UCS C210M2 NIC Teaming

[iwearing]

Hi,

I have 2 x C210M2 Servers with 6 NICs on each Server.

I am looking for some guidance on NIC teaming when using the following VMs

UC

Unity Connection

UCCX

I was intending two use 2 teamed NICs for ESXI and the remaining 4 teamed NICs for the 3 UC applications per Server.

Would it be better to split the the UC aplications/NIC configuration or would the above be suitable.

thanks

Ian.

[padramas]

Ian,

The following link provides recommendations on configuring physical links for UC apps on UCS.

http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/QoS_Design_Considerations_for_Virtual_UC_with_UCS#Physical_Links

HTH

Padma

[iwearing]

Padma,

Thanks for responding to my initial query. I had seen this link but it wasnt detailed enough to answer my question.

Cisco UCS C-Series tested reference configurations ship with two or six 1Gbps Ethernet ports (two on the motherboard for C210 or C200 plus on C210 additional four on a PCIe NIC). The recommended best practice configuration when using this tested reference configuration is:

• One or two pairs of teamed NICs for UC VM traffic. One pair is usually sufficient on C200 due to the low load per VM.
  
• One pair of NICs (teamed or dedicated) for VMware-specific traffic (e.g. management, vMotion, VMware High Availability, etc.)
  

Based on the above would it be correct to have all 3 UC applications (UCM, Unity Connection, UCCX) configured in the same vlan and use 2 pairs of teamed NICs?

The remaining pair of NICs can be used for VMWare.

thanks

Ian.

[padramas]

Hello Ian,

>>> Based on the above would it be correct to have all 3 UC applications  (UCM, Unity Connection, UCCX) configured in the same vlan and use 2  pairs of teamed NICs?

Yes, 2 pairs of teamed NICs ( assuming 1 Gbps ) can handle the traffic generated by above three UC apps.

http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/QoS_Design_Considerations_for_Virtual_UC_with_UCS#LAN_Traffic_Sizing

http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Virtualization_for_Unified_CCX#UCS_Network_Configuration

From ESXi / UCS perspective, having these three UC apps in same VLAN / host is not an issue. However, I am not aware of any application ( CUCM , CUC or UCCX )  specific requirements that demands them to be on seperate VLANs.

>>> The remaining pair of NICs can be used for VMWare.

Yes, you can dedicate a pair for ESXi management.

HTH

Padma