Specifications

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vNets and EtherChannel” for an example). HP recommends that SmartLink only be enabled on a
vNet if ALL server NIC ports assigned to the vNet are using NIC Teaming and are connected to at
least one other vNet.
For additional information on NIC Teaming for Windows, see link in the “Additional Resources”
section at the end of this paper.
Virtual Connect and Cisco Terminology Comparison
In addition to using many traditional networking terms, Virtual Connect also introduces some new
networking terminology. Some new terms are needed to properly describe VC’s functionality since
VC represents a new way of interconnecting blade servers to the core network. To aide in quickly
understanding these Virtual Connect networking terms, the following table compares VC and Cisco
networking terms.
Table 1. Virtual Connect and Cisco Port Trunking and VLAN Trunking Terminology Comparison