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Section 2.2.2, "Recommended Infrastructure"

2.2.1. Network Summary

The following table summarizes all required or optional network interfaces utilized by DX Storage:

Interface

SCSP

Admin Console

DHCP

DNS

NTP

Logging

SNMP

mDNS

TFTP

2.2.2. Recommended Infrastructure

The following networking services are recommended for the management of a DX Storage cluster.

• DHCP server for allocating node addresses

• NTP time server to provide clock synchronization. Dell recommends you configure multiple

NTP servers (or multiple pools of servers) that are located in the proximity of your cluster. Clock

synchronization is critical for many of DX Storage's components.

For example, you can use the

servers.

For more information, see

• Syslog server for receiving critical alerts

Gigabit Ethernet is the recommended connection speed between DX Storage cluster nodes.

DX Storage automatically makes use of multiple network interfaces to provide a redundant network

connection. To use this feature, connect the network interfaces to the one or more interconnected

switches in the same subnet. See

2.3. Setting Up Network Services

The following topics discuss how to set up network services for your DX Storage cluster:

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Section 2.3.1, "Setting Up NTP for Time Synchronization "

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Section 2.3.2, "Setting Up DNS for Name Resolution"

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Section 2.3.3, "Preparing for Named Objects"

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Section 2.3.4, "Setting Up SNMP for Monitoring"

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Section 2.3.5, "Setting Up Network Load Balancing"

Type

TCP/80

TCP/90

UDP/67

UDP/53

UDP/123

UDP/514

UDP/161

UDP/5353

UDP/69

NTP Pool Project's continental

Section 2.3.1, "Setting Up NTP for Time Synchronization

Section 2.1.3, "Switching Hardware"

Required/Optional

Required

Optional but Recommended

Optional

Required

Optional but Recommended

Optional

zones, which are pools of NTP

for more information.

Version 5.0

December 2010