Users Guide

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 field, type the VLAN ID between 1 and 4094.

NOTE: ASM uses the VLAN ID specifically to configure I/O modules to enable network traffic to flow from the

server to configured networks during deployment.

NOTE: The VLAN ID can be edited only if the network is not currently referenced by a template.

7. Select Configure static IP address ranges check box, and then do the following:

NOTE: After a network is created, you cannot select or clear the Configure static IP address ranges check box to

configure static IP address pools.

a. In the Gateway field, type the default gateway IP address for routing network traffic.

b. In the Subnet Mask field, type the subnet mask.

c. Optionally, in the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields, type the IP addresses of primary DNS (required) and secondary

DNS (optional).

d. Optionally, in the DNS Suffix field, type the DNS suffix 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 define the network configuration, click Save.

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Network types

Using ASM, you can manage the following network types.

• Private LAN — Used to access network resources for functions such as vMotion traffic 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 offering both labels is to help users

categorize LANs based on functional use.

• SAN (iSCSI) — Used to manage storage-related traffic on an iSCSI network. If an IP address pool is associated with the

network, then ASM can use it to configure 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 different 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.

• Fileshare — Used to manage the NFS traffic in the NetApp Storage file system.

• 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 identifier that enables switching and routing of network traffic.