A four node F800 Isilon cluster running OneFS 8.2.1 has a dedicated subnet and IP pool for SMB data traffic. SmartConnect Advanced license is applied. The SMB IP pool consists of LACP aggregated. 10GigE interfaces from all the nodes. What is the maximum number of SmartConnect Service IPs recommended for the SMB subnet?

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The maximum number of SmartConnect Service IPs recommended for a subnet is typically one. This is because the SmartConnect Service IP is used to provide a single point of entry for client connections, and having more than one can lead to unnecessary complexity and potential issues with load balancing and failover.

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