Networking advice needed

My new unraid server is a ms01 so i want to do better usage of networking interfaces (2x2,5G 2x10G). one 2,5G is not used reserved for vpro

My old unraid server is now a backup server. (2x1G 1x10G). one 1G is not used reserved for vpro.

I also want to improve my networking skills. I bought some chinese switchs for upgrading to 10G (definitely too expensive to keep an all unifi gear for this kind of stuff)

The simplest way to do is to use 10G interfaces for both servers. Eventually make a 2x10G bonding on main server.

But as i want to learn networking i plan to create vlans.

If i understood correctly unraid doesn't like to have more than one interface in a network.

I could setup main server as follow:

1x10G :etho default vlan all unraid traffic

1x10G: eth1 vlan10 traffic to backup server

backup server

1G: eth0 default vlan all traffic 

10G: eth1 vlan10 traffic from main server

I tried with direct connection between the 2 servers (no vlan, no dhcp, no gateway, static adresses). It works ok at 2Gbs with luckybackup on main server (without cache involved).

As the 2 servers won't be in the same room i will have a backbone fiber link between  switches. 

Network is as follow:

switch0--------10G-------->switch3-------10G----->switch4

there is another link:    switch0-------1G-------->unifi dream router------>ISP

switch0 is in the basement

switch3 is on 3rd floor

switch4 is on 4rd floor

Am i correct to assume i have a trunk (to allow all vlans) to create on 1 port of each switch ?

For the 2 servers i will have 1 interface in default vlan and 1 in vlan 10. To put an interface in a vlan i can make it with the switch config.

For what use is the option in unraid "enable vlans" ?  can you create subinterfaces in differents vlans?

Later when i will be more familiar with vlans i plan to creates others: iot, voip, cameras.

Is it a correct way to enhance my network usage and security ?

What should i do differently?

Edited March 20, 20242 yr by caplam