Network Connection Requirements And Recommendations - Dell EqualLogic FS7500 Installation And Setup

EqualLogic FS7500 Installation and Setup
Ethernet Port Numbers
eth20, eth21, eth22, eth23
Left port pairs in upper callouts:
eth30, eth31, eth32, eth33
Right port pairs in upper callouts:
eth0, eth1, eth2, eth3
Four ports in bottom callout:
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Network Connection Requirements and Recommendations

At a minimum, you can connect all the network ports in an EqualLogic FS7500 to the same physical switch.
However, this configuration is appropriate only for demonstration or testing purposes because the network switch
is a single point of failure. Dell recommends that you use a highly-available network switch configuration for the
client, SAN, and internal network connections.
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Figure 33: FS7500 Controller Network Interface Ports
Table 13: Controller Interface Port Functions
Function
Private internal
subnet
SAN network
Client network
4 Network Cable Connections
Comments
Allows internal communication between the two
controllers.
Allows communication between the NAS cluster
and the PS Series group (SAN).
Eth30 on each node must be on the same network or
VLAN as the IPMI port on the other node. For
example:
• Node0 Eth30 on same network as Node1 IPMI
• Node0 IPMI on same network as Node1 Eth30
Allows access to the client network (workstations,
PCs, shares).
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