Hi,
I'm justing learning how to setup a hyperconverged S2D Cluster (thanks to Jaromir's MSLabs scripts on Github).
There is a question to which I can't find an answer.
Which NICs can be used to set the SMB/Inter-Node traffic for storage replication?
Can dedicated NICs be used for replication?
I come from VMware ESXi and I am used to be able to choose which services the NICs can use.
For network configuration of S2D, there are various posts related to RDMA, mainly RoCE with DCB. Dedicated NICs are not discussed here either. Configuration without RDMA is almost not discussed at all.
Similar questions were also asked in these older posts. But unfortunately without a clear answer.
Storage spaces direct Force Storage traffic on an specified nic:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e422c99f-b74e-40b4-a122-9ae15466b1ec/storage-spaces-direct-force-storage-traffic-on-an-specified-nic?forum=ws2016
Storage Spaces Direct networking:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/a16cf824-5345-4baa-a21d-f6cd21ed8e5d/storage-spaces-direct-networking?forum=winserverClustering
I would be happy if someone can give me a hint!
Regards