HSRP and Teaming(Intel PROSet) on the Server

[umetsu]

Dear all,

Excuse me but,please give me an advice asap.

I'm considering about the following network. I'll configure the HSRP between the two Cat6506. And I want to use the teaming between the two Intel Giga NIC by using Intel PROSet.

From the server,Cat6506 is seen as one switch.

Therefore,should I use the AFT ?

Or should I use SFT or ALB ?

I found an article that "AFT for the one connection to the one switch" and "SFT and ALB for the connection the different(two switch)"

Which is the best solution to use on this network ?

Cat6506 Cat6506

* *

---- HSRP ----

* *

* Teaming *

NIC1 NIC2

[ Server ]

Teaming:Intel PROSet

[b.hsu]

NIC teaming options generally come in three common configurations:

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT);

Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT), also sometimes known as Network Fault Tolerance (NFT);

and Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB).

For AFT, SFT, and ALB, you may specify which adapters in a team you

want to use as the primary and secondary adapters. The primary one

is the main adapter used in a team. For AFT/SFT, the primary one is

the only adapter used until a failure occurs. For ALB, the primary

one is the adapter that both transmits and receives. For ALB+RLB,

the primary adapter is the only adapter that receives non-IPv4

traffic. In a team of more than two adapters, the secondary adapter

fills the primary's role if the primary adapter fails. Also, fail

back will not occur unless the primary has been specified. If the

priority is not specified before the team is activated, the adapter

with the highest supported speed is chosen. If all adapters support

the same speed, the last one added is the primary adapter.

Note: SFT uses only one team. Only 802.3ad DYNAMIC mode allows failover between teams.