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NFT NIC NIC teaming OSI Model ping PortFast PVST+ RAID SLB STA Switch MAC table Teamed port TLB Virtual Local Area Connection, Virtual network adapter, Virtual NIC interface, Virtual NIC port XML Network Fault Tolerance. A team of network ports that transmits and receives on only one port with all other ports in standby. Network Interface Card. Synonymous with network adapter. A phrase referring to HP Integrity Network Adapter Teaming. Open Systems Interconnect Model. The seven-layer model developed by the International Standards Organization (ISO) that outlines the mechanisms used by networked devices to communicate with each other. A type of packet used to validate connectivity with another network device. The packet asks another network device to respond to validate connectivity, a kind of "echo." Ping packets for IP are accomplished using the ICMP protocol. A special setting used mainly by Cisco switches and HP ProCurve switches to bypass the block, listen, and learn stages of Spanning Tree on a particular port. Port Fast ports still transmit BPDUs. Cisco's Per VLAN Spanning Tree Plus. A Cisco proprietary Spanning Tree protocol that runs Spanning Tree on each individual VLAN. Redundant Array of Independent Disks. Disk drive technology used for redundancy, load balancing, or a combination of both. Switch-assisted Load Balancing. Also known as FEC/GEC. A team of network ports that load balances transmits and receives on all ports. Spanning Tree Algorithm (IEEE 802.1D) A list of MAC addresses and associated ports that are used by a switch to transfer frames between attached devices. Also referred to as a CAM table. Any network adapter port that has been added to a team. Transmit Load Balancing. Was known as Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB). A team of network ports that receives on one port but load balances transmitted IP traffic on all ports. Other protocol traffic is transmitted by a single port. All of these terms refer to a team. A team, comprising two or more real ports, represents itself to the host operating system as a single virtual network adapter/NIC interface/NIC port. eXtensible Markup Language. Used by teaming to import or export team configurations. 103

Section	Page
Network Adapter Teaming White Paper	1
Table of Contents	3
1 Introduction	9
Abstract	9
How to Read This Document	9
Section Layout	9
2 An Executive Overview of Teaming	11
What is HP Integrity Network Adapter Teaming?	11
The Goals of HP Integrity Network Adapter Teaming	11
Fault Tolerance: Self-Healing Network Connectivity	11
Load Balancing: RAID 5 for Server Network Adapters	12
Why HP Integrity Network Adapter Teaming?	13
3 Teaming Fundamentals for the First-Time User	15
A Technical Overview of HP Integrity Network Adapter Teaming	15
Fault Tolerance: Dual Homing or Network Adapter Teaming?	15
Load Balancing: Server-Based Routing Protocol or NIC Teaming?	17
Overview of Team Types	17
Network Fault Tolerance Only (NFT)	18
Network Fault Tolerance Only with Preference Order	18
Transmit Load Balancing with Fault Tolerance (TLB)	19
Transmit Load Balancing with Fault Tolerance and Preference Order	19
Switch-assisted Load Balancing with Fault Tolerance (SLB)	19
802.3ad Dynamic with Fault Tolerance	19
Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing	19
802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing	20
Automatic	20
How to Choose the Best Team Type	20
Basic Teaming Versus Advanced Teaming	22
Basic Deployment Steps for HP Integrity Network Adapter Teaming	23
Download	23
Install	23
Launch	23
Overview of the HP Network Configuration Utility	23
NCU Main Page	24
Primary Actions from the NCU Main Page	24
Team Properties Page	24
Team Properties Page Tabs	25
Adapter Properties Page	25
Adapter Properties Page Tabs	25
Getting Started	26
Example Deployment of Basic Teaming	26
Example Deployment of Advanced Teaming	26
4 The Mechanics of Teaming for the Advanced User	29
Section Objectives and Prerequisites	29
Architecture of HP Integrity Networking Adapter Teaming	29
The “Networking Layers” of an Operating System	29
Teaming Software Components	30
Network Adapter Miniport Driver	30
Teaming Intermediate Driver	30
HP Network Configuration Utility	30
HP Teaming and Layer 2 Versus Layer 3 Addresses	30
Types of HP Integrity Network Adapter Teams	31
Network Fault Tolerance Only (NFT)	31
Network Addressing and Communication with NFT	32
Scenario 4–A: A Device Pings an NFT Team on the Same Layer 2 Network	32
NFT Redundancy Mechanisms	34
Basic Redundancy Mechanisms	34
Advanced Redundancy Mechanisms	37
Active Path	37
General Description of Active Path Operation	38
Active Path Configuration	45
Fast Path	47
General Description of Fast Path Operation	51
Fast Path Configuration	52
Redundancy Mechanism Priority	54
Redundancy Mechanism Comparison Chart	54
Failover Events	55
NFT Network Adapter Failure Recovery	56
NFT Applications	56
Recommended Configurations for NFT Environments	57
Network Fault Tolerance Only with Preference Order	57
NFT with Preference Order Applications	57
Transmit Load Balancing with Fault Tolerance (TLB)	57
Network Addressing and Communication with TLB	58
Scenario 4–B: A Device Pings a TLB Team on the Same Layer 2 Network	58
Transmit Load Balancing Methods (Algorithms)	60
TLB Automatic Method	61
TLB TCP Connection Method	62
TLB Destination IP Address Method	62
Scenario 4-C: A TLB Team Using IP Address-Based Load Balancing	63
TLB Destination MAC Address Method	64
Scenario 4-D: A TLB Team Using Destination MAC Address Load-Balancing Method	65
TLB Round Robin Method for Outbound Load Balancing	66
TLB Redundancy Mechanisms	67
TLB Network Adapter Failure Recovery	67
TLB Applications	67
Recommended Configurations for TLB Environments	67
Transmit Load Balancing with Fault Tolerance and Preference Order	68
Transmit Load Balancing with Fault Tolerance and Preference Order Applications	68
Switch-Assisted Load Balancing with Fault Tolerance (SLB)	68
Network Addressing and Communication with SLB	69
SLB Outbound Load-Balancing Algorithms	69
SLB Inbound Load-Balancing Algorithm	69
Cisco EtherChannel	70
Switch Vendor Port Trunking Technology Supported by SLB	71
SLB Redundancy Mechanisms	72
SLB Network Adapter Failure Recovery	72
SLB Applications	72
Recommended Configurations for SLB Environments	72
802.3ad Dynamic with Fault Tolerance	73
Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing	73
Dual Channel Configuration	76
Dual Channel Transmit Balancing Algorithm	77
Dual Channel Receive Load-Balancing Algorithm	77
Receive Load Balancing on a Per-Port Trunk Basis	77
Receive Load Balancing on Multiple Trunks	77
Dual Channel Redundancy Mechanisms	78
Basic Redundancy Mechanisms	78
Advanced Redundancy Mechanisms	78
Dual Channel Network Adapter Failure Recovery	78
Dual Channel Applications	78
Recommended Configurations for Dual Channel Environments	78
802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing	79
802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Configuration	79
Automatic	79
Team Types and Redundancy Mechanisms Interoperation	79
Team Type and Redundancy Mechanisms Compatibility Chart	79
Mechanism Priority	80
Team Status and Icons	81
Network Adapter Teamed Status	81
Team State	83
Team Icons	83
HP Integrity Network Adapter Teaming and Advanced Networking Features	84
Checksum Offloading	84
802.1p QoS Tagging	84
Large Send Offload (LSO)	84
Maximum Frame Size (Jumbo Frames)	84
802.1Q Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN)	85
4–7 HP Integrity Network Adapter Teaming Configuration and Deployment with Integrity Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP)	86
5 Teaming Feature Matrix	87
A – Overview of Network Addressing and Communication	89
Layer 2 Versus Layer 3	89
Address – Unicast Versus Broadcast Versus Multicast	89
Example Scenarios of Network Addressing and Communication	89
Scenario A-1: One Device Pings Another on the Same Layer 2 Network	90
Scenario A-2: One Device Pings Another on a Different Layer 2 Network	91
B – Frequently Asked Questions	95
C – Overview of Utilities Included with HP Integrity Network Adapter Teaming	99

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NFT

Network Fault Tolerance. A team of network ports that transmits and receives on

only one port with all other ports in standby.

NIC

Network Interface Card. Synonymous with network adapter.

NIC teaming

A phrase referring to HP Integrity Network Adapter Teaming.

OSI Model

Open Systems Interconnect Model. The seven-layer model developed by the

International Standards Organization (ISO) that outlines the mechanisms used by

networked devices to communicate with each other.

ping

A type of packet used to validate connectivity with another network device. The

packet asks another network device to respond to validate connectivity, a kind of

“echo.” Ping packets for IP are accomplished using the ICMP protocol.

PortFast

A special setting used mainly by Cisco switches and HP ProCurve switches to bypass

the block, listen, and learn stages of Spanning Tree on a particular port. Port Fast

ports still transmit BPDUs.

PVST+

Cisco’s Per VLAN Spanning Tree Plus. A Cisco proprietary Spanning Tree protocol

that runs Spanning Tree on each individual VLAN.

RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Disks. Disk drive technology used for redundancy,

load balancing, or a combination of both.

SLB

Switch-assisted Load Balancing. Also known as FEC/GEC. A team of network ports

that load balances transmits and receives on all ports.

STA

Spanning Tree Algorithm (IEEE 802.1D)

Switch MAC

table

A list of MAC addresses and associated ports that are used by a switch to transfer

frames between attached devices. Also referred to as a CAM table.

Teamed port

Any network adapter port that has been added to a team.

TLB

Transmit Load Balancing. Was known as Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB). A team

of network ports that receives on one port but load balances transmitted IP traffic on

all ports. Other protocol traffic is transmitted by a single port.

Virtual Local

Area Connection,

Virtual network

adapter, Virtual

NIC interface,

Virtual NIC port

All of these terms refer to a team. A team, comprising two or more real ports,

represents itself to the host operating system as a single virtual network adapter/NIC

interface/NIC port.

XML

eXtensible Markup Language. Used by teaming to import or export team

configurations.

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