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VSP HA Supported Port Configurations
The following tables list supported uses for ports on the appliance. Supported uses vary slightly depending on deployment (integrated, dedicated) and on whether an add-on NIC is installed on the appliance. For recommended configurations, see VSP HA Recommended Port Configurations.
Supported Port Uses for Integrated Mode Deployments
The following table lists supported uses for ports on the appliance when deployed in integrated mode:
Primary
Auxiliary
•  CIFS
•  Datastore synchronization
•  vSphere HA heartbeat
•  SteelFusion heartbeat
•  RiOS management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  ESXi management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion Edge appliance to SteelFusion Core appliance
(Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion HA traffic
(Depends on configuration)
•  vSphere HA heartbeats
•  SteelFusion heartbeat
•  Blockstore synchronization
•  RiOS management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  ESXi management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion HA traffic
(Depends on configuration)
 
The following table lists supported uses for ports on the appliance when deployed in integrated mode with add-on NIC:
Primary
Auxiliary
ethX_0
ethX_1
ethX_2
ethX_3
•  CIFS
•  Datastore synchronization
•  vSphere HA heartbeat
•  RiOS management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  ESXi management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion Edge appliance to SteelFusion Edge appliance
(Depends on user configuration)
•  vSphere HA heartbeats
•  RiOS management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  ESXi management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion Edge appliance to SteelFusion Core appliance
(Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion Edge appliance to SteelFusion Core appliance (Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion heartbeat (Direct cross connected with secondary EX.)
•  Blockstore synchroniza-tion (Primary path)
•  SteelFusion heartbeat (Direct cross connected with secondary EX.)
•  Blockstore synchroniza-tion (Secondary path)
Supported Port Uses for Dedicated Mode Deployments
The following table lists supported uses for ports on the appliance when deployed in dedicated mode:
Primary
Auxiliary
•  CIFS
•  Datastore synchronization
•  SteelFusion heartbeat
•  RiOS management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion Edge appliance to SteelFusion Core appliance
(Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion HA traffic
(Depends on configuration)
•  SteelFusion heartbeat
•  Blockstore synchronization
•  RiOS management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion HA traffic
(Depends on configuration)
 
The following table lists supported uses for ports on the appliance when deployed in dedicated mode with add-on NIC:
Primary
Auxiliary
ethX_0
ethX_1
ethX_2
ethX_3
•  CIFS
•  Datastore synchronization
•  SteelFusion heartbeat
•  RiOS management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  ESXi management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  SteelFusion Edge appliance to SteelFusion Core appliance
(Depends on user configuration)
•  iSCSI Traffic between SteelFusion Edge and External ESXi/Windows Server
•  RiOS management
(Depends on user configuration)
•  iSCSI Traffic between SteelFusion Edge and External ESXi/Windows Server
•  iSCSI Traffic between SteelFusion Edge and External ESXi/Windows Server
•  SteelFusion heartbeat (Direct cross connected with secondary EX)
•  Blockstore Synchronization (Primary path)
•  SteelFusion heartbeat (Direct cross connected with secondary EX)
•  Blockstore Synchronization (Secondary path)