KACE SDA Link Aggregation (4318347)

Regarding Link Aggregation Setup for Physical KACE SDA Servers.

Please note: This is only applicable to Legacy KACE SDA physical PowerEdge Servers.
Quest Software stopped selling Physical KACE Appliances in 2016.
This setting is now considered Legacy as a single VMXNET3 NIC,  will defeat it's purpose in terms of speed.

Enabling Link Aggregation on the KACE SDA.

By default, link aggregation is not enabled on the KACE SDA appliance.

The KACE SDA requires that your switch is capable of a LACP (802.3ad) connection.

Before you enable link aggregation, set your switch to actively negotiate LACP.

See your switch vendor's documentation for details. Passive negotiation mode does not work.

If your switch is set to operate in passive mode, the switch cannot negotiate the KACE SDA LACP connection.
The option to enable Link Aggregation will remain hidden until the network switch allows it.

For an example of a Cisco switch configuration running the IOS operating system set to active mode, view the online FreeBSD Handbook.

FreeBSD Handbook:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-aggregation.html

Section 33.7.1. Configuration Examples

This section demonstrates how to configure a Cisco® switch and a FreeBSD system for LACP load balancing.

It then shows how to configure two Ethernet interfaces in failover mode as well as how to configure failover mode between an Ethernet and a wireless interface.

Subsection Example 33.1. LACP Aggregation with a Cisco® Switch

Note: Please refer to your router’s specific documentation, regarding this process. If further assistance is required, please call\email\chat with the Original Equipment Manufacturer regarding assistance in configuring this, as Kace Support Personnel are unable to assist with the configuration.

Creating an aggregate link:

Enable link aggregation based on the destination IP address.

The KACE SDA appliance provides two ports. You must connect both ports to the network (LAN) for enabling link aggregation. When link aggregation is enabled, the second port cannot be explicitly used for offboard-storage configuration. Also, the link aggregation feature is not available when the offboard storage is explicitly configured with the KACE SDA server.

Procedure:
-Click Settings & Maintenance.
-The Control Panel page appears.
-Click Network Settings.
-The Network Settings page appears.

Click Edit.
-Select the Enable Link Aggregation check box.
-Click Save.
-Enter the Link Aggregation IP Address.

The KACE SDA reboots and the IP address changes to the link aggregation IP address you entered.

Note: The Subnet Mask changes to match the NIC.