Azure Local networking
The network is where Azure Local deployments succeed or fail. We design the intents, the switch configuration, the address plan and the firewall rules together.
Scope of the work
- Design management, compute and storage intents for your adapter layout
- Configure RDMA and the matching switch settings for storage traffic
- Plan VLANs, IP ranges and logical networks for virtual machines and AKS
- Define outbound firewall and proxy rules for the required endpoints
- Test throughput, failover and jumbo frames before deployment
- A network design with switch configuration to apply
- An address and VLAN plan
- A test record for storage and failover traffic
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Switch and host must agree
Storage traffic over RoCE needs priority flow control and bandwidth settings that match on the host and on every switch port. One mismatch causes drops under load.
Address ranges for the platform
The deployment reserves a contiguous range on the management network. It must be free and stay free.
Proxy and TLS inspection
Inspection of traffic to Azure endpoints breaks registration and updates. We arrange exclusions with your security team.
Four steps, written down.
A call with Keith
You describe the goal, the estate and the deadline. Keith turns it into a written scope with an hour estimate at the hourly rate.
A written design by Gus
Gus reviews the environment and gives you a written design with each decision and its reason.
Hands-on implementation
Gus implements in your tenant and your racks, remotely or on site, with every change logged as it is made.
Documents and a named contact
You receive the as-built record and the runbooks. Keith stays on as your account and project manager.
Asked before every engagement.
Do we need special switches?
For switched storage you need switches that support the required data center features at the right speed. For switchless storage on small clusters you do not need storage switches at all.
Can you configure our switches?
Yes. We work on Dell PowerSwitch directly and can provide exact configuration for other vendors' network teams.
What does the consulting cost?
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith sends a written hour estimate after the scoping call, and work starts when you approve it.
Often scoped together.
One rate. Two people.
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith runs sales, project management and your account. Gus does the architecture, the design and the implementation.
per consulting hour, for every consulting service