You can deploy NetApp HCI without using tagged VLANs for storage and virtualization traffic, and instead rely on the switch configuration to separate the network segments. This configuration is the most complex deployment option.
This topology option uses the following VLAN configuration:
Node ports used | Network name | VLAN ID | Connected switch port configuration |
---|---|---|---|
Ports A and B on compute and storage nodes | Management | 100 | Native |
Ports D and E on compute nodes | Storage | 105 | Native |
Ports C and D on storage nodes | Storage | 105 | Native |
Ports C and F on compute nodes | vMotion | 107 | Native |
Ports C and F on compute nodes | Virtual machines | 200, 201 | Tagged |
The following illustration shows the network configuration overview for this topology option. In the example, individual switch ports are configured with the appropriate network segment as the native network.
You can use the following example switch commands to configure switch ports used for the NetApp HCI nodes. These commands are based on a Cisco configuration; see your switch documentation for the specific commands you need to implement this configuration.
You can use the following example commands to configure the switch ports used for the management network. Replace the interface name, description, and VLANs with the values for your configuration.
interface {interface name, such as EthernetX/Y or GigabitEthernetX/Y/Z} description {desired description, such as NetApp-HCI-NodeX-PortA|B} switchport access vlan 100 spanning-tree port type edge
You can use the following example commands to configure the switch ports used for the storage network. Replace the interface name, description, and VLANs with the values for your configuration.
interface {interface name, such as EthernetX/Y or GigabitEthernetX/Y/Z} description {desired description, such as NetApp-HCI-NodeX-PortC|D} mtu 9216 switchport access vlan 105 spanning-tree port type edge
You can use the following example commands to configure the switch ports used for the vMotion and virtual machines network. Replace the interface name, description, and VLANs with the values for your configuration.
interface {interface name, such as EthernetX/Y or GigabitEthernetX/Y/Z} description {desired description, such as NetApp-HCI-NodeX-PortC|F} mtu 9216 switchport mode trunk switchport trunk native vlan 107 switchport trunk allowed vlan 200,201 spanning-tree port type edge trunk