SG0-001 · Question #395
For which of the following is NIC Teaming used?
The correct answer is B. Fault tolerance. NIC teaming, also known as Link Aggregation or Bonding, is primarily used to provide fault tolerance and increase bandwidth by combining multiple network interface cards into a single logical interface. Fault tolerance ensures network connectivity even if one NIC fails.
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For which of the following is NIC Teaming used?
Options
- AEnabling use of TOE
- BFault tolerance
- CEnabling use of Jumbo Frames
- DConnecting to multiple VLANs
How the community answered
(43 responses)- A2% (1)
- B93% (40)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
NIC teaming, also known as Link Aggregation or Bonding, is primarily used to provide fault tolerance and increase bandwidth by combining multiple network interface cards into a single logical interface. Fault tolerance ensures network connectivity even if one NIC fails.
Enabling use of TOE (TCP Offload Engine) is a feature of a single NIC to offload TCP processing from the CPU, unrelated to teaming multiple NICs.
NIC teaming provides fault tolerance by ensuring that if one of the physical network adapters in the team fails, network connectivity is maintained through the remaining operational adapters. This redundancy is a core benefit of NIC teaming for critical systems.
Enabling use of Jumbo Frames is a configuration setting for a single NIC or network segment to allow larger Ethernet frames, not a purpose of NIC teaming itself.
Connecting to multiple VLANs is typically achieved by configuring a single NIC with multiple subinterfaces or a trunk port, or by using separate physical NICs for different VLANs, but not the primary purpose of NIC teaming.
Concept tested: NIC teaming benefits and purpose
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nic-teaming/nic-teaming
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