How to use Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 PCIe (1x) (Broadcom 5722 Gigabit Ethernet Controller) to create teaming (load balance and failover) on Windows Server 2008 R2?

How to use Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 PCIe (1x) (Broadcom 5722 Gigabit Ethernet Controller) to create teaming (load balance and failover) on Windows Server 2008 R2?

Go to download BACS

http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtremeii.php#mgmt_apps

Since the Windows Server 2008 R2 is 64bit, you need to download the BACS (x64):

Broadcom Management Applications Installer (x64)

After the installation complete, you will see an icon like the following:

Step 1: Double click it to open the BACS console.

 

Step 2: Click the “Team Management”

Step 3: When you in the “Team Management” menu, you will see there are two “Unassigned Adapters”.

Step 4: Select a “Unassigned Adapters” and right click to select “Create a Team”

Step 5: There is Wizard will be come out, just run the “Next” to start the Wizard.

Step 6: Enter the name for the teaming group and then press “Next”

Step 7: Press “Next” to continuous, if you want to use the load balancing and failover.

Step 8: “Add” the two Available Adapters to the team, like the following. Then press “Next”

Step 9: Since we want to use load balance and failover, do not configure a standby member unless you have more than two LAN card.

Step 10: Select “No” of LiveLink, press “Next”

Step 11: Select “Skip manage VLAN”, press “Next”

Step 12: Select “Commit changes to system and Exit the wizard”, press Finish.

Step 13: Press “Yes”.

Step 14: You will see the BASP Virtual Adapters have been created.

Step 15: Go to the “Network Connections” and select the BASP Virtual Adapter which is you just created.

Step 16: Configurate the fixed IP address on it.

Done!!!

 

Reference:

NIC Teaming - Broadcom network interface card (NIC) teaming fails.

http://alessandroworldblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/nic-teaming-broadcom-network-interface.html

 

Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3: Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide

http://maben.homeip.net/static/computers/pc/IBM/Bladecentre/broadcom%20ethernet/Manuals/English/bacs.htm

 

Teaming: Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide

http://public.support.unisys.com/pcproducts/esx/docs/DellDocs5.4/en/Broadcom/NetXtreme/teaming.htm

http://www.alliedtelesis.com/media/datasheets/guides/broadcom_ug.pdf

 

使用 Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3：Broadcom NetLink^®/NetXtreme^® 57XX 使用手冊

https://www.ltu.se/webbarkiv/ITS/download/hp/broadcom/Manuals/TradChin/bacs.htm

 

How to use Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 PCIe (1x) (Broadcom 5722 Gigabit Ethernet Controller) to create teaming (load balance and failover) on Windows Server 2008 R2?

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