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Matt
Asked: 2012-12-12 08:43:45 +0800 CST

Teamed network cards on a Proliant Server

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We have 4 network cards in a Proliant server with Server 2008R2 running Exchange 2010, with 1 card set to a static IP address and the other 3 set to DHCP.

I just need some clarification as I have not teamed network cards.

  1. Do all the network cards need to have a static IP when I set as a team.

  2. The connection that has the static IP is the IP that I need to use for the Server. Is it possible to set the teamed cards to the same static IP or do I have to change the static IP to another IP then use it for the teamed IP?

I will be using HP Network Configuration Utility to set this up.

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    Matt,

    When you team the two NICs together the utility will create a new "Teamed" NIC in Windows that you then apply your static IP address to, rather than applying it to both NICs. Once you have created the Team the IPs on the individual NIC are are not used and the Team's IP is used instead.

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