Networking with Windows Server 2016 — Question 25

You have a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2016. You install the Hyper-V server role on Server1. Server1 has eight network adapters that are dedicated to virtual machines. The network adapters are Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)-enabled.
You plan to use Software Defined Networking (SDN). You will host the virtual machines for multiple tenants on the Hyper-V host.
You need to ensure that the network connections for the virtual machines are resilient if one or more physical network adapters fail.
What should you implement?

Answer options

• A. single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV)
• B. NIC Teaming on the Hyper-V host
• C. virtual Receive-side Scaling (vRSS)
• D. Switch Embedded Teaming (SET)

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Switch Embedded Teaming (SET), as it allows for combining multiple network adapters into a single logical switch, enhancing resilience and simplifying management. Option A, SR-IOV, focuses on improving performance rather than resilience. Option B, NIC Teaming, while providing redundancy, is not specifically designed for use with Hyper-V virtual switches. Option C, vRSS, is aimed at load balancing network traffic but does not address the redundancy required for physical adapter failures.