Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Deployment Guide

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Identifying specific NICs

Table 1. Identifying specific NICs . Identifying specific NICs
Network description	Naming convention for ports	Typical NIC function	NIC type	Static or DHCP IP address to assign
Server management	Manage1 Manage2	Host management (remote desktop or System Center)	Two 1 GbE NIC ports Ports on the network daughter card (NDC) in the server.	Static or DHCP
External communication to SMB clients	External1 External2	Communication with SMB client computers to provide access to SMB shares	10/40 GbE NIC ports Typically the highest performance NICS, such as the RDMA ports available with Chelsio or Mellanox network adapters.	Static
Internal communication between server cluster nodes	Internal1 Internal2	Intra-cluster communication between nodes	10/40 GbE NIC ports Ports on the NDC in the server.	Static

To configure the NICs, complete the following task:

Go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center .
In the left pane, click Change Adapter Settings .
Based on the descriptions listed for each NIC, identify the following NICs:
- Two network ports for management
- Two network ports for internal communication
- Two network ports used for external client communication
Rename the NICs to indicate the network to which each NICs are associated by using the naming convention listed in the Identifying specific NICs table.
To change the name of a NIC, right-click the NIC, and then select Rename.