Peer to Peer Server Link

[Alis_Klar]

Hi,

I am thinking of creating a hyper-v cluster or hyper-v replication between 2 Proliant G6 servers. I will obviously need good bandwidth between our 2 main hyper-v hosts. They are in the same rack and both have spare NIC ports so can I just connect a network cable directly between the servers to get a 10GB link? I will still have connections via the switches.

 

Can I do this without causing a network loop? Will turning on spanning tree protocol on the switches solve this? Can/should I give the spare NIC's an IP address in a different range as they are only connecting to each other via those NIC's?

[Steve21]

What are you actually trying to solve here?

 

As if it's a cluster it'll need shared storage so should already have access to it and won't really need direct access to other host

 

And if it's replication it's never going to need 10GB, or if you already have a 10GB card in them they're already running at 10GB just across one switch?

 

Steve