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Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best
practice
This topic describes connectivity architecture, cabling best practice information, and
cable connection examples from typical VxFlex Ready Node configurations in order to
help you plan your network. Where possible, it is recommended that you use dedicated
network adapters for VxFlex OS traffic. However, shared network adapters are fully
supported, and might be mandatory in hyper-converged environments.
Note
If you are not familiar with VxFlex Ready Node system architecture, refer to the
"Architecture" chapter in the
VxFlex Ready Node AMS User Guide or the VxFlex Ready
Node AMS Deployment Guide .
For all OS types, the best way to use VLANs with VxFlex Ready Node is to configure
the switch port to Mode Access, and assign it to one VLAN. A management switch
that has only one use is recommended. Usually, this implies one IP subnet, but the
switch can contain several subnets on a single VLAN.
Note
AMS uses APIPA IP addresses (169.254.x.x/16) for Broadcast and Unicast, and this
requires special configuration during deployment.
It is mandatory to set the Management VLAN as either a Layer 2 VLAN without an IP
address, or as VLAN 0 (meaning, no VLAN). This will facilitate a seamless onsite "Add
Node" operation.
The following figures show how to connect cables to single-node servers in a system
consisting of only single-node servers. Data is connected to two switches, for high
availability, via the nodes' 10 GbE ports. Management interfaces are connected to a
switch on a separate management network using 1 GbE and BMC (iDRAC) ports.
The BMC (iDRAC) IP address can reside on a different subnet and/or VLAN, and the
only requirement from the BMC (iDRAC) side is that the AMS must have a routable IP
Path to the BMC (iDRAC) IP address on the node.
Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity
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