https://community.hpe.com/t5/storevirtual-storage/2-node-unified-nas-gateway/m-p/4702256#M1682 If you are using the Windows Storage Server based NAS Gateway, I believe it runs Windows Storage Server 2008. This can use Microsoft's File Share Witness Cluster configuration which *does not* require a direct connection heartbeat.<BR /><BR />We have ours setup like this, but I do not recall which HP NAS gateway we purchased. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:21:34 GMT kghammond 2010-10-21T11:21:34Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/storevirtual-storage/2-node-unified-nas-gateway/m-p/4702255#M1681 Customer wants to install one node at one location and another node at another location and do the heartbeat over the network. Can we do this? The install guide talks about a direct connection for heartbeat. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:08:43 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/storevirtual-storage/2-node-unified-nas-gateway/m-p/4702255#M1681 SantokhB 2010-10-20T15:08:43Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/storevirtual-storage/2-node-unified-nas-gateway/m-p/4702256#M1682 If you are using the Windows Storage Server based NAS Gateway, I believe it runs Windows Storage Server 2008. This can use Microsoft's File Share Witness Cluster configuration which *does not* require a direct connection heartbeat.<BR /><BR />We have ours setup like this, but I do not recall which HP NAS gateway we purchased. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:21:34 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/storevirtual-storage/2-node-unified-nas-gateway/m-p/4702256#M1682 kghammond 2010-10-21T11:21:34Z