CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c
NEC Corporation
Rev.2.0
–Sep. 2015
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NIC Teaming feature
– NIC Teaming and bonding features
NIC Teaming and bonding features are available with this server to provide network redundancy and load
balancing for higher network reliability and optimized network loads.
Windows Server 2012 (and later) and Linux environement, network redundancy is supported with
Taming/Bonding functions supported by OS.
See the table below for supported network interfaces, operation mode and number of teams.
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Windows Teaming
Network Interface
Operation Mode
Configuration
Number of Teams
NE3304-151M/-152M
(1000BASE-T)
Generic or static Teaming
Dynamic teaming
Switch-independent
4 ports in one
card
4 ports among
multiple cards
Up to 4 ports per one team
Up to 16 teams per one
system
NE3304-149
(10GBASE-SR)
2 ports in one
card
2 ports among
multiple cards
Up to 2 ports per one team
Up to 8 teams per one
system
NOTE:
Teaming with one port shared among multiple teams: Not supported
Network interface for teaming should be all the same.
Teaming of the port using iSCSI: Not supported
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Linux Bonding
Network Interface
Operation Mode
Configuration
Number of Bonding
NE3304-151M/-152M
(1000BASE-T)
Recommend:
active-backup
(fault-tolerance)
2 ports in one card
2 ports among
multiple cards
Up to 2 ports per one
bonding
Up to 16 teams
NE3304-149
(10GBASE-SR)
2 ports in one card
2 ports among
multiple cards
Up to 2 ports per one
bonding
Up to 8 teams
NOTE:
Network interface for teaming should be all the same.
Concatct to our sales representative for other than Active-backup
Can mix 1000BASE bonding and 10GBASE-SR bonding within one system
