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Module 07: Core Networking

Level: L300 | Duration: 4 hours | Prerequisites: Module 06 | Hands-on: Lab

Module Status

Framework module — content in development.

Learning Objectives

  • Configure Network ATC intents (management, compute, storage)
  • Explain virtual switch architecture and Switch Embedded Teaming (SET)
  • Configure and validate RDMA (iWARP vs. RoCE), SMB Direct, and SMB Multichannel
  • Configure SR-IOV
  • Create and manage logical networks for Arc VMs

Topics

  1. Network ATC — intent-based networking, v2 features
  2. Virtual Switch — Hyper-V vSwitch, SET (Switch Embedded Teaming)
  3. RDMA: iWARP vs. RoCE — choosing the right transport
  4. SMB Direct and SMB Multichannel
  5. SR-IOV — when to use, configuration
  6. Logical Networks for Arc VMs — IP pool management
  7. Virtual NICs — vNIC adapters, MAC address management

Hands-on

Lab: Configure Network ATC intents. Validate RDMA between nodes. Create a logical network and attach an Arc VM to it.

IaC: Bicep templates in labs/iac/07-core-networking/.