Connecting a Second Business Network

When you deploy a ztC Edge system for the first time, you connect a network cable from the P1 port of each node to your existing network to create a shared business/management network called network0 (sometimes referred to as ibiz0).

If you want to add a second, dedicated business network (network1, sometimes referred to as ibiz1) after deployment, you can connect a network cable from the P2 port of each node to your existing network.

Adding a second business network may help to improve load balancing on a system with two or more VMs because you can assign the virtual machines (VMs) to separate business networks. Reducing the load on network0 can also help to improve performance because network0 carries management traffic as well as business traffic.

To connect a second business network

1. Connect a network cable from the P2 port of each node to your existing network.
2. In the ztC Edge Console, go to the Networks page.
   1. The new network1 connection should appear within a minute or so.
   2. Verify that the new network1 connection displays a green check.
3. Use the Reprovision Virtual Machine wizard to enable network1 (and possibly disable network0) for each VM, as needed. For more information, see Reprovisioning Virtual Machine Resources.