SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION OF REMOTE MANAGEMENT AND LINK AGGREGATION

摘要

A method in a network node that includes a network adapter, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and a host, includes connecting to a switch in a communication network using first and second ports of the network adapter, as member ports of a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). Management and data packets are simultaneously exchanged over the communication network via the LAG member ports, so that the management packets are exchanged between the BMC and a control server, and the data packets between the host and a remote node.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
in a network node that includes a network adapter, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and a host, connecting to a switch in a communication network using first and second ports of the network adapter, as member ports of a Link Aggregation Group (LAG); and simultaneously exchanging management packets between the BMC and a control server, and data packets between the host and a remote node, over the communication network via the LAG member ports.