Chapter 6: Enabling Network Connectivity
When we installed our system in the first chapter, we enabled the network interface. However, network configuration is, or can be, even more than that.
A server connected to a network might require additional interfaces for configuring other networks; for example, for reaching backup servers, performing internal services from other servers, or even accessing storage that is not presented directly via a Storage Array Network (SAN) as local drives but as, for example, Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) drives.
Additionally, a server might use redundant network capabilities to ensure that, in the event of a failure in one of the cards, switches, and so on, the server can still be reached and ...
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