I have multiple servers with dual NIC's, I was always under the assumption that network teaming with Compaq's network teaming driver, that is built into their servers, doubled the throughput to and from the server, when I set it up for load balancing.
Anyway, here is what I want, and hopefully someone can clear this up for me. I have 4 Windows server, 3 Windows 2003 sevrers, and one Windows 2000 server, soon to be upgraded to Windows 2003. I want maximum throughput to and from these servers. They all have dual NIC's and we are running a Cisco
3550 switch as our server backbone (Small Firm).
I was told that I had to setup Teaming and then setup the switch for etherchannel, but that disconnected everyone from all servers...
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Tony