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Test Network Configuration, Logical Network Connectivity Diagram of the Test Environment

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Dell EqualLogic FS7500 - Unified block and file storage for virtual workloads Test Network Configuration The network configuration consisted of two dedicated Dell PowerConnect 6248 Gigabit Ethernet switches. The iSCSI and NFS traffic was isolated and differentiated from the VM traffic through the use of VLANs and physical switch segmentation. Once again, while this is usually not a recommended best practice for production networks, it provided the connectivity we needed for this test environment. Each ESXi host server was configured with eight (8) 1 Gbit NICs to produce a typical highly available configuration with separation between management, vMotion, iSCSI, and NFS connections. All outbound connections used the default port-based load distribution model in standard virtual switches. The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size was increased on the IP storage connections and the PowerConnect switches from 1500 to 9000 to support Jumbo Frames. Figure 4. Logical Network Connectivity Diagram of the Test Environment Page 11

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Test Network Configuration
The network configuration consisted of two dedicated Dell PowerConnect 6248 Gigabit Ethernet
switches. The iSCSI and NFS traffic was isolated and differentiated from the VM traffic through the use
of VLANs and physical switch segmentation. Once again, while this is usually not a recommended best
practice for production networks, it provided the connectivity we needed for this test environment.
Each ESXi host server was configured with eight (8) 1 Gbit NICs to produce a typical highly available
configuration with separation between management, vMotion, iSCSI, and NFS connections. All outbound
connections used the default port-based load distribution model in standard virtual switches. The
Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size was increased on the IP storage connections and the
PowerConnect switches from 1500 to 9000 to support Jumbo Frames.
Figure 4.
Logical Network Connectivity Diagram of the Test Environment