NOTE:
If any of the adapters on an SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) type of team is disabled, this type of team cannot
function as described. Instead, the team functions as a Smart Load Balancing and Failover type of team.
Creating a team
Perform the steps in this section to create a team and con
fi
gure the NIC team IP address:
NOTE:
Enabling Dynamic Host Con
fi
guration Protocol (DHCP) is not recommended for members of an SLB
type of team
1.
From the Tools menu, click
Create a Team
. The available adapters are listed (these adapters are
not currently members of any team).
2.
Type a team name in the
Enter a name you will use to identify this team
box.
3.
Select the type of team, and then click
Next
.
4.
Assign any available device or devices to the team by moving the device from the
Available
Adapters
list to the
Load Balance Members
list. There must be at least one device in the Load
Balance Members list.
5.
If desired, assign any other available device or devices to the team by moving the device from the
Available Adapters
list to the
Standby Member
list.
NOTE:
There must be at least one Broadcom network adapter assigned to the team.
6.
Click
Apply
.
7.
Click
Yes
when the message is displayed indicating that the network connection will be temporarily
interrupted.
Teaming guidelines
Be aware of the following teaming guideline:
•
The number of characters that can be used in a team name is a minimum of 1 and a maximum
of 39.
•
A team name cannot begin with spaces or contain the character "&."
•
Team names must be unique. If you attempt to use a team name more than once, an error
message is displayed indicating that the name already exists.
•
The maximum number of team members is 8.
•
When team con
fi
guration has been correctly performed, a virtual team adapter driver is created
for each con
fi
gured team.
•
To view the con
fi
guration of the team, click Preview before clicking Apply. If you are satis
fi
ed with
the con
fi
guration, click Con
fi
gure. If you are not satis
fi
ed, either delete the team, or recon
fi
gure it.
•
If you disable a virtual team and later want to re-enable it, you must
fi
rst disable and re-enable all
team members before you re-enable the virtual team.
•
When you create Generic Trunking and Link Aggregation teams, you cannot designate a
standby member. Standby members work only with Smart Load Balancing and Failover and
SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) types of teams.
•
For an SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) team, to restore traf
fi
c to the load balance members from the
standby member, click the Fallback button on the Team Properties tab.
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