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HPE NIMBLE STORAGE DEPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR NETWORKING Ethernet best practices guide Technical white paper CONTENTS Executive summary .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Target audience................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Modifying the network configuration .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Requirements for network configuration ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Recommendations for network configuration....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Warnings for network configuration .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 iSCSI considerations ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Virtual local area networks ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Requirements for VLANs ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Recommendations for VLANs ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Warnings for VLANs ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Maximum transmission units ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Requirements for MTUs ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Recommendations for MTUs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Warnings for MTUs........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Inter-switch links ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Requirements for ISLs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Recommendations for ISLs ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Warnings for ISLs............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Switch characteristics ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Requirements for switches...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Recommendations for switches ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Warnings for switches ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Host characteristics.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Requirements for hosts .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Recommendations for hosts.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Warnings for hosts ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Multiarray group considerations .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Requirements for multiarray groups .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Recommendations for multiarray groups.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Warnings for multiarray groups ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................