This recipe will explain what a backup network is, why you may need it, and how to set it up.
The majority of the data centers that are built up using the modern data center approach are committed to both redundancy and smart designs in terms of providing uptime for the hosted services.
Providing a dedicated backup network, which the backup traffic can use and rely on, is a good strategy since it will offload the primary network architecture and not be dependent on the network hardware that builds up the production network.
There are some prerequisites for enabling a backup network:
Secondary network card
Enabling name resolution
Verifying network connectivity
The configuration for setting up a backup network is made via PowerShell, but first you must have a secondary network card installed that is configured with an IP address that is a member of the backup network subnet.
The next step is to verify name resolution, alter the HOST...