This is probably wrong but i'll give it a try.
The two smallest integers we have are 1 and 2...the sum of the sides would be smallest if the triangle is a right triangle, because it minimizes the third side. Then we can apply the pythagorean theorem to this:
1^2+2^2=c^2
1+4=c^2
c^2=5
c=\(\sqrt{5}\).
Then the sides of this triangle are 1, 2, and \(\sqrt{5}\). Adding them together we have 1+2+\(\sqrt{5}\)=(3+\(\sqrt{5}\)) units.