3.5.1 Matrix Server Installation Guide (June 2008)

Chapter 1: Configuration Information 4
Network Configuration Requirements
Networks used with Matrix Server should be configured as follows:
• Each network interface card (NIC) must be on a separate physical
network. For example, you could use either a separate Ethernet switch
for each network or a managed switch that allows network traffic to
be isolated.
• Each NIC must be on a separate logical IP network.
• The network topology should be symmetrical; each server in the
matrix should be connected to the same set of networks.
• The following flags must be set on each network interface: Broadcast,
Multicast, Up, Running.
• For iSCSI configurations, we recommend that the storage be on a
separate network.
Matrix SAN Configuration Guidelines
Following are guidelines for configuring the matrix SAN to be used with
Matrix Server:
• For all FC switches, it is best practice to place each HBA port and its
storage ports in a separate zone. No other initiator HBA port should
be present in this zone.
• The FC switches managed by the matrix must be from the same
vendor. Switches that will not be managed by Matrix Server can be
from other vendors only if all of the vendors have approved the
configuration.
• With fabric fencing, if the servers are connected to switches in
multiple fabrics, the physical ports on each switch must be assigned to
unique domain IDs. A different domain ID must be used on each
fabric (any given domain ID can exist on only one fabric in the SAN).
For example, if a server is connected to two switches that are not in the
same fabric, switch1 could use domain ID 6 and switch2 could use
domain ID 7. Domain ID 6 must not exist on the fabric containing