I’m not sure if this should be under this category or networking
Anyway, I have my ESXi 7.0 server connected to my Synology RS1221+ using iSCSI for my VMs (homelab but I like to keep it running well). I am currently using a 1GbE connection (it works but isn’t the fastest ) on a separate subnet/VLAN that goes through my UniFi SW24Gen2 (e.g., 192.168.21.0/24 without a gateway/default route and using a dedicated VLAN - 21 in this case).
I have just added a 10GbE Synology dual port card to my NAS. As I do not have a 10GbE switch, this will be a direction connection (e.g., NAS to ESXi host). I am waiting on a second DAC cable to add redundancy between ESXi and the NAS. Here are my questions:
- Should I remove the 1GbE iSCSI connect on the ESXi side before adding the 10GbE connection? I don’t think that you can have mixed speeds for iSCSI in this case.
- Related to the above, if I leave both in place should I use different subnets?
- Should I wait until the second DAC cable arrives before making the change? It is more work/risk to add the redundant network connection?
Any other suggestions (or warnings!) are welcome!
Cheers and Thanks!