Users Guide

24 Configuring the Virtual Network
• One network adapter is dedicated for parent partition management
including remote desktop access and name resolution (DNS/NetBIOS).
This adapter is used for
public network access in the failover clustering
configuration.
• Failover cluster configurations use separate network adapters for cluster
public and private traffic.
NOTE: The cluster public adapter may be shared with the parent partition
management network adapter.
Table 5-1 to Table 5-4 offer minimum port allocations required for various
iSCSI and failover clustering configurations, and one configuration for
implementing additional VM networks. It is recommended to use additional
VM networks when the number of VMs increase.
Table 5-1. Port Layout Without iSCSI or Failover Clustering
Parent Partition/Cluster
Public Network Adapter
Virtual Network Adapter
2 Ports (minimum) Port 1 Port 2
3 Ports (as needed) Port 1 Ports 2 and 3
Table 5-2. Port Layout Without iSCSI and With Failover Clustering
Parent
Partition/Cluster
Public Network
Adapter
Virtual Network
Adapter
Cluster Private
Network Adapter
3 Ports (minimum) Port 1 Port 2 Port 3
4 Ports (as needed) Port 1 Ports 2 and 3 Port 4
Table 5-3. Port Layout With iSCSI and Without Failover Clustering
Parent
Partition/Cluster
Public Network
Adapter
Virtual Network
Adapter
iSCSI Network
Adapter
4 Ports (minimum) Port 1 Port 2 Ports 3 & 4
5 Ports (as needed) Port 1 Ports 2 & 3 Ports 4 & 5