An Introduction to NIC Teaming with Lenovo Networking Switches

This paper describes the network interface card (NIC) teaming modes on common operating systems and how Lenovo Networking switches must be configured to work with those modes. This paper is intended for those users who install and configure servers and networks.

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Changes in the August 31 update:
* Added information about teaming with QLogic adapters

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