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MAC address is coupled with destination MAC
address. Alternate transmit policies may be
selected via the xmit_hash_policy option.
Balance XOR mode provides load balancing
and fault tolerance.
Broadcast
Broadcast sends traffic on both network
interfaces. This mode provides fault tolerance.
Supports static
trunking. Make
sure static
trunking is
enabled on the
switch.
IEEE 802.3ad
(Dynamic
Link
Aggregation)
Dynamic Link Aggregation uses a complex
algorithm to aggregate adapters by speed and
duplex settings. It utilizes all slaves in the
active aggregator according to the 802.3ad
specification. Dynamic Link Aggregation mode
provides load balancing and fault tolerance
but requires a switch that supports IEEE
802.3ad with LACP mode properly configured.
Supports 802.3ad
LACP
Balance-tlb
(Adaptive
Transmit
Load
Balancing)
Balance-tlb uses channel bonding that does
not require any special switch. The outgoing
traffic is distributed according to the current
load on each Ethernet interface (computed
relative to the speed.) Incoming traffic is
received by the current Ethernet interface. If
the receiving Ethernet interface fails, the
other slave takes over the MAC address of
the failed receiving slave. Balance-tlb mode
provides load balancing and fault tolerance.
General switches
