Dell EMC AX4-5 manual Cabling the Public Network, Cabling the Private Network

Cabling the Public Network

Any network adapter supported by a system running TCP/IP may be used to connect to the public network segments. You can install additional network adapters to support additional public network segments or to provide redundancy in the event of a faulty primary network adapter or switch port.

Cabling the Private Network

The private network connection to the nodes is provided by a different network adapter in each node. This network is used for intra-cluster communications. Table 2-2 describes two possible private network configurations.

Table 2-2. Private Network Hardware Components and Connections

Method	Hardware Components	Connection
Network	Gigabit or 10 Gigabit	Depending on the hardware, connect
switch	Ethernet network adapters	the CAT5e or CAT6 cables, the
	and switches	multimode optical cables with LC
		(Local Connector) connectors, or the
		twin-ax cables from the network
		adapters in the nodes to a switch.

Point-to-Point (two-node clusters only)

Gigabit or 10 Gigabit Ethernet network adapters with RJ-45 connectors

10 Gigabit Ethernet network adapters with SFP+ connectors

Connect a standard CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable between the network adapters in both nodes.

Connect a twin-ax cable between the network adapters in both nodes.

Optical Gigabit or 10	Connect a multi-mode optical cable
Gigabit Ethernet network	between the network adapters in both
adapters with LC	nodes.
connectors

NOTE: For more information on the supported cable types, see your system or NIC documentation.

Cabling Your Cluster Hardware

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