HP ProLiant DL100 G2 Data Protection Storage Server administration guide (June 2006)

A Network adapter teaming

Network adapter teaming is software-based technology used to increase a server’s network availability

and performance. Teaming enables the logical grouping of physical adapters in the same server

(regardless of whether they are embedded devices or Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) adapters)

into a virtual adapter. This virtual adapter is seen by the network and server-resident network-aware

applications as a single network connection.

Broadcom NIC teaming

The B roadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 (BACS2) is an integrated utility providing information about

each Broadco

m network adapter on the storage server. The Broadcom Advanced Server Program

(BASP), whi

ch runs within BACS2, is used to conﬁgure teams for load balancing, fault tolerance, and

virtual local area networks (VLANs) .

Figure 49 BASC2 screen

Broadcom Smart Load Balancing (SLB) provides for switch-independent, bidirectional, fault-tolerant

teaming and load balancing. Switch independence implies that there is no speciﬁc suppor t for this

function required in the switch, allowing SLB to be compatible with a ll switches.

The BASP continually monitors the ports for link loss. In the event of link loss on any port, trafﬁcis

auto

matically diverted to other ports in the team. The SLB teaming mode supports switch fault tolerance

by a

llowing the teaming conﬁguration across different switches, provided that the switches a re on the

same physical network.

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