I have Windows Server 2008 running on Dell PowerEdge 1425 SC. The unit has two NICs and I want to use them in a clustered mode for maximum efficiency (throughput) to avoid bottlenecks.
Do I need to use third party tools or does windows have any built-in tools to achieve this?
Best Answer
If your switch and NICs support it, you can do bonding. What make/model is the switch and the NICs? If it's server-class hardware, most of those can do it, using their drivers. Read the documentation for the server NICs and your switch that it plugs into.
Have you performed any testing on your environment to determine if LAN throughput actually is at risk of being a bottleneck?