IBM
C9010-022 · Question #66
A system administrator wants to create a server with network redundancy and maximum I/O throughput over two Ethernet cards. Which option will support the requirement?
The correct answer is A. Create an 802.3ad link Aggregation adapter backed by both Ethernet cards and cable to a switch with 802.3ad enabled ports. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A system administrator wants to create a server with network redundancy and maximum I/O throughput over two Ethernet cards. Which option will support the requirement?
Options
- ACreate an 802.3ad link Aggregation adapter backed by both Ethernet cards and cable to a switch with 802.3ad enabled ports.
- BCreate a Network Interface Backup (NIB) with each Ethernet card being cabled to a different switch.
- CCreate the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-bond0 then edit the two ifcfg-ethX configuration files to add a master or slave option. Cable to two switches and use 802.3ad enabled ports.
- DCreate a virtual adapter and assign it to the server, use both Ethernet adapters as backing devices to the virtual adapter with the mkdev command. Have each adapter cabled to separate switches.
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(57 responses)- A77% (44)
- B4% (2)
- C5% (3)
- D14% (8)
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