Network Traffic Pattern

Network traffic pattern

Internal networks:

  • Node Management Network (NMN) - Provides the internal control plane for systems management and jobs control
  • Hardware Management Network (HMN) - Provides internal access to system baseboard management controllers (BMC/iLO) and other lower-level hardware access

External and Edge networks:

  • Customer Management Network (CMN) - Provides customer access from the site to the system for administrators
  • Customer Access Network (CAN) or Customer High Speed Network (CHN) provide:
    • Customer access from the site to the system for job control and jobs data movement
    • Access from the system to the site for network services like DNS, LDAP, and more

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