Dell FluidFS Version 6.0 FS8600 Appliance Deployment Guide

The LAN/client network is used for client access to the SMB shares and NFS exports, and it is also used by the storage administrator to manage the FluidFS cluster. The FluidFS cluster is assigned one or more virtual IP addresses (client VIPs) on the client network that allow clients to access the FluidFS cluster as a single entity. The client VIP also enables load balancing between NAS controllers, and ensures failover in the event of a NAS controller failure.

If client access to the FluidFS cluster is not through a router (in other words, a flat network), define one client VIP per cluster. If clients access the FluidFS cluster through a router, define a client VIP for each client interface port per NAS controller.