NetXtreme II
User Guide
January 2010
Bro a d c o m C o rp o r a ti o n
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ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R
T
EAMING
S
UPPORT
BY
P
ROCESSOR
All team types are supported by the IA-32, AMD-64, and EM64T processors.
C
ONFIGURING
T
EAMING
The Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 utility is used to configure teaming in the supported operating system
environments.
The Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 (BACS) utility is designed to run on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows family of operating
systems. BACS 3 is used to configure load balancing and fault tolerance teaming, and VLANs. In addition, it displays the
MAC address, driver version, and status information about each network adapter. BACS 3 also includes a number of
diagnostics tools such as hardware diagnostics, cable testing, and a network topology test.
S
UPPORTED
F
EATURES
BY
T
EAM
T
YPE
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.
Table 4: Comparison of Team Types
Type of Team
Fault Tolerance
Load Balancing
Switch-Dependent
Static Trunking
Switch-Independent
Dynamic Link
Aggregation
(IEEE 802.3ad)
Function
SLB with Standby
a
SLB
Generic Trunking
Link Aggregation
Number of ports per
team (same
broadcast domain)
2–8
2–8
2–8
2–8
Number of teams
4
4
4
4
Adapter fault
tolerance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Switch link fault
tolerance (same
broadcast domain)
Yes
Yes
Switch-dependent
Switch-dependent
TX load balancing
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
RX load balancing
No
Yes
Yes (performed by the
switch)
Yes (performed by the
switch)
Requires compatible
switch
No
No
Yes
Yes
Heartbeats to check
connectivity
No
No
No
No
Mixed media
(adapters with
different media)
Yes
Yes
Yes (switch-
dependent)
Yes
