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Table 9. PowerStore X model networks continued, Network, Types of traffic, Node transport ports

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Table 9. PowerStore X model networks (continued) Network Types of traffic Management network traffic which provides access to: ● Infrastructure services such as DNS, NTP, and SMTP. ● PowerStore REST API, PowerStore Manager, and PowerStore CLI ● SupportAssist ● vCenter Storage network (block) traffic and external data mobility traffic such as replication, and storage import. PowerStore iSCSI target portals for front-end traffic. ESXi iSCSI initiator traffic. Network used for virtual machine (VM) migration. The internal network communication occurs on the Native VLAN. The internal network is not currently used in this release. Node transport ports First 2 ports of the 4 port card (active/active) First port of the 4-port card is active, and the second port is used for backup. First 2 ports of the 4 port card First port of the 4-port card is active, and the second port is used for backup First 2 ports of the 4-port card Network configuration in PowerStore All PowerStore networks must be configured on the switch. Management, Storage, and vMotion networks are configured in PowerStore the first time you create a cluster through the PowerStore Initial Configuration Wizard (ICW). PowerStore X model: Network configuration requirements 27

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Table 9. PowerStore X model networks (continued)
Network
Types of traffic
Node transport ports
Management network traffic which provides access to:
Infrastructure services such as DNS, NTP, and SMTP.
PowerStore REST API, PowerStore Manager, and PowerStore
CLI
SupportAssist
vCenter
First 2 ports of the 4 port card
(active/active)
Storage network (block) traffic and external data mobility traffic
such as replication, and storage import. PowerStore iSCSI target
portals for front-end traffic.
First port of the 4-port card is
active, and the second port is used
for backup.
ESXi iSCSI initiator traffic.
First 2 ports of the 4 port card
Network used for virtual machine (VM) migration.
First port of the 4-port card is
active, and the second port is used
for backup
The internal network communication occurs on the Native VLAN.
The internal network is not currently used in this release.
First 2 ports of the 4-port card
Network configuration in PowerStore
All PowerStore networks must be configured on the switch. Management, Storage, and vMotion networks are configured in
PowerStore the first time you create a cluster through the PowerStore
Initial Configuration Wizard
(ICW).
PowerStore X model: Network configuration requirements
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