second network device using a static IP address, then all required
information will be queried during configuration. Any valid IP address may be specified.
Each
Optimo
Server node is pre-configured using the subnet configuration specified above. The
configuration of subnets beyond the server’s default is left as the responsibility of the customer. This
includes both software (file servers) and any additional hardware devices (switches, routers, etc.).
