Users Guide

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NOTE: The virtual MAC identity that ASM assigns to the NIC depends on the network type selected when adding a
network.
For a LAN network type, a virtual MAC address is assigned to the server.
For an iSCSI network type, a virtual iSCSI MAC address is assigned to the server.
6. In the VLAN ID eld, type the VLAN ID between 1 and 4094.
NOTE: ASM uses the VLAN ID specically to congure I/O modules to enable network trac to ow from the
server to congured networks during deployment.
NOTE: The VLAN ID can be edited only if the network is not currently referenced by a template.
7. Select Congure static IP address ranges check box, and then do the following:
NOTE: After a network is created, you cannot select or clear the Congure static IP address ranges check box to
congure static IP address pools.
a. In the Gateway eld, type the default gateway IP address for routing network trac.
b. In the Subnet Mask eld, type the subnet mask.
c. Optionally, in the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS elds, type the IP addresses of primary DNS (required) and secondary
DNS (optional).
d. Optionally, in the DNS Sux eld, type the DNS sux to append for host name resolution.
e. Click Add IP Range, type a Starting IP Address and Ending IP Address, and then click Save IP Range. Repeat this step to
add multiple IP address ranges based on the requirement.
NOTE: The IP address ranges cannot overlap. For example, you cannot create an IP address range of 10.10.10.1–
10.10.10.100 and another range of 10.10.10.50–10.10.10.150.
NOTE: The network type can be edited only if the network is not currently referenced by a template.
8. To dene the network conguration, click Save.
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Network types
Network types
Using ASM, you can manage the following network types:
Private LAN—Used to access network resources for functions such as vMotion trac or heartbeat communication.
Public LAN—Used to access network resources for basic Networking activities.
NOTE: Private and public LANs are functionally identical in ASM. The purpose of oering both labels is to help users
categorize LANs based on functional use.
SAN (iSCSI)—Used to manage storage-related trac on an iSCSI network. If an IP address pool is associated with the network,
then ASM can use it to congure the iSCSI initiator IP address when doing a SAN (iSCSI) boot. Static or DHCP.
Hypervisor Management—Used to identify the management network for a hypervisor or operating system deployed on a
server.
Hypervisor Migration—Used to manage the network that you want to use for live migration. Live migration allows you to move
running virtual machines from one node of the failover cluster to dierent node in the same cluster.
Hypervisor Cluster Private — Used for private cluster heartbeat network communication.
OS Installation — Allows static or DHCP network for OS imaging on servers.
NOTE: When the OS Installation network is set to Static, OS Installation is supported only for installing Linux, ESXi,
and Windows on bare-metal systems with Intel NICs.
Hardware Management—Used for out-of-band management of hardware infrastructure.
The FIP VLAN Request is multicast to the destination MAC Address of ALL-FCF-MACs. The Source Address for the VLAN
Request is the ENode MAC, and it is important to note that the frame is transmitted without an 802.1Q (VLAN) tag.
VLAN ID
A VLAN ID is a unique identier that enables switching and routing of network trac.
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