Deployment Guide

Server or storage
solution
2x1 2x2 2x3 2x4 3x3 3x4 4x3 4x4
DSMS 730 with DSMS
3060e
8U 12U 16U 20U 18U 22U N/A 24U
NOTE: You may have to consider additional rack space for switches, SMB client servers, and other
requirements for your environment.
Internet connectivity
If you are using Windows Update for OS updates and fixes, each server node requires internet access.
DNS
Server nodes in the cluster must use Domain Name System (DNS) for name resolution. Also, the server
nodes can use DNS Dynamic update protocol.
Domain role
When you create a server node for a cluster, each server node must be in the same Active Directory (AD)
Domain and you must specify their role as "member server."
Administrator account for the cluster
To create a cluster, you must have an account to the domain that has administrator rights and
permissions on all server nodes in the cluster.
Network infrastructure requirements for Converged
Converged network configurations will vary depending on the workload being deployed on the solution.
The following is a list of the different types of network traffic to consider when planning the deployment.
Table 3. Type of network traffic for Converged
Type of Network Description
iDRAC server management Network used to manage the physical server. It provides
functionality that helps you deploy, update, monitor and
maintain Dell PowerEdge servers with or without a systems
management software agent.
Management Network used to manage physical server such as Active
Directory and Domain Name System integration.
Storage Network used for storage traffic and I/O redirection.
External communication Network used for communication to applications running on
the solution such as Hyper-V, SQL, etc.
Cluster Network used for the failover cluster which provides
communication for the heartbeat in addition to inter-node
communication, such as CSV redirection and Hyper-V live
Migration.
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