User manual GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 annexe 1

[. . . ] Create Teaming Flow (i) From the start up menu, left click the icon in Programs Realtek Teaming and VLAN Realtek Teaming and VLAN Utility, as shown in the figure below: (ii) The initialize user interface is showed below: (iii) Teaming needs to set three parts 1. select adapters (at least two adpaters) 2. [. . . ] (There are two message boxes which are "Start Disable Adapters" and "Start unbinding" show during creating teaming process) The step will cost one or two minutes. (vi) Network Component has a new Virtual Adapter For Teaming b. Teaming Notes (i) The gigabit switch prefer supporting teaming function (likely FEC/GEC, LACP. . . ) If the gigabit switch doesn't support teaming function, the performance of Inbound Traffic (Rx) will only have one adapter performance. (ii) Take care the teaming switch how to decide the port to send packets Although the teaming switch could upgrade the Rx performance, some particulars would cause the Rx performance same with not using gigabit teaming switch. The Rx traffic of the teaming server is from client to server through the teaming switch. So, if the teaming switch decides which port to send the packets by the information of the client, the situation all packets form client to server send by the same port may be occurred. For example, some gigabit teaming switches decide the port send the packets by the last-bit MAC address of the client (Source). So, if the last-bit MAC address of the two clients is the same, all the packets will send by the same port. Therefore, the teaming only has one adapter to receive the packets. That causes the Rx performance cannot upgrade. The solution is to make sure the last-bit MAC address of the two clients is different. (iii) Teaming switch has the port mirror function Some switches have the port mirror function. We need to disable to function or not to plug in these ports. (iv) Server and Switch mode is conflict In general case, the mode of the teaming server and the teaming switch should be the same. When the mode of the teaming server is LACP and the mode of the teaming switch is FEC/GEC, the adapters will send LACP packets to negotiate the ports with the switch that will make up the team. [. . . ] Remove Vlan Flow (i) If without closing the user interface, directly click remove button. (The selected adapters don't care) If closing the user interface and reopen it, directly click remove button (Doesn't need to select the adapter, it will remove all the virtual adapter) (ii) If the Vlan removed completely, the Dialog shows "Remove VLAN Virtual Adapter Finnished" and click OK. [. . . ]