Deployment Guide
Network description Naming
convention
for ports
Typical NIC
function
NIC type Static or
DHCP IP
address to
assign
Internal
communication
between server
cluster nodes
Internal1
Internal2
Intra-cluster
communication
between nodes
10/40 GbE NIC ports
Ports on the NDC in the server.
Static
To configure the NICs, complete the following task:
1. Go to Control Panel → Network and Sharing Center.
2. In the left pane, click Change Adapter Settings.
3. Based on the descriptions listed for each NIC, identify the following NICs:
• Two network ports for management
• Two network ports for internal communication
• Two network ports used for external client communication
4. Rename the NICs to indicate the network to which each NICs are associated by using the naming
convention listed in the Identifying specific NICs table.
5. To change the name of a NIC, right-click the NIC, and then select Rename.
Specifying the TCP/IP configuration
To specify the TCP/IP configuration for each of the connected NIC ports, complete the following task:
1. From the Network Connections drop-down menu, right-click a NIC, and then click Properties.
2. In the Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click
Properties.
3. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box, do the following:
a. In the IP address box, type the IP address, if applicable.
b. In the Subnet mask box, type the subnet mask.
c. In the Default gateway box, type the gateway IP address.
d. In the Preferred DNS server box, type the DNS IP address.
e. Click OK.
Enabling jumbo frames on NICs
Configure NICs on all SMB clients and storage nodes for jumbo frames with the MTU frame size set to
9216 Bytes. Also, ensure that the flow control is enabled on every NIC.
Specifying the binding order
Specifying the binding order determines how network connections are accessed by network services. To
specify the binding order, complete the following task:
1. Start a Windows PowerShell with administrative privileges.
2. Run the following command: ncpa.cpl
3. On the Network Connections page, press Alt to display the menu.
4. Click Advanced, and then select Advanced Settings.
5. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, select External1 and External2, and then move them to the top
of the binding order.
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