Dell DL4000 Appliance Deployment Guide

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Creating the NIC team

NOTE: It is recommended not to use the native teaming interface in Windows 2012 Server . The teaming algorithm is optimized for outbound, not inbound, traffic. It offers poor performance with a backup workload, even with more network ports in the team.
To create NIC teaming:
  1. Go to Start > Search > Broadcom Advanced Control Suite.
    NOTE: When using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite, only select the Broadcom network cards.
  2. In the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite, select Teams > Go to Team View.
  3. In the Hosts list on the left side, right-click on the host name of the DL4000 appliance and select Create Team.
    The Broadcom Teaming Wizard window is displayed.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Enter a name for the team and click Next.
  6. Select the Team Type and click Next.
  7. Select an adapter you want to be part of the team, and click Add.
  8. Repeat these steps for all other adapters that are a part of the team.
  9. When all adapters are selected for the team, click Next.
  10. Select a standby NIC if you want a NIC that can be used as the default, if the team fails.
  11. Select whether to configure LiveLink, and then click Next.
  12. Select Skip Manage VLAN and click Next.
  13. Select Commit changes to system and click Finish.
  14. Click Yes when warned that the network connection is interrupted.
    NOTE: The building of the team may take about five minutes.

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