The solution environment included the following elements:
- An Ethernet switching infrastructure that is capable of Layer 3 routing, trunking, Layer 2 VLAN ID and tagging (IEEE 802.1Q), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) (IEEE 802.3ad), and the Spanning Tree PortFast feature.
- Domain name system (DNS) and Network Time Protocol (NTP) services. We recommend a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, although it is not required.
- Sufficient power and cooling to support all components. To determine accurate power and cooling needs, see the product documentation for the various components.