Sample Configurations - HP P4000 SAN Technical White Paper

Sample configurations

This section illustrates a recommended P4000 configuration.
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Figure 1: Recommended IP storage network configuration. Dual redundant switches, two NICs on the host server, and ALB
configured on the storage nodes.
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Switch infrastructure—Dual redundant gigabit switches trunked together for bandwidth and fault tolerance.
Storage node connectivity—ALB NIC bond with one port connected to each switch.
Host server connectivity—Dual NICs connected to the IP storage network with a single port connected to each
switch. Multi-NIC configurations in Microsoft Windows require either the Microsoft or P4000 DSM for MPIO to be
installed. Network bonding (or teaming) is not supported with the Microsoft iSCSI initiator.