I don't recommend setting up the filer NICs as a vif. We tried that initially and had beaucoup performance problems. Instead give each NIC its own IP. Unless you have a really good reason not to, connect each NIC to a separate switch.
On the client, give each NIC a separate IP and set up MPIO to connect each NIC to both filer IPs. If possible put all iSCSI NICs (filer & client) on a separate VLAN.
-----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of netapp.filer@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 11:10 AM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: iscsi, mpio of multiple connections with a single head
Hi,
I was wondering what the opinions are regaring setting up iscsi and MPIO.
I have the following setup:
Windows 2003 host, two nics for iSCSI, MS iSCSI initiator, Snapdrive 5.0
Two Network switches
Netapp FAS3020 single head, with 2 nics for iSCSI (should I set this up as a vif?)
How should I set up the IP adresses on the host, should I use a single vif on the filer?
I have searched on the NOW site but there are no guides for this configuration, all config guides only discuss HA (Clustered filers) configurations