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Chapter 2 Installing StorNext File System
Getting Ready to Install
StorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 20
Table 8 File System Hardware
Requirements
LAN Requirements 2
The following LAN requirements must be met before installing StorNext
on the MDC:
• In cases where gigabit networking hardware is used and maximum
StorNext performance is required, a separate, dedicated switched
Ethernet LAN is recommended for the StorNext metadata network. If
maximum StorNext performance is not required, shared gigabit
networking is acceptable.
• A separate, dedicated switched Ethernet LAN is mandatory for the
metadata network if 100 Mbit/s or slower networking hardware is
used.
• The MDC and all clients must have static IP addresses.
Verify network connectivity with pings, and also verify entries in the
/etc/hosts file.
• If using Gigabit Ethernet, disable jumbo frames and TOE (TCP
offload engine).
Getting Ready to Install
Before installing StorNext SNFS, complete the following tasks to ensure
successful installation:
File Systems RAM Disk Space
1–4* 2 GB 2 GB
5–8** 4 GB 4 GB
* Two CPUs recommended for best performance.
** Two CPUs required for best performance.
Note: StorNext does not support file system metadata on the same
network as iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, or VLAN data when 100 Mbit/s
or slower networking hardware is used.