Dell DX6000 - Manual (Page 9)

DX Object Storage Platform Overview 9
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DX Object Storage Platform
Overview
Network Topologies
The Dell DX Object Storage Platform network consists of one or more DX
Storage Clusters connected by DX Content Router services. There are many
possible network topologies depending on the storage network goals. All
networks share the following features:
• One or two DX Cluster Services Nodes that provide services to the storage
cluster.
• Two or more DX Storage Nodes that provide data storage services.
• Ethernet switches to enable required services within a storage cluster
(private network) and access to the storage nodes from outside the cluster
(public network).
• Services such as Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
NOTE: DX Storage Cluster requires a dedicated internal network to ensure that the
storage cluster traffic is protected from unauthorized access. The dedicated
network also ensures that the external or corporate network is isolated from both
the PXE boot server and cluster multicast traffic.
All network services required by the cluster are present in the DX Cluster
Services Node software bundle and preinstalled on the Cluster Services Node.
The DX Storage Cluster is automatically configured with defaults for all
network parameters that should be sufficient for most simple configurations.
All network parameters can be set manually to support more complex
configurations. For detailed information about setting network parameters,
see the DX Object Storage Getting Started Guide and the DX Object Storage
Advanced Administration Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
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