Hi
Server 2003 sp1

I have 3 network cards in my Proliant ML570 Server 2 Ethernet Gig and 1
fibre gig card...

now if I want to maximise bandwidth do I give the cards all the same IP
address and the original fibre gig card was "fileserver" 192.168.1.1

now with the new server I have 2 Ethernet gigs that can be teamed....

so before if I pinged "fileserver" I got the DNS back of 192,168,1,1 now if
there are 3 different ip addresses for the server won't that throw into
confusion the IP addresses for "fileserver" and any mappings or shares?

also I have a core switch with gig Ethernet slots but somehow cannot get
above 100mps with Cat5 cable from the gig slots on the server..

How do I set this up to get the best reliable bandwidth

thanks

The cards can be teamed IF the NIC card software supports it. You can't
toss a mixed bag of cards in a box and team them.

Fred Bloggs wrote:

> Hi
> Server 2003 sp1
>
> I have 3 network cards in my Proliant ML570 Server 2 Ethernet Gig and 1
> fibre gig card...
>
> now if I want to maximise bandwidth do I give the cards all the same IP
> address and the original fibre gig card was "fileserver" 192.168.1.1
>
> now with the new server I have 2 Ethernet gigs that can be teamed....
>
> so before if I pinged "fileserver" I got the DNS back of 192,168,1,1 now if
> there are 3 different ip addresses for the server won't that throw into
> confusion the IP addresses for "fileserver" and any mappings or shares?
>
> also I have a core switch with gig Ethernet slots but somehow cannot get
> above 100mps with Cat5 cable from the gig slots on the server..
>
> How do I set this up to get the best reliable bandwidth
>
> thanks
>
>

From: "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)>

| The cards can be teamed IF the NIC card software supports it. You can't
| toss a mixed bag of cards in a box and team them.
|
| Fred Bloggs wrote:
|

Do you think the Compaq ML570 can even handle the required 12.672 Gb/s bandwidth ?
{ 3 Gigabit Ethernet cards on 64bit PCI at 66MHz }

--
Dave
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One is probably enough. :-)

David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>
> | The cards can be teamed IF the NIC card software supports it. You can't
> | toss a mixed bag of cards in a box and team them.
> |
> | Fred Bloggs wrote:
> |
>
> Do you think the Compaq ML570 can even handle the required 12.672 Gb/s bandwidth ?
> { 3 Gigabit Ethernet cards on 64bit PCI at 66MHz }
>

>> From: "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>
>> | The cards can be teamed IF the NIC card software supports it. You can't
>> | toss a mixed bag of cards in a box and team them.
>> |
>> | Fred Bloggs wrote:
>> |
>>
>> Do you think the Compaq ML570 can even handle the required 12.672 Gb/s
>> bandwidth ?
>> { 3 Gigabit Ethernet cards on 64bit PCI at 66MHz }
>>

My concern is the ip addressing.. how does that work with the DNS.. and
mapping

the Cards are

2 x HP NC7170 Dual Gigabit Server Adaptors (Ethernet)

1 x HP NC 6770 Gigabit Server Adaptor (Fibre)

I want to up the Ethernet cards to a gig but when I plug the Cat5 cable into
the 3Com 4060 gig Ethernet port I only get 100mps ?

I also want to take out the Fibre Card if I can get the Dual Ethernet cards
up to a gig and work out the IP addresses.

Thanks

On Sat, 28 May 2005 01:09:02 +0100, "Fred Bloggs"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>>> From: "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>
>>> | The cards can be teamed IF the NIC card software supports it. You can't
>>> | toss a mixed bag of cards in a box and team them.
>>> |
>>> | Fred Bloggs wrote:
>>> |
>>>
>>> Do you think the Compaq ML570 can even handle the required 12.672 Gb/s
>>> bandwidth ?
>>> { 3 Gigabit Ethernet cards on 64bit PCI at 66MHz }
>>>
>
>My concern is the ip addressing.. how does that work with the DNS.. and
>mapping
>
> the Cards are
>
>2 x HP NC7170 Dual Gigabit Server Adaptors (Ethernet)
>
>1 x HP NC 6770 Gigabit Server Adaptor (Fibre)
>
>I want to up the Ethernet cards to a gig but when I plug the Cat5 cable into
>the 3Com 4060 gig Ethernet port I only get 100mps ?
>
>I also want to take out the Fibre Card if I can get the Dual Ethernet cards
>up to a gig and work out the IP addresses.
>
>Thanks
>

I work with various Proliants models every day.
I have teamed adapters before, and I am pretty sure (99%)
that you can only team like adapter models.

You'll want to make sure you connect both in the same hub or a
properly configure managed switch as my expereince as seen mac
addressing issues with teaming adapters since the switches maintain
mac address tables (they are to smart). The same principles apply to
cluster setups as well.

You'll of course need to use the latest drivers (build the ML-570
using Smartstart 5.5 and then apply the Proliant support pack for
Windows (version 7.2).

You might consider skipping this, and just configuring the adapters
multihomed.

such as:

http://www.uit.co.uk/practical-tcpip/w-ipaliasw.pdf


Good luck.

Putting in Gigabit cards on a network using 100Mb router/switches will still
remain limited to 100Mb. You are wasting the Gb cards on a 100Mb network.

If you want the increased bandwidth, you will need to swap to Gb components.
As always...speed/bandwidth is limited to the throughput of the slowest
component.

"Fred Bloggs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:qEOle.1550$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>> From: "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>
>>> | The cards can be teamed IF the NIC card software supports it. You
>>> can't
>>> | toss a mixed bag of cards in a box and team them.
>>> |
>>> | Fred Bloggs wrote:
>>> |
>>>
>>> Do you think the Compaq ML570 can even handle the required 12.672 Gb/s
>>> bandwidth ?
>>> { 3 Gigabit Ethernet cards on 64bit PCI at 66MHz }
>>>
>
> My concern is the ip addressing.. how does that work with the DNS.. and
> mapping
>
> the Cards are
>
> 2 x HP NC7170 Dual Gigabit Server Adaptors (Ethernet)
>
> 1 x HP NC 6770 Gigabit Server Adaptor (Fibre)
>
> I want to up the Ethernet cards to a gig but when I plug the Cat5 cable
> into the 3Com 4060 gig Ethernet port I only get 100mps ?
>
> I also want to take out the Fibre Card if I can get the Dual Ethernet
> cards up to a gig and work out the IP addresses.
>
> Thanks
>

The 3 Com is a gig switch with 12 Gig Fibre ports and 6 Gig Ethernet
ports... yet when I put Cat5 from the Gig card in the Proliant to the Gig
Ethernet port in the switch it stays at 100mps

"zenner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:10Sle.2240$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Putting in Gigabit cards on a network using 100Mb router/switches will
> still remain limited to 100Mb. You are wasting the Gb cards on a 100Mb
> network.
>
> If you want the increased bandwidth, you will need to swap to Gb
> components. As always...speed/bandwidth is limited to the throughput of
> the slowest component.
>
> "Fred Bloggs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:qEOle.1550$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>> From: "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>>
>>>> | The cards can be teamed IF the NIC card software supports it. You
>>>> can't
>>>> | toss a mixed bag of cards in a box and team them.
>>>> |
>>>> | Fred Bloggs wrote:
>>>> |
>>>>
>>>> Do you think the Compaq ML570 can even handle the required 12.672 Gb/s
>>>> bandwidth ?
>>>> { 3 Gigabit Ethernet cards on 64bit PCI at 66MHz }
>>>>
>>
>> My concern is the ip addressing.. how does that work with the DNS.. and
>> mapping
>>
>> the Cards are
>>
>> 2 x HP NC7170 Dual Gigabit Server Adaptors (Ethernet)
>>
>> 1 x HP NC 6770 Gigabit Server Adaptor (Fibre)
>>
>> I want to up the Ethernet cards to a gig but when I plug the Cat5 cable
>> into the 3Com 4060 gig Ethernet port I only get 100mps ?
>>
>> I also want to take out the Fibre Card if I can get the Dual Ethernet
>> cards up to a gig and work out the IP addresses.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

If the network is self-limiting...it has to be either a configuration issue
or a component issue.

There are only 3 components that influence transmission speed.
1). The Switch. Most 10/100/1000 switches are compatible.
2.) The cabling. CAT-5 UT should be adequate (CAT-5-enhanced may be needed
in some cases). Segment length restrictions (to either address or prevent
attenuation) should be observed
3.) The NIC.

As far as hardware, it seems you have covered the bases.

"Fred Bloggs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EkYle.1557$(E-Mail Removed)...
> The 3 Com is a gig switch with 12 Gig Fibre ports and 6 Gig Ethernet
> ports... yet when I put Cat5 from the Gig card in the Proliant to the Gig
> Ethernet port in the switch it stays at 100mps
>
> "zenner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:10Sle.2240$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Putting in Gigabit cards on a network using 100Mb router/switches will
>> still remain limited to 100Mb. You are wasting the Gb cards on a 100Mb
>> network.
>>
>> If you want the increased bandwidth, you will need to swap to Gb
>> components. As always...speed/bandwidth is limited to the throughput of
>> the slowest component.
>>
>> "Fred Bloggs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:qEOle.1550$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>>> From: "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>>>
>>>>> | The cards can be teamed IF the NIC card software supports it. You
>>>>> can't
>>>>> | toss a mixed bag of cards in a box and team them.
>>>>> |
>>>>> | Fred Bloggs wrote:
>>>>> |
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you think the Compaq ML570 can even handle the required 12.672 Gb/s
>>>>> bandwidth ?
>>>>> { 3 Gigabit Ethernet cards on 64bit PCI at 66MHz }
>>>>>
>>>
>>> My concern is the ip addressing.. how does that work with the DNS.. and
>>> mapping
>>>
>>> the Cards are
>>>
>>> 2 x HP NC7170 Dual Gigabit Server Adaptors (Ethernet)
>>>
>>> 1 x HP NC 6770 Gigabit Server Adaptor (Fibre)
>>>
>>> I want to up the Ethernet cards to a gig but when I plug the Cat5 cable
>>> into the 3Com 4060 gig Ethernet port I only get 100mps ?
>>>
>>> I also want to take out the Fibre Card if I can get the Dual Ethernet
>>> cards up to a gig and work out the IP addresses.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

All I wanted to do was set up the 2 gig Ethernet cards in a team and know if
there would be any IP address issues with DNS or suchlike.. or if teamed
they take on 1 ip address..

point 2 was how come my gig Ethernet card with a 1.8m cat 5 cable to a gig
Ethernet port on a 3 com 4060 switch was only running at 100mps

http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/d...sku=3C17709-US


"zenner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:LJ0me.2557$(E-Mail Removed)...
> If the network is self-limiting...it has to be either a configuration
> issue or a component issue.
>
> There are only 3 components that influence transmission speed.
> 1). The Switch. Most 10/100/1000 switches are compatible.
> 2.) The cabling. CAT-5 UT should be adequate (CAT-5-enhanced may be needed
> in some cases). Segment length restrictions (to either address or prevent
> attenuation) should be observed
> 3.) The NIC.
>
> As far as hardware, it seems you have covered the bases.
>
> "Fred Bloggs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:EkYle.1557$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> The 3 Com is a gig switch with 12 Gig Fibre ports and 6 Gig Ethernet
>> ports... yet when I put Cat5 from the Gig card in the Proliant to the Gig
>> Ethernet port in the switch it stays at 100mps
>>
>> "zenner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:10Sle.2240$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Putting in Gigabit cards on a network using 100Mb router/switches will
>>> still remain limited to 100Mb. You are wasting the Gb cards on a 100Mb
>>> network.
>>>
>>> If you want the increased bandwidth, you will need to swap to Gb
>>> components. As always...speed/bandwidth is limited to the throughput of
>>> the slowest component.
>>>
>>> "Fred Bloggs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:qEOle.1550$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>>>> From: "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> | The cards can be teamed IF the NIC card software supports it. You
>>>>>> can't
>>>>>> | toss a mixed bag of cards in a box and team them.
>>>>>> |
>>>>>> | Fred Bloggs wrote:
>>>>>> |
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you think the Compaq ML570 can even handle the required 12.672
>>>>>> Gb/s bandwidth ?
>>>>>> { 3 Gigabit Ethernet cards on 64bit PCI at 66MHz }
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My concern is the ip addressing.. how does that work with the DNS.. and
>>>> mapping
>>>>
>>>> the Cards are
>>>>
>>>> 2 x HP NC7170 Dual Gigabit Server Adaptors (Ethernet)
>>>>
>>>> 1 x HP NC 6770 Gigabit Server Adaptor (Fibre)
>>>>
>>>> I want to up the Ethernet cards to a gig but when I plug the Cat5 cable
>>>> into the 3Com 4060 gig Ethernet port I only get 100mps ?
>>>>
>>>> I also want to take out the Fibre Card if I can get the Dual Ethernet
>>>> cards up to a gig and work out the IP addresses.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>