Network Concepts
The Network section of the Dashboard provides two views: a read-only inventory of physical interfaces across the cluster, and full management of logical subnets.
Interfaces
The Interfaces tab lists every network port detected across all nodes in the cluster. Each row shows the node name, port name, link speed, operational status, MAC address, and currently assigned IP address. This view is read-only — it reflects the physical hardware state as observed by the system.
Use this view to verify that all expected ports are detected and online before configuring subnets.
Subnets
A Subnet is a logical network segment assigned to one or more purposes within the cluster. You create subnets to tell the system which network interfaces handle which types of traffic.
Subnet fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Human-readable identifier for the subnet |
| Enabled | Whether the subnet is active |
| Prefix | Network address in CIDR notation (e.g., 10.0.1.0/24) |
| VLAN | Optional VLAN ID (0–4094). Leave empty if no VLAN tagging is used. |
| Gateway | Default gateway IP address for this subnet |
| MTU | Maximum Transmission Unit in bytes (576–9000) |
| Services | One or more of: storage, management, replication |
| Assignments | Per-node mapping of interface name and IP address within this subnet |
Services
Each subnet is assigned one or more service roles:
| Service | Purpose |
|---|---|
storage | High-speed network (Ethernet or InfiniBand) used for data I/O between clients and storage nodes |
management | Interface used for Dashboard access and internal node-to-node control |
replication | Internal data replication between storage nodes |
A single physical network can carry all service types, or you can separate them onto dedicated subnets for traffic isolation and performance.