SimpliVity network segregation?

[jlangmead]

Hi

If I have a single site with mutliple (three) SimpliVity cluster environments each within their own federation, do I need to ensure that I have indivudal VLANs for each of the three Federation, Storage and management networks or can I have a single VLAN for federation traffic for all three federation networks,  a single VLAN for storage traffic for all three SimpliVity storage networks and a single VLAN for management for all three SimpliVity management traffic?

many thanks

[Ryan_Hardy]

Hi,

since it is targeted traffic (using IP addresses), I guess there's no harm in reusing the VLANs for the other clusters. Performance would be the same anyhow, except when using dedicated hardware and cabling.

[Deepak_K · Accepted solution]

Hi jlangmead,

It is recommended to use seperate VLANS for all the 3 federations for all the 3 networks (Management, Federation & Storage). This is to avoid communication conflicts between the 3 federations on the 3 networks (Management, Federation & Storage). It is also recommended to use seperate vCenter for each federation. In other words, It is not recommended to use a single vCenter for multiple federations.

Thanks & Regards,

Deepak

Hewlett Packard Enterprise