Dell DX6004S DX Object Storage Getting Started Guide - Page 10

• Section 2.2.2, "Recommended Infrastructure" 2.2.1. Network Summary The following table summarizes all required or optional network interfaces utilized by DX Storage: Interface SCSP Admin Console DHCP DNS NTP Logging SNMP mDNS TFTP Type TCP/80 TCP/90 UDP/67 UDP/53 UDP/123 UDP/514 UDP/161 UDP/5353 UDP/69 Required/Optional Required Optional but Recommended Optional but Recommended Optional Required Optional but Recommended Optional but Recommended Optional Optional 2.2.2. Recommended Infrastructure The following networking services are recommended for the management of a DX Storage cluster. • DHCP server for allocating node addresses • NTP time server to provide clock synchronization. Dell recommends you configure multiple NTP servers (or multiple pools of servers) that are located in the proximity of your cluster. Clock synchronization is critical for many of DX Storage's components. For example, you can use the NTP Pool Project's continental zones, which are pools of NTP servers. For more information, see Section 2.3.1, "Setting Up NTP for Time Synchronization ". • Syslog server for receiving critical alerts Gigabit Ethernet is the recommended connection speed between DX Storage cluster nodes. DX Storage automatically makes use of multiple network interfaces to provide a redundant network connection. To use this feature, connect the network interfaces to the one or more interconnected switches in the same subnet. See Section 2.1.3, "Switching Hardware" for more information. 2.3. Setting Up Network Services The following topics discuss how to set up network services for your DX Storage cluster: • Section 2.3.1, "Setting Up NTP for Time Synchronization " • Section 2.3.2, "Setting Up DNS for Name Resolution" • Section 2.3.3, "Preparing for Named Objects" • Section 2.3.4, "Setting Up SNMP for Monitoring" • Section 2.3.5, "Setting Up Network Load Balancing" Copyright © 2010 Caringo, Inc. All rights reserved 7 Version 5.0 December 2010