General Network Requirements and Configurations

This topic discusses general network requirements and provides some recommended network configurations.

Before you install the everRun software, make sure your network meets the following requirement:

• everRun systems utilize full IPv4 and IPv6 protocol access, including IPv6 multicast. Any obstruction of this traffic may prevent a successful installation or compromise the availability of a running everRun system.

Recommended Configurations

Recommendations for possible configurations follow:

• If your system has two 1 Gb and two 10 Gb Ethernet ports:
  • Set one 10 Gb port as the private network (priv0).
  • Set the other 10 Gb port as an A-Link network.
  • Set one 1 Gb port as the management link.
  • Set the other 1 Gb port as a business link.
• If your system has four Ethernet ports of the same type (for example, four 1 Gb or four 10 Gb interfaces):
  • Set one port as the private network (priv0).
  • Set one port as an A-Link network.
  • Set one port as the management link.
  • Set one port as a business link.
  Note: A system with four 1 Gb Ethernet ports may not provide sufficient throughput for acceptable performance. The system may require 10 Gb add-on cards to achieve acceptable performance.