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IP Address and DHCP Setup
This section provides information about the requirements for Data Director IP address and DHCP setup.
IP Address and DHCP Setup for Data Director Network Traffic
Table 2-3. Required IP Addresses and DHCP Setup
Data Director
Networks
DHCP
Require
d IP Address FQDN
vCenter Network no
n
1 IP address used by the Data Director Management Server.
n
1 IP Address used by the Data Director DB Name Server.
Not required.
Internal Network yes
n
1 IP address used by the Data Director Management Server.
n
1 IP Address used by the Data Director DB Name Server.
n
n IP addresses used by the database virtual machines
(DBVMs). These IP addresses must be assigned by the
DHCP server.
For the Data Director Management Server, these IP addresses
can be static or assigned by the DHCP server.
Required only if you
cannot provide two
static IP addresses, in
which case Dynamic
DNS is required.
Web Console
Network
no 1 IP address used by the Data Director Management Server. This
IP address can be static or assigned by the DHCP server.
One FQDN.
DB Name Service
Network
no 1 IP addresses used by Data Director DB Name Server. This IP
address can be static or assigned by the DHCP server.
One FQDN.
DB Access
Networks
yes n IP addresses used by the database virtual machines (DBVMs).
These IP addresses must be assigned by the DHCP server and
DB Name Server.
Not required.
Multiple-Gateway Network Setups
You can configure the Management Server virtual machine and the DB Name Server virtual machine with one
network gateway.
The Management Server virtual machine uses the gateway associated with its Web Console Network Adapter.
The DB Name Server virtual machine uses the gateway associated with its DB Name Service Network Adapter.
If any network traffic that originates from the Management Server and DB Name Server virtual machines
requires routing, that routing can be done only through the configured gateway. Network setups that require
more than one gateway in either the Management Server or DB Name Server virtual machine are not currently
supported and cannot be configured.
Four VLAN Network Configuration
A possible network configuration is to have four separate VLANs for the different types of Data Director
network traffic and one or more separate DB Access Networks for database (SQL) network traffic. This
configuration requires 1-Gigabit or greater Ethernet interfaces.
The following diagram illustrates a four-VLAN network configuration.
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