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300-320 · Question #93

Which statement about NIC teaming configurations is true?

The correct answer is A. With ALB, all ports use one IP address and multiple MAC addresses. · Adapter fault tolerance (AFT): With AFT designs, two NICs connect to the same switch. One adapter is active and the other standby, and they use one common IP address and MAC address. · Switch fault tolerance (SFT): With SFT designs, one port is active and the other standby…

Advanced Data Center Networks

Question

Which statement about NIC teaming configurations is true?

Options

  • AWith ALB, all ports use one IP address and multiple MAC addresses.
  • BWith AFT, two NICs connect to the different switches.
  • CWith SFT, all ports are active.
  • DWith AFT, all ports use one IP address and multiple MAC addresses.

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    89% (34)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

· Adapter fault tolerance (AFT): With AFT designs, two NICs connect to the same switch. One adapter is active and the other standby, and they use one common IP address and MAC address. · Switch fault tolerance (SFT): With SFT designs, one port is active and the other standby, and they use one common IP address and MAC address. · Adaptive load balancing (ALB): With ALB designs, one port receives and all ports transmit using one IP address and multiple MAC addresses.

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#NIC teaming#ALB#AFT#server networking

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