Users Guide

Configuring the Virtual Network 27

Initial Setup

In the

Network Connections

window of the Windows Server 2008

installation, label each LAN on Motherboard (LOM) port for your system.

It is recommended to use

LOM Port #1

for these LOMs. Label the first

LOM

PP Mgmt #1

for P

arent Partition Management #1

NOTE: The enumeration of these ports may NOT be correctly shown in the

Windows Server 2008 Network Connections window. Verify correct mappings

between the LOM numbering displayed on the back of the system and the

name assigned in the Windows GUI. You may be required to plug an active

network cable into the ports, one at a time, to map the physical ports to the

Windows network adapters.

Label each port for each add-in network adapter in your system. It is

recommended to use a format similar to:

For example,

Broadcom-PCIe Slot 4-Port 2

NOTE: The slot numbers can be found on the back of the system chassis.

Verify that the system is using the latest qualified network adapter drivers

as listed on the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com

Assign static IP addresses to each network adapter during configuration.

Although it is possible to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

(DHCP) addressing, it is recommended to use static addresses for all

system connections.

It is recommended to assign static addresses by function from different

subnets to all system connections. These include:

• Parent partition management including Failover Clustering public address

• Failover Clustering private address

• iSCSI connections

For specific requirements that may vary by storage solution, see the

Dell

Storage Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V

available

on the Dell

Support website at

support.dell.com