Network Teaming Features - Intel SRSH4 - Server Platform - 0 MB RAM Service Manual

Network Teaming Features

NOTE
Using both onboard NICs in a team does not allow the use of NIC 1 for server
management access. To support both network teaming features and server
management features, a third NIC must be added and teamed to NIC 2.
The network controller provides several options for increasing throughput and fault tolerance when
running Windows 2000, or Linux
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Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)—provides automatic redundancy for your adapter. If the
primary adapter fails, the secondary takes over. AFT works with any hub or switch.
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Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)—creates a team of two to eight adapters to increase
transmission throughput and includes AFT. Works with any 10Base-TX or 100Base-TX
switch.
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Fast EtherChannel
to increase transmission and reception throughput and includes AFT. Requires a FEC-enabled
switch.
Adapter Fault Tolerance
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a simple, effective, and fail-safe approach to increase the
reliability of server connections. AFT gives you the ability to set up link recovery to the server
adapter in case of a cable, port, or network interface card failure. By assigning two server adapters
as a team, AFT enables you to maintain uninterrupted network performance.
AFT is implemented with two server adapters: a primary adapter and a backup, or secondary,
adapter. During normal operation, the backup will have transmit disabled. If the link to the
primary adapter fails, the link to the backup adapter automatically takes over.
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(FEC) or Intel Link Aggregation—creates a team of up to eight adapters
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