Help setup multiple nic to increase bandwidth

[stefarr]

Hi everyone need some pointers if poss.

I have a new server with multiple intel nics and i would like to team them (the software allows this) together to increas the amount of bandwidth to the server, we have a procurve 4208vl and i think i need to set up trunking, how do i do this?

thanks

[cenk sasmaztin]

if you make true nic teaming config on server
procurve switch can see this team config and change dynamically trunk state own ports

[stefarr]

Have setup ALB on the server with 2 nics
(http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-009747.htm#Modes)

what kind of bandwidth should i expect to get, the nics are gigabit, i still need to turn off STP on the switch ports, will do that Monday.

how can i test the nics for bandwidth etc?

steve