Hi Paul, if you want to automatically load balance incoming traffic from clients you need to configure both NICs in aggregate link mode (802.3ad) as well as network switch must be able to support this feature and be configured - there will be one IP address accessible via both network links, max throughput will be 2x 1GBps. If you don't have switch with support of 802.3ad you can "manually" load balance. Each NIC will have own IP and you need to modity dsm.opt/dsm.sys files on client servers to point to new IP address. This will limit max throughput to 1GBps (or whatever speed you have) on each NIC.
Bye "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 09/14/2016 06:34:21 AM: > From: Paul_Dudley <pdud...@anl.com.au> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 09/14/2016 06:36 AM > Subject: [ADSM-L] Making use of two NICs > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > We have TSM v6.3 running on an IBM x3650 M4 server with Windows > 2008. The server has a second un-used NIC. > > If we configure and connect the second NIC, is it possible to make > use of it so that TSM network traffic (ie: backups) could be spread > across the two NICs? > > > > > > Thanks & Regards > > Paul > > > > > > Paul Dudley > > IT Operations > > ANL Container Line > > pdud...@anl.com.au > > > > > > > > > ANL DISCLAIMER > > This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended > solely to the named add > ressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly > prohibited. If you received > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return > e-mail from your s > ystem. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any > purpose, or disclose its > contents to any person. >
