Qlogic QConvergeConsole CLI 8100 Series, User Manual

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6–Configuring NIC Functionality in the Converged Network Adapter
Configuring the NIC in a Windows Environment
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HDS is disabled on QLogic 8100 Series Adapters by default and can be enabled
using the Windows Advanced Property Pages for the QLogic 10Gb PCI Ethernet
adapter port through the Windows Device Manager. To enable or disable HDS
(
Figure 6-10 ):
1. Select HeaderDataSplit under the Property box in the Advanced tab, and
set the value to Enabled (or Disabled ).
2. Click OK to save the setting and enable or disable HDS.
Figure 6-10. Enabling or Disabling HDS
NIC Teaming
Teaming combines two or more interfaces and provides advantages such as
increased bandwidthand load balancing.
NIC teaming modes support failover between ports and multiple adapters for high
availability server requirements. Link aggregation provides increased bandwidth
via throughput aggregation between two ports. Load balancing allows distribution
of traffic across ports.
QLogic 8100 Series Adapters support a maximum of 16 teams per server. The
maximum number of teamed adapter ports per server is 256.