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AZ-800 · Question #229

You have a server that runs Windows Server 2022 and has the network adapters shown in the following table. You need to configure NIC teaming for LAN2 and LAN3. The solution must support Dynamic…

The correct answer is B. Switch Embedded Teaming (SET). To support Dynamic Virtual Machine Multi-Queue (d.VMMQ) when configuring NIC teaming for Hyper-V on Windows Server 2022, Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) is the required solution.

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Question

You have a server that runs Windows Server 2022 and has the network adapters shown in the following table. You need to configure NIC teaming for LAN2 and LAN3. The solution must support Dynamic Virtual Machine Multi-Queue (d.VMMQ). What should you use?

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Options

  • ALACP teaming mode
  • BSwitch Embedded Teaming (SET)
  • Cload balancing and failover (LBFO)
  • DStatic teaming mode

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  • B
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  • C
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  • D
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Why each option

To support Dynamic Virtual Machine Multi-Queue (d.VMMQ) when configuring NIC teaming for Hyper-V on Windows Server 2022, Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) is the required solution.

ALACP teaming mode

LACP teaming mode is a general-purpose NIC teaming standard that does not natively support Hyper-V specific features like d.VMMQ.

BSwitch Embedded Teaming (SET)Correct

Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) is a Hyper-V specific NIC teaming solution that is required to support advanced features like Dynamic Virtual Machine Multi-Queue (d.VMMQ). d.VMMQ significantly improves network throughput and performance for virtual machines by distributing incoming traffic across multiple CPU cores.

Cload balancing and failover (LBFO)

Load Balancing and Failover (LBFO) is the traditional Windows Server NIC Teaming, which does not support Dynamic Virtual Machine Multi-Queue (d.VMMQ) functionality.

DStatic teaming mode

Static teaming mode is a basic NIC teaming configuration that, like LACP and LBFO, does not offer the Hyper-V specific optimizations required for d.VMMQ.

Concept tested: Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) and d.VMMQ

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nic-teaming/set-overview

Topics

#NIC Teaming#Hyper-V Networking#Switch Embedded Teaming (SET)

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