Citrix & HP server NIC teaming 1

[zacca]

Hi there,

My HP server have built-in 2 network cards, in which only 1 of them being used now.

My service provider told me that don't enable both NIC & use the "NIC teaming" features, as Citrix can't handle it.

Just wondering if that's true or not?

Many thanks!

 

[mjbianco15]

We have 10 DL380 G3 running Win2000/Citrix fine with HP Nic Teaming setup. We have seen a pretty good gain in processor and network performance. We orginally were told the same thing until I came accross this article by HP:

http://h71019.www7.hp.com/aa_downloads/6/100/225/1/52110.pdf

 

[zacca]

Thx MJ, a star for you!

 

[rwullems]

works okay as MJ alreadsy told. We have 10 DL360G2 machines as citrix server all teaming enabled. works fine


Robert Wullems
Network Specialist
SCP/SCE/SCM/CNX/MCP/MCSA/Network+/CNA
***************************************
If you can Sniff it, you can solve it!
***************************************

 

[zacca]

Hi Robert,

Thanks for giving me further confidence! ;-)

 

[zacca]

Hi Robert & MJ,

I read thru the Compaq docuemnt for the nic-teaming settings, it said when possible, SLB should be the best option.

As per my understanding, SLB is switch dependable, if I'm using some small brand switch (unmanaged), can it support SLB?

Many thanks!

 

[Ogi]

Hi Zacca,

Just a passing comment....

How can someone answer your question?

Cheers,
Carl.

 

[patrickrouse]

I've used this as well w/o problems, but will admit that it's much better and pretty inexpensive to use a 1000Mb Ehternet Card & Gigabit Switch or switch with a GBIC slot, as you get 5 times the bandwidth as a teamed 100Mb connection.

Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

http://www.workthin.com