Quantum 3.5 manual LAN Requirements

Chapter 1 Installing StorNext File System and Storage Manager

Storage Manager System Requirements

	Note: You can run the pre-installation script to help determine the
	estimated size of and optimal location for StorNext support
	directories. For more information, see Pre-Installation Script
	on page 8.
	The following LAN requirements must be met before installing StorNext
LAN Requirements
	on the MDC:
	• In cases where gigabit networking hardware is used and maximum
	StorNext performance is required, a separate, dedicated switched
	Ethernet LAN is recommended for the StorNext metadata network. If
	maximum StorNext performance is not required, shared gigabit
	networking is acceptable.
	• A separate, dedicated switched Ethernet LAN is mandatory for the
	metadata network if 100 Mbit/s or slower networking hardware is
	used.
	• The MDC and all clients must have static IP addresses.
	Verify network connectivity with pings, and also verify entries in the
	/etc/hosts file. Alternatively, telnet or ssh between machines to verify
	connectivity.
	• If using Gigabit Ethernet, disable jumbo frames and TOE (TCP
	offload engine).

Note: StorNext does not support file system metadata on the same network as iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, or VLAN data when 100 Mbit/s or slower networking hardware is used.

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