# Dell Server elasticsearch debian Initial Setup Networking

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dell-server-elasticsearch-debian-initial-setup-networking/108018>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 16, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dell-server-elasticsearch-debian-initial-setup-networking/108018 "2017-11-16T20:58:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Julian\_Daly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@Julian\_Daly](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Julian_Daly)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dell-server-elasticsearch-debian-initial-setup-networking/108018/1 "2017-11-16T20:58:29Z")

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Hello  
Please excuse me, I am not big into elasticsearch. I have to get it installed for Development Dept.  
This will be done on two Dell PowerEdge R730, one in each Datacenter ( same location, different buildings) .  
They have each an extra network card so a total of 4 x 1GB and 2 x 10GB Network ports.

My question is simply this: I should bond these, right? Or how can I best set up the networking of these servers to best suit elasticsearch.

Debian is already installed but right now I only have one network port active.

Department wants a 3 node cluster, 1 node on one VM on one Server and two nodes running on 2 VMs on the other Server.

I would really appreciate any help regarding this. I have looked and a lot of the docs and web sites/pages but found very little regarding bonding and initial network setup of two servers for elasticsearch.

Thank you for any help you can give,

Julian

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dell-server-elasticsearch-debian-initial-setup-networking/108018/2 "2017-11-16T21:18:43Z")

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The faster the better for recovery and reallocation. 10GB will be fine, but you may want to bond for HA.

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**Author:** ![Julian\_Daly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@Julian\_Daly](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Julian_Daly)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 7:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dell-server-elasticsearch-debian-initial-setup-networking/108018/3 "2017-11-17T07:11:38Z")

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Hallo Mark,

Should all ports be bonded? ie should I setup the network ports as 1 x 20GB and 2 x 2GB

Thanks

Julian

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 7:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dell-server-elasticsearch-debian-initial-setup-networking/108018/4 "2017-11-17T07:39:35Z")

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That's up to you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 7:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dell-server-elasticsearch-debian-initial-setup-networking/108018/5 "2017-12-15T07:39:40Z")

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