4 Dell EMC Networking with Isilon Front-End Deployment and Best Practices Guide | version 1.09 Isilon configuration .....................................................................................................................................................679.1 Building the cluster ...........................................................................................................................................679.2 Configuring LACP to each node .......................................................................................................................699.3 Configuring SMB share ....................................................................................................................................729.4 Setting up DNS for SmartConnect ....................................................................................................................739.5 Validation ..........................................................................................................................................................74A Validated hardware and components .........................................................................................................................76A.1 Dell EMC Networking Switches ........................................................................................................................76A.2 Dell EMC Isilon Array .......................................................................................................................................76A.3 Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers .........................................................................................................................76B Product Manuals and technical guides ......................................................................................................................77C Support and feedback ................................................................................................................................................78