Cabling The Public Network - Dell CX4 Series User Manual

Table 2-1. Network Connections
Network Connection
Public network
Private network
Figure 2-3 shows an example of cabling in which dedicated network adapters
in each node are connected to each other (for the private network) and the
remaining network adapters are connected to the public network.
Figure 2-3. Example of Network Cabling Connection
public
network
adapter
cluster node 1

Cabling the Public Network

Any network adapter supported by a system running TCP/IP may be used to
connect to the public network segments. You can install additional network
adapters to support additional public network segments or to provide
redundancy in the event of a faulty primary network adapter or switch port.
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Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
Description
All connections to the client LAN.
At least one public network must be configured for Mixed
mode for private network failover.
A dedicated connection for sharing cluster health and
status information only.
public network
private network
adapter
private network
cluster node 2