SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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NEC Express5800/R110g-1E
NEC Corporation
Revision 7.0
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NIC Teaming feature - NIC Teaming and bonding features
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Windows Server 2008 support BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) or Intel PROSet teaming
while Windows Server 2012 or later and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS.
Network Interface
Team
Operating Systems
1GbE NIC
Embedded 1GbE NIC/N8104-138/-132/-133
Up to four teams per one system
Up to four ports per one team
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
RHEL5.10* or later
RHEL6.5* or later
RHEL7.1* or later
1GbE NIC
N8104-145
Up to four teams per one system
Up to four ports per one team
Windows Server 2008 R2
10GbE NIC
N8104-128
Up to two teams per one system
Up to two ports per one team
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
RHEL5.10(EM64T)* or later
RHEL6.5(x86_64)* or later
RHEL7.1* or later
10GbE NIC
N8104-153
Up to one team per one system
Up to two ports per one team
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
RHEL6.5* or later
RHEL7.1* or later
* RHEL : Red Hat Enterprise Linux
NOTE:
Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
The network interfaces for teaming must be the same.
When 10GbE and 1GbE LAN teams are mixed, the teams must be up to four per one system.
Using iSCSI
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Category
Network Interface
Operating Systems
1GbE
Embedded 1GbE NIC
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012R2,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware
N8104-138
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012R2,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware
N8104-132
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012R2,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware
N8104-133
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012R2,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware
10GbE
N8104-128
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012,
Windows Server 2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware
N8104-153
Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6.5(x86_64) or later, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later, VMware ESXi
5.1 Update 2 Patch 05 or later, VMware ESXi 5.5 Update2 or lator
NOTE:
NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
