Nic Teaming - Dell Force10 S4810P Configuration Manual

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NIC Teaming

NIC Teaming is available on the following platforms:

NIC teaming is a feature that allows multiple network interface cards in a server to be represented by one

MAC address and one IP address in order to provide transparent redundancy , balancing, and to fully utilize

network adapter resources.

The following illustration shows a topology where two NICs have been teamed together . In this case, if the

primary NIC fails, traffic switches to the secondary NIC since they are represented by the same set of

Figure 29-1. Redundant NICs with NIC Teaming

MAC: A:B:C:D:E:F

When NIC teaming is employed, consider that the server MAC address is originally learned on Port 0/1 of

sends an ARP request for the gateway or host NIC to resolve the ARP and refresh the egress interface.

When the ARP is resolved, the same MAC address is learned on the same port where the ARP is resolved

Command Syntax

29-2) and Port 0/5 is the failover port. When the NIC fails, the system automatically

Command Mode