Teaming Function for Intel NIC User’s Guide
Contents Chapter 1 Overview...................................................................................................1 1.1 Express teaming ...........................................................................................1 1.2 Advanced Network Services (ANS) Teaming..............................................1 Chapter 2 Environment Preparation ..........................................................................2 2.1 Installing Intel Network Drivers and PROSet utility ..............
Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Express teaming Express teaming is a quick way to group all of the ports on a multi-port adapter into a Receive Load Balancing (RLB) team. It will team all ports on the adapter. 1.2 Advanced Network Services (ANS) Teaming Advanced Network Services (ANS) Teaming, a feature of the Advanced Network Services component, lets you take advantage of multiple adapters in a system by grouping them together.
Chapter 2 Environment Preparation 2.1 Installing Intel Network Drivers and PROSet utility 1. Launch Intel PRO Network Connections software installation guide, and then select Install Drivers. 2. While installing driver, select Install: Drivers, Intel PROSet and Advanced Network Services.
Chapter 3 Setting up Teaming 3.1 Express Teaming Express Teaming can be found on the Teaming tab of NIC’s property in Windows Device Manager. To create an express team, select Express: Team all ports on this adapter in Teaming tab: When an Express Team is created, only the initiator port remains visible. All other member ports are hidden. Note: Do not uninstall an Express Team by right-clicking on it in device manager. Uninstall Express Teams only through adapter properties.
3.2 Advanced Network Services Teaming 1. To create a advanced network services team, select Team with other adapters in Teaming tab: 2.
3. Select the adapter to be included in the team: 4. Select the ANS Teaming Mode: NOTES: z z z Please refer to Chapter 4 for team types’ introduction. Mixing Intel PRO/100 and Intel PRO/10GbE adapters in a team is not supported. ANS teaming cannot coexist with Express Teaming on multi-port adapters. If the ports on a multi-port adapter are grouped into an Express team, none of the ports on the adapter are available for ANS teaming.
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Chapter 4 ANS Teaming Modes 4.1 Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) Adapter Fault Tolerance provides automatic redundancy for a server's network connection. If the primary adapter fails, the secondary adapter takes over. This teaming mode works with any hub or switch, and all team members must be connected to the same device. 4.2 Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) Adaptive Load Balancing provides load balancing of transmit traffic and adapter fault tolerance. This teaming mode works with any switch. 4.
Reference Chapter 1 Intel Corporation: www.intel.com Chapter 3 Intel Corporation: www.intel.com Chapter 4 Intel Corporation: www.intel.com Trademark Acknowledgement Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. All other brand and product names may be trademarks of their respective companies.
