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Chapter 3. Networking considerations

This chapter discusses requirements and other considerations when setting up

Secure Managed Client.

Included in this chapter are the following topics:

v “Infrastructure requirements”

v “Diskless client architecture” on page 6

v “Active Directory considerations” on page 6

v “iSCSI boot” on page 7

v “Capacity” on page 7

v “Link aggregation (Bonding)” on page 7

v “Packet loss” on page 8

v “Network topology” on page 8

Infrastructure requirements

The following are preferred network requirements:

v Multi GB backbone

v The Secure Managed Client Storage Array has 6 1-GB ports combined

v The switches are placed between the storage array and client only

The following are alternate networking requirements:

v A 1 GB or faster backbone

v A maximum of 20 clients per 1 GB link

v At a minimum, a 100 MB switch

– A Gigabit uplink is required

– Max of 20 clients per 100 MB switch witha1GBuplink

v Will support a routed network

– Not recommended for Secure Managed Client

– Must meet above network requirements

– Prefer 10-GB router

v Secure Managed Client uses two media access control (MAC)s sub-layers per

client

v Not compatible with network access control (NAC)

– Booting through iSCSI requires network access

– Network interface card (NIC) OPROM does not support NAC

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