[HCI 1.4] Configuration option C: Six cables for compute nodes with native VLANs

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.

VLAN configuration

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

CAUTION:

Deploying this configuration requires careful switch port configuration. Configuration errors in this network topology can result in deployment problems that are difficult to diagnose.

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.

NetApp HCI networking configuration option C

Example switch commands

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