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NIC Teaming Limitations
If you configure the baseboard management controller (BMC) to access the system using the first
integrated NIC (NIC1), teaming functionality and BMC functionality are affected in certain
situations, as shown in Table 1-2.
Table 1-2. Effect of BMC Use of NIC1 on Teaming Functionality
Action
NIC1 allocated to BMC
before team is created
NIC1 allocated to BMC
after team is created
NIC1 BMC access disabled
before team is created
NIC1 BMC access disabled
after team is created
NOTE:
To avoid false error messages, use only the Intel
AFT, ALB/RLB, and SFT
Teaming Mode
Effect
Normal teaming and BMC
functionality.
BMC and NIC1 issue a warning
message about the loss of
management traffic in the event
of adaptive failover.
Normal teaming and BMC
functionality.
BMC issues a warning message
about the loss of management
traffic in the event of adaptive
failover.
NIC1 does not display a warning
message but teaming functions
normally.
Normal teaming functionality
Normal teaming functionality
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IEEE 802.3ad and Ether Channel
Teaming Mode
Effect
Normal teaming functionality.
BMC functionality may be
affected because of loss of
management traffic.
BMC and NIC1 issue a warning
message about loss of
management traffic in the event
of adaptive failover.
Normal teaming functionality.
BMC functionality may be
affected because of loss of
management traffic.
BMC issues a warning message
about loss of management traffic
in the event of adaptive failover.
NIC1 does not display a warning
message but teaming functions
normally.
Normal teaming functionality
Normal teaming functionality
NIC drivers provided by Dell.
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