RE: 3020 Cluster: which one is management interface - toasters

3 Jan 2007


      Sure, that should work.  Just be sure you set partner interfaces on each
side for each vlan interface
of your 2nd level vif.  This, of course, assumes your switches support
VLAN tagging.
-- Adam Fox 
adamfox@netapp.com
_____
From: Linux Admin [mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 6:25 PM
To: Blake Golliher; NetApp Toasters List
Subject: Re: 3020 Cluster: which one is management interface
so i can do
level 1vif : multi1 + mutli2
level 2 vif:  single1 (out of 2 multi)
vlans: 2 vlans on top of single 1
in cluster config?
Have this been done?
On 1/3/07, Blake Golliher thelastman@gmail.com wrote:
There is no default management interface on a 3020 or a 3050 (or
a
    3070 for that matter).  There are 4 interfaces that come with
the
    system.  You can use them in the way you had described in your
first
    post, then use vlan tagging, to segment your management traffic
from 
    your production traffic.  So your production still gets 4
interfaces,
    and your management interface is on a separate vlan from your
    production network.
    
    This is a different configuration then you were previously
using, but 
    that's the nature of this device.  Alternately, you could
purchase
    another nic from Netapp for management use.  I'm sure you could
    negotiate a lower price then usual, since it's only going to be
used 
    as a management interface.
    
    -Blake
    
    On 1/3/07, Linux Admin sysadmin.linux@gmail.com wrote:
    > Blake,
    > Thanks again.
    > so is there a "default" management interface out the 4? 
    > i was going to use 2 nicks to 1 switch (active) and 2 nicks to
2 switch
    > (passive)
    > 3 nics, odd number to work with vifs is very strange.
    > Now some people say they vif all 4 into one vif and use that
for mgmt and 
    > data.
    > how is it possible?
    > i am still confused
    >
    >
    >
    > On 1/3/07, Blake Golliher thelastman@gmail.com wrote:
    > > I meant using vlans to separate your management traffic from
your 
    > > production data traffic.  Most filers before the 3000 had
one on board
    > > interface.  Even on the 980 it had a 100mb interface.  With
the 3000's
    > > and the 6000's there are now 4 or 6 on board 1g interfaces
that can be 
    > > used for either management or data throughput.
    > >
    > > If you workload is dispersed enough that you need 4 full 1g
interfaces
    > > for just production traffic, or your security need to be
segmented 
    > > that management traffic can't touch production traffic, then
perhaps a
    > > separate gig card is required.
    > >
    > > -Blake
    > >
    > > On 1/3/07, Linux Admin < sysadmin.linux@gmail.com
mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com > wrote:
    > > > Blake,
    > > > Thanks! So which one is managment then?
    > > > I see dedicated managemnet iterface on all filers but
3020.
    > > > Or do you manage over the data IP? 
    > > > Thanks
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > On 1/3/07, Blake Golliher <thelastman@gmail.com > wrote:
    > > > > You can use vlan tagging on it that final multi mode
trunk vlan. 
    > > > > There should be 3 slots available for expansion cards if
you need a
    > > > > dedicated interface for managment.  Depending on how
much storage is
    > > > > attached to this config, you should be able to use one
of those slots 
    > > > > for a network card.
    > > > >
    > > > > -Blake
    > > > >
    > > > > On 1/3/07, Linux Admin < sysadmin.linux@gmail.com >
wrote:
    > > > > > Folks,
    > > > > > Not familiar with 3020 series at all. I see 4 nics
(e0a, e0b,
    > e0c,e0d)
    > > > on
    > > > > > the back of each head. 
    > > > > > Does it mean I have sacrifice one to be management and
only 3 are
    > > > available
    > > > > > as data?
    > > > > > Have NetApp change things? Or can I used all 4 in
single/multi vips? 
    > > > > > I was going to do e0a and e0c in single A, e0b and and
e0d in single
    > B,
    > > > and
    > > > > > Multi VIP C on top of Sinlge A and Single B.
    > > > > > Not sure what to do about management. 
    > > > > > Thanks for help
    > > > > >
    > > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
    >
    >