Each of the variants in Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies supports a specific type of network connectivity. The type of network connectivity determines the solution integration requirements.
- For switchless storage networking, install the server cabling according to the instructions detailed in E2E Deployment and Operations Guide with Switchless Networking.
- For sample switch configurations for these network connectivity options, see Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies : Switch Configurations, iWARP Mellanox (RoCE) and Intel E810 (iWARP) Cards and Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies : Switch Configurations, iWARP (Qlogic Cards Only). Note: Manually disable the DCB on the management adapters using the
Disable-NetAdapterQos <nicName>command.
Fully converged network connectivity
In the fully converged network configuration, both storage and management/compute traffic use the same set of network adapters. These adapters are configured with Switch-Embedded Teaming (SET). When using RoCE in a fully converged network configuration, you must configure Data Center Bridging (DCB).