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Send-Only Load Balancing
This is an inexpensive way to do load balancing when using a Ethernet
switch that does not support FEC or 802.3ad. However, if TCP/IP
acceleration is used with this method, all ports that are teamed must be on
the same physical adapter. There is no load balancing when receiving. The
following are valid teaming configurations and restrictions when doing
send-only load balancing are:
v
Two Alacritech 1000x1 Single-Port Server and Storage Accelerated
adapters can be teamed together; however, acceleration is disabled.
v No Alacritech 1000x1 Single-Port Server and Storage Accelerated
adapters can be teamed with any port of the Alacritech 100x4 Quad-Port
Server Accelerated Adapters.
v One Alacritech 100x4 Quad-Port Server Accelerated Adapter can have
two or more of its ports teamed, with acceleration enabled.
v Two Alacritech 100x4 Quad-Port Server Accelerated Adapters can have
any ports on any card teamed (limited to four ports per team). For
example, two ports on one card can be teamed with two ports on a
second card. Acceleration will be disabled because the ports are on
different adapter cards.
Hot Standby Failover
This technique does no load balancing but does allow failover and
redundancy. One port is put online while the remaining ports in the team
are offline. If the link for the online ports fails, it is taken offline and one of
the other ports takes its place. It is not required that the ports in the team
be on the same adapter. It is also not required that they be the same
speed, although it is recommended. The following are valid teaming
configurations:
v
Two Alacritech 1000x1 Single-Port Server and Storage Accelerated
adapters can be teamed together.
v No Alacritech 1000x1 Single-Port Server and Storage Accelerated
adapters can be teamed with any port of the Alacritech 100x4 Quad-Port
Server Accelerated Adapters.
v
One Alacritech 100x4 Quad-Port Server Accelerated Adapter can have
two or more of its ports teamed.
v Two Alacritech 100x4 Quad-Port Server Accelerated Adapters can have
any ports on any card teamed (limited to four ports per team). For
example, two ports on one card can be teamed with two ports on a
second card.
To configure adapter teaming with the Alacritech adapters, perform the following
steps:
1. Click Control Panel .
2. Click Network and Dial-Up .
3. Click Adapter .
4. Click Properties .
5. Click Alacritech SLIC Team Configurator .
6. Click New Team .
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