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NIC Modes and NIC Redundancy Settings
This server has the following NIC mode settings that you can choose from:
  • Dedicated—The two 10/100 management ports are used to access the CIMC. You have to select a 
NIC redundancy and IP setting.
  • Shared LOM (default)—The two 1Gb Ethernet ports are used to access the CIMC. This is the factory 
default setting, along with Active-active NIC redundancy and DHCP enabled.
  • Cisco Card—The ports on an installed Cisco network adapter card are used to access the CIMC. You 
have to select a NIC redundancy and IP setting.
Note The Cisco Card NIC mode is currently supported only with a Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface 
Card (N2XX-ACPCI01) that is installed in PCIe slot 1 (see 
Figure 3-18 on page 3-34). See also 
Special Considerations for the Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card (N2XX-ACPCI01), 
page 3-35.
This server has the following NIC redundancy settings that you can choose from:
  • None—The Ethernet ports operate independently and do not fail over if there is a problem.
  • Active-standby—If an active Ethernet port fails, traffic fails over to a standby port.
  • Active-active—All Ethernet ports are utilized simultaneously.