Azure Local network deployment patterns
April 21, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
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This article describes a set of network patterns references to architect, deploy, and configure Azure Local using either one, two, or three physical hosts. Depending on your needs or scenarios, you can go directly to your pattern of interest. Each pattern is described as a standalone entity and includes all the network components for specific scenarios.
Choose a network reference pattern
Use the following table to directly go to a pattern and its content.
Single-node deployment pattern
Go to single node deployment
:::image type="content" source="media/plan-deployment/single-server-deployment.png" alt-text="Diagram showing single-node deployment pattern." lightbox="media/plan-deployment/single-server-deployment.png":::
Two-node deployment patterns
| Go to storage switchless, single TOR switch | Go to storage switchless, two TOR switches |
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| :::image type="content" source="media/plan-deployment/two-node-switchless-single-switch.png" alt-text="Diagram showing two-node storage switchless with single TOR switch." lightbox="media/plan-deployment/two-node-switchless-single-switch.png"::: | :::image type="content" source="media/plan-deployment/two-node-switchless-two-switches.png" alt-text="Diagram showing two-node storage switchless with two TOR switches." lightbox="media/plan-deployment/two-node-switchless-two-switches.png"::: |
| Go to storage switched, non-converged, two TOR switches | Go to storage switched, fully converged, two TOR switches. |
|---|---|
| :::image type="content" source="media/plan-deployment/two-node-switched-non-converged.png" alt-text="Diagram showing two-node storage switched, non-converged, two TOR switches" lightbox="media/plan-deployment/two-node-switched-non-converged.png"::: | :::image type="content" source="media/plan-deployment/two-node-switched-converged.png" alt-text="Diagram showing two-node storage switched, fully converged, two TOR switches." lightbox="media/plan-deployment/two-node-switched-converged.png"::: |
Three-node switchless single link
Go to Three-node switchless single link deployment
:::image type="content" source="media/three-node-switchless-two-switches-single-link/physical-components-layout.png" alt-text="Diagram showing three-node switchless, two TOR, single link physical connectivity layout." lightbox="media/three-node-switchless-two-switches-single-link/physical-components-layout.png":::
Three-node switchless dual link
Go to Three-node switchless dual link deployment
:::image type="content" source="media/three-node-switchless-two-switches-dual-link/physical-components-layout.png" alt-text="Diagram showing three-node switchless, two TOR, two link physical connectivity layout." lightbox="media/three-node-switchless-two-switches-dual-link/physical-components-layout.png":::