Configuring A Dual Channel Team - HP Rx2620-2 - Integrity - 0 MB RAM User Manual

in the primary team fail, a link to one of the adapters in the secondary, backup team automatically
takes over.
802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel NFT and Preference Order
Provides the same options as 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel NFT except it offers the additional
option of setting the priority order of the adapters that are used in the primary and secondary
teams.
Dual Channel Load Balancing
Dual Channel Load Balancing allows the creation of two teams, called groups, inside of a single
team. Each group is assigned one or more teamed ports. Each group can also be connected to a
different switch to provide switch fault tolerance. Full inbound and outbound load balancing is
provided across both groups. Should any group completely fail, caused by a failure of all teamed
ports in the group or by a failure of the group's switch, the team remains available through the
other group.
Two types of Dual Channel Load Balancing teams can be configured:
• Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing teams
• 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing team
Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing
The Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing team type allows you to define one group of
team members to be treated as a Switch-assisted Load Balancing (SLB) group to one switch, and
a second group of team members to be treated as an SLB group to a second switch.
With Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing, all transmit packets are load balanced among
all team members based on a load balancing algorithm in the teaming device driver. The receive
packets are load balanced among all team members by both the switch and the team. If a failure
of any team member occurs, the packets are load balanced among the remaining adapters.
There must be a minimum of two adapters in a Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing
team with a minimum of one adapter in each group. Only Gigabit adapters can be used for
Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing.
Fast Path Failover, Active Path Failover, and Router Path Failover are available on Switch-assisted
Dual Channel Load Balancing teams.
802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing
With 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing teams, team members are dynamically
placed into groups. All team members within each group are dynamically placed into a port
trunk/channel by dynamic protocol agreement, Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), with
the switch. A failure of a team member to negotiate joining a port trunk or channel with the
switch is treated as an error and that team member is considered failed.
All transmit packets are load balanced among all team members based on a load balancing
algorithm in the teaming device driver. The receive packets are load balanced among all team
members by the switch. If a failure of any team member occurs, the packets are load balanced
among the remaining adapters.
There must be a minimum of two adapters in a dual channel team. Fast Path Failover, Active
Path Failover, and Router Path Failover are available on 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load
Balancing teams.

Configuring a dual channel team

To configure a dual channel team:
1. On the NCU Main page, highlight the team.
2. Click Properties. The Teaming Controls tab displays, showing the team name, team type,
transmit load balancing method, and team membership.
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