(vi)
Network Component has a new Virtual Adapter For Teaming
b. Teaming Notes
(i) The gigabit switch prefer supporting teaming function (likely FEC/GEC,
LACP…)
If the gigabit switch doesn’t support teaming function, the performance of Inbound
Traffic (Rx) will only have one adapter performance.
(ii) Take care the teaming switch how to decide the port to send packets
Although the teaming switch could upgrade the Rx performance, some particulars would
cause the Rx performance same with not using gigabit teaming switch. The Rx traffic of
the teaming server is from client to server through the teaming switch. So, if the teaming
switch decides which port to send the packets by the information of the client, the
situation all packets form client to server send by the same port may be occurred. For
example, some gigabit teaming switches decide the port send the packets by the last-bit
MAC address of the client (Source). So, if the last-bit MAC address of the two clients is
the same, all the packets will send by the same port. Therefore, the teaming only has one
adapter to receive the packets. That causes the Rx performance cannot upgrade. The
solution is to make sure the last-bit MAC address of the two clients is different.
(iii) Teaming switch has the port mirror function
Some switches have the port mirror function. We need to disable to function or not to
plug in these ports.
(iv) Server and Switch mode is conflict
In general case, the mode of the teaming server and the teaming switch should be the
same. When the mode of the teaming server is LACP and the mode of the teaming
switch is FEC/GEC, the adapters will send LACP packets to
negotiate the ports with the
switch that will make up the team.
But teaming switch will ignore the LACP packets and
the network works likely FEC/GEC mode. When the mode of the teaming server is