HP SimpliVity OmniCube CN-3400 - Chapter 8: Network Cabling Options; About the 10 Gbe-Only Network Configuration

60 About the 10GbE-only network configuration
Chapter 8: Network cabling options
This section contains the following topics:
• About the 10GbE-only network configuration
• About the direct-connected network configuration
• About the switch-connected network configuration
There are different options for cabling the 10 GbE and 1 GbE interfaces used for the SimpliVity networks:
Storage, Federation, and Management. You select the configuration that best meets the needs of your
environment.
About the 10GbE-only network configuration
The minimum network configuration for a Federation with two OmniCube servers uses redundant 10GbE
connections to two 10GbE switches. This configuration uses VLANs to separate the SimpliVity Storage,
Federation, and Management networks.
Figure 26: 10GbE-only network configuration
Configuration guidelines:
• For each system, use two SFP+ Direct Attach active cables (or Fiber Optic cables) to connect the
10GbE ports to different 10GbE switches.