Is there a way to have incoming load balancing without LACP? I have a linux file server (samba 4.1.6) that gets bombarded with daily backups at 5pm every day. I know the disk array holding backups can push greater than gigabit throughput. I have extra gigabit port on this server and can easily add an additional NICs. But I only have unmanaged switch at my disposal. I've looked into some linux methods for network load balancing, but the round robin method only effects outgoing traffic. SMB Multichannel looks promising but samba doesn't support it and my clients are Windows 7. What else could I do? I rather not buy any additional hardware, otherwise I would just order up a LCAP capable switch.
As a side note: I'm the only one bothered by the fact the backups take hours instead of 10's of minutes because the network pipe is full.
Thanks for any suggestions.
As a side note: I'm the only one bothered by the fact the backups take hours instead of 10's of minutes because the network pipe is full.
Thanks for any suggestions.