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Subnet requirements for Converged configurations

Converged network configurations change on the basis of workload that the solution handles. There is no single solution that can be commonly used for different networking infrastructures.

The following is a list of the different types of network traffic to consider when planning the deployment. Based on the network speed and infrastructure of your environment, you can consolidate many of these networks over one or more physical network interface cards (NICs).

Table 1. Type of network traffic for Converged
Network	Description
iDRAC server management	Network used to manage the physical server remotely using the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (IDRAC) utility, Web Interface.
Management	Network used to manage physical server such as Active Directory and Domain Name System integration.

External communication	Network used for communication to applications running on the solution, such as Hyper-V replica, external access to file shares, or VMs.
Internal Communication between server cluster nodes	Network used for the failover cluster, which provides communication for the heartbeat in addition to inter-node communication, such as CSV redirection and Hyper-V live Migration.