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19 BP1038| Best Practices and Guidelines for Integrating the Dell EqualLogic FS7600 and FS7610 into an Existing SAN
Table 2 Network port count requirement for FS Series appliances
FS model
# LAN ports per controller
# SAN ports per controller
Total ports used
Per controller
Per appliance
Per controller
Per appliance
FS7600
4 x 1Gb
8 x 1Gb
4 x 1Gb
8 x 1Gb
16 x 1Gb RJ-45
FS7610
2 x 10Gb
4 x 10Gb
2 x 10Gb
4 x 10Gb
8 x 10Gb SFP+
The FS Series controllers do not support VLAN tagging and VLANs are not required on either the LAN or
SAN switch. However, if VLANs are used, then switch ports should be configured as untagged so that any
tags are removed on port egress (when the packet leaves the switch).
Refer to the EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide or the EqualLogic FS7610 Installation and
Setup Guide on www.equallogic.com for specific instructions on cabling the FS Series NAS appliance.
8.2 IP addresses
Each NAS controller requires a unique static IP address on the LAN. This allows Group Manager to manage
the individual NAS controllers.
A NAS service IP address is used by clients to access any CIFS shares and NFS exports hosted by the NAS
service. When a NAS service is configured, one NAS service IP address is required if clients are on the same
subnet as the FS Series NAS and connections are automatically balanced across all available connections.
If the client network is routed, meaning clients are on a different subnet than the FS Series NAS, the client
network configuration can be modified to add additional NAS service IP addresses to allow for proper load
balancing across multiple client subnets. The total number of NAS service IP addresses required will
depend on the bonding mode used for the NAS service:
• For ALB, four IP addresses are required for each NAS controller. For example, in a two-controller
NAS appliance, eight NAS service IP addresses are required.
• For LACP (IEEE 802.3ad), one IP address is required for each controller. You need only one IP
address for each controller because all the client network interfaces on a controller are bonded
together. For example, in a single NAS appliance, only two NAS service IP addresses are needed.
On the SAN, each FS7600 controller requires four IP addresses for the iSCSI interfaces or for each FS7610
controller two IP addresses are needed. One additional IP address is required for management - allowing
the NAS service to manage the PS Series storage.