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Managing networks, SmartFabric VLAN management and automated QoS

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11 Managing networks You can configure logical networks that represent your environment, for the tagged and untagged VLANs. These logical networks are used to provision the appropriate VLANs on the associated switch port for the physical server NIC port. NOTE: VLANs are only assigned to servers connected to switches in Fabric mode. For servers connected to switches in Full Switch mode, the VLAN information is ignored. In tagged networks, a port handles multiple VLANs. VLAN tagged networks help identify which packet belongs to the VLAN on the other side. A packet is tagged with a VLAN tag in the Ethernet frame. A VLAN ID is put in the header to identify the network to which it belongs. In untagged networks, one port handles only one VLAN. To view the list of networks, click Configuration > Networks. The Networks page with the list of networks is displayed. You can view the name, description, and VLAN ID of the networks. A summary of the selected network is displayed on the right side. You can perform the following tasks on the Networks page: • Define networks • Edit networks • Delete networks • Export networks Topics: • SmartFabric VLAN management and automated QoS • Defining networks • Editing networks • Exporting network configurations • Deleting network configurations SmartFabric VLAN management and automated QoS Besides assigning VLANs to server profiles, SmartFabric Services automate QoS settings based on user input. When a VLAN is created and you select the related traffic type (such as iSCSI and vMotion), the SFS engine assigns the correct QoS setting to that VLAN. You can also select a "metal" such as gold and bronze to assign your own priority values to the traffic. Table 6. Network traffic types - QoS settings Network Traffic Type Description QoS Setting General Purpose (Bronze) Used for low-priority data traffic 2 General Purpose (Silver) Used for standard/default priority data 3 traffic General Purpose (Gold) Used for high-priority data traffic 4 General Purpose (Platinum) Used for extremely high-priority data traffic 5 74 Managing networks

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Managing networks
You can
configure
logical networks that represent your environment, for the tagged and untagged VLANs. These logical networks are used
to provision the appropriate VLANs on the associated switch port for the physical server NIC port.
NOTE:
VLANs are only assigned to servers connected to switches in Fabric mode. For servers connected to switches in Full
Switch mode, the VLAN information is ignored.
In tagged networks, a port handles multiple VLANs. VLAN tagged networks help identify which packet belongs to the VLAN on the other
side. A packet is tagged with a VLAN tag in the Ethernet frame. A VLAN ID is put in the header to identify the network to which it belongs.
In untagged networks, one port handles only one VLAN.
To view the list of networks, click
Configuration
>
Networks
. The
Networks
page with the list of networks is displayed. You can view the
name, description, and VLAN ID of the networks.
A summary of the selected network is displayed on the right side.
You can perform the following tasks on the
Networks
page:
•
Define
networks
•
Edit networks
•
Delete networks
•
Export networks
Topics:
•
SmartFabric VLAN management and automated QoS
•
Defining
networks
•
Editing networks
•
Exporting network
configurations
•
Deleting network
configurations
SmartFabric VLAN management and automated QoS
Besides assigning VLANs to server
profiles,
SmartFabric Services automate QoS settings based on user input. When a VLAN is created and
you select the related
traffic
type (such as iSCSI and vMotion), the SFS engine assigns the correct QoS setting to that VLAN. You can also
select a “metal” such as gold and bronze to assign your own priority values to the
traffic.
Table 6. Network
traffic
types - QoS settings
Network
Traffic
Type
Description
QoS Setting
General Purpose (Bronze)
Used for low-priority data
traffic
2
General Purpose (Silver)
Used for standard/default priority data
traffic
3
General Purpose (Gold)
Used for high–priority data
traffic
4
General Purpose (Platinum)
Used for extremely high–priority data
traffic
5
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