Configuration Guide

CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich

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NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features

See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.

Windows Server 2008 supports BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) or Intel PROSet teaming

while Windows Server 2012 and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS.

Network Interface

Team

Operating Systems

1GbE NIC

Embedded/N8104-150/-151/-152

Up to four ports per one team

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 R2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

N8104-145

Up to four ports per one team

Windows Server 2008 R2

10GbE NIC (10GBASE-SR)

N8104-149

Up to four ports per one team

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 R2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

10GbE NIC (10GBASE-T)

N8104-153

Up to four ports per one team

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 R2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

NOTE:

 NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.

 The network interfaces for each teaming must be the same.

 When 10GbE NIC teaming and 1GbE NIC teaming are mixed, the teams must be up to five per one

system.

 When using Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the teams must be up to four per one

system.

Using iSCSI

See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.