Switch settings for Teaming

Hi all,

I have a Dell PowerEdge 2850 server that has dual 100/1000 Broadcom network
adapters, and I would like to team them to provide load balancing /
redundancy. I have installed the Broadcom suite and can see that I have the
option to team the adapters, but before I proceed I would like to know if I
have to make configuration changes to my switches in order for the teaming
to work. I plan to connect port 1 to switch 1 and port 2 to switch 2 to
prevent service interruption in the event of a switch failure. My switches
are Dell PowerConnect 5324's.

Thanks
steve

in most cases, If both switches are the same model, you don't need to make any configurations.

Network Teaming NIC teaming is the process of grouping together several physical NICs into one single logical NIC, which can be used for network fault tolerance and ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Networking/nicteam1.htm


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Hi all,

I have a Dell PowerEdge 2850 server that has dual 100/1000 Broadcom network
adapters, and I would like to team them to provide load balancing /
redundancy. I have installed the Broadcom suite and can see that I have the
option to team the adapters, but before I proceed I would like to know if I
have to make configuration changes to my switches in order for the teaming
to work. I plan to connect port 1 to switch 1 and port 2 to switch 2 to
prevent service interruption in the event of a switch failure. My switches
are Dell PowerConnect 5324's.

Thanks
steve