How to choose Multus architecture for a Fusion Data Foundation deployment

Multus networking reduces latency, dedicates bandwidth, and isolates storage networks. Configure Multus for public networks, cluster networks, or both, with public network configuration recommended as a starting point.

Multus networking for a Fusion Data Foundation deployment is chosen for one or more of the following reasons.

• To reduce latency of the storage system by avoiding the OpenShift Pod (software) network
• To dedicate bandwidth to the storage system to avoid the noisy neighbor problem between storage and applications
• To segregate the storage network from applications for isolation

Multus is enabled for either or both of the following types of Fusion Data Foundation storage networks:

• Public network
• Cluster network

However, it is recommended to configure only the Multus public network as a starting point.