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NetXtreme II User Guide
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
Page 188 Configuring Teaming Document ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R
TEAM TYPES
You can create four types of load balance teams:
• Smart Load Balance and Failover
• Link Aggregation (802.3ad) (TOE is not applicable)
• Generic Trunking (FEC/GEC)/802.3ad-Draft Static (TOE is not applicable)
• SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) – The Auto-Fallback Disable feature is configured for Smart Load Balance and Failover
type teams in the Teaming Wizard.
NOTE: NetXtreme II network adapters with iSCSI enabled is supported only in an SLB team type.
Smart Load Balance and Failover
In this type of team, a standby member handles the traffic if all of the load balance members fail (a failover event). All load
balance members have to fail before the standby member takes over. When one or more of the load balance members is
restored (fallback), the restored team member(s) resumes the handling of the traffic. The LiveLink feature is supported for
this type of team.
Link Aggregation (802.3ad)
In this type of team, you can dynamically configure the network adapters that have been selected to participate in a given
team. If the link partner is not correctly configured for IEEE 802.3ad link configuration, errors are detected and noted. All
adapters in the team are configured to receive packets for the same MAC address. The outbound load balancing scheme is
determined by the BASP driver. The link partner of the team determines the load balancing scheme for inbound packets. In
this mode, at least one of the link partners must be in active mode.
NOTE: TOE is not applicable for Link Aggregation team type. NetXtreme II network adapters with iSCSI enabled
is not supported for Link Aggregation team type.
Generic Trunking (FEC/GEC)/802.3ad-Draft Static
This type of team is very similar to the link aggregation type, in that all adapters in the team must be configured to receive
packets for the same MAC address. This mode does not provide link aggregation control protocol (LACP) or marker protocol
support. This mode supports a variety of environments where the link partners are statically configured to support a
proprietary trunking mechanism. Trunking supports load balancing and failover for both outbound and inbound traffic.
NOTE: TOE is not applicable for Generic Trunking (FEC/GEC)/802.3ad-Draft Static team type. NetXtreme II
network adapters with iSCSI enabled is not supported for Generic Trunking (FEC/GEC)/802.3ad-Draft Static team
type.
SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable)
This team is identical to Smart Load Balance and Failover, with the following exception: when the standby member is active,
if a primary member comes back online, the team continues using the standby member rather than switching back to the
primary member. This type of team is supported only for situations in which the network cable is disconnected and
reconnected to the network adapter. It is not supported for situations in which the adapter is removed/installed through