ADC

Common switch for client and server and dedicated switch for backplane

September 14, 2021

Contributed by:

S C

In this deployment, the clients and servers use different interfaces on the same switch to communicate with the Citrix ADC cluster. The cluster backplane uses a dedicated switch for inter-node communication.

Cluster two arms

NS0 - nodeId: 0, NSIP: 10.102.29.60
NS1 - nodeId: 1, NSIP: 10.102.29.70
NS2 - nodeId: 2, NSIP: 10.102.29.80

To deploy a cluster with the same switch for the clients and servers and a different switch for the cluster backplane

Create a cluster of nodes NS0, NS1, and NS2.

Log on to the first node that you want to add to the cluster and do the following:

 > create cluster instance 1
 > add cluster node 0 10.102.29.60 -state ACTIVE -backplane 0/1/1
 > enable cluster instance 1
 > add ns ip 10.102.29.61 255.255.255.255 -type CLIP
 > save ns config
 > reboot -warm

Log on to the cluster IP address and do the following:

 > add cluster node 1 10.102.29.70 -state ACTIVE -backplane 1/1/1
 > add cluster node 2 10.102.29.80 -state ACTIVE -backplane 2/1/1

Log on to the nodes 10.102.29.70 and 10.102.29.80 to join the nodes to the cluster.

 > join cluster -clip 10.102.29.61 -password nsroot
 > save ns config
 > reboot -warm

As seen in the preceding commands, the interfaces 0/1/1, 1/1/1, and 2/1/1 are configured as the backplane interfaces of the three cluster nodes.

On the cluster IP address, create VLANs for the backplane, client, and server interfaces.

//For the backplane interfaces
```
> add vlan 10
> bind vlan 10 0/1/1 1/1/1 2/1/1
```
//For the client-side interfaces
```
> add vlan 20
> bind vlan 20 0/1/2 1/1/2 2/1/2
```
//For the server-side interfaces
```
> add vlan 30
> bind vlan 30 0/1/3 1/1/3 2/1/3
```
On the switch, create VLANs for the interfaces corresponding to the backplane interfaces and the client and server interfaces. The following sample configurations are provided for the Cisco® Nexus 7000 C7010 Release 5.2(1) switch. Similar configurations must be performed on other switches.

//For the backplane interfaces. Repeat for each interface…
```
> interface Ethernet2/47
> switchport access vlan 100
> switchport mode access
> end
```
//For the client interfaces. Repeat for each interface…
```
> interface Ethernet2/48
> switchport access vlan 200
> switchport mode access
> end
```
//For the server interfaces. Repeat for each interface…
```
> interface Ethernet2/49
> switchport access vlan 300
> switchport mode access
> end
```

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Common switch for client and server and dedicated switch for backplane

September 14, 2021

Contributed by:

S C

September 14, 2021

Contributed by:

S C

Common switch for client and server and dedicated switch for backplane

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