General Network Requirements and Configurations
This topic discusses general network requirements and provides some recommended network configurations.
Note: SplitSite networks have some additional and different network requirements and recommendations. See Creating a SplitSite Configuration in addition to the information below.
Requirements
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.
In addition, see the following topics for the requirements specific to each network type:
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.
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