Router

A router is designed to route network traffic based on Layer 3 or higher protocols, although it often also works as a Layer 2 device with switching capabilities. The teaming of ports connected directly to a router is not supported.

4.3.5Configuring Teaming

The Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 (BACS2) utility is used to configure teaming in the supported operating system environments.

The BACS2 utility is designed to run in one of the following 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003. BACS2 is used to configure load balancing and fault tolerance teaming, and VLANs. In addition, it displays the MAC address, driver version, and status information. BACS2 also includes a number of diagnostics tools such as hardware diagnostics, cable testing, and a network topology test.

4.3.6Supported Features by Team Type

"Comparison of Team Types" provides a feature comparison across the team types. Use this table to determine the best type of team for your application. The teaming software supports up to eight ports in a single team and up to four teams in a single system. The four teams can be any combination of the supported teaming types, but each team must be on a separate network or subnet.

• Comparison of Team Types

 

 

 

Switch-

Switch-

 

 

 

Independent

 

Fault

Load

Dependent

Type of Team

Dynamic Link

Tolerance

Balancing

Static

 

Aggregation

 

 

 

Trunking

 

 

 

(IEEE 802.3ad)

 

 

 

 

Function

SLB with

SLB

Generic

Link Aggregation

Standby(*1)

Trunking

 

 

 

Number of ports per

 

 

 

 

team (same

2-8

2-8

2-8

2-8

broadcast domain)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of teams

4

4

4

4

 

 

 

 

 

Adapter fault

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

tolerance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch link fault

 

 

Switch-

 

tolerance (same

Yes

Yes

Switch-dependent

dependent

broadcast domain)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TX load balancing

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

RX load balancing

No

Yes

Yes (performed

Yes (performed by

 

by the switch)

the switch)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requires

No

No

Yes

Yes

compatible switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heartbeats to check

No

No

No

No

connectivity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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