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To support SAP HANA bandwidth requirements, SAP requires high-speed network connectivity for SAP HANA-related networks. For more information, see SAP HANA Network Requirements.
The internode network is tested to ensure that every node can connect to every other node with the minimal throughput requirement provided by SAP.
In addition to the system networks that are required for management and configuring vSphere for virtual HANA, Dell Technologies recommends configuring the following networks for the SAP HANA environments that will use the specified function:
For the SAN fabric, Dell’s storage networking recommendations include Dell Connectrix FC or Dell unified S4148U switches. The unified S4148U switch supports both Ethernet and FC networks.
For more information, see: