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Configuring Teaming in
Windows Server
Load Balancing and Fault Tolerance
ASP Overview
ASP is the QLogic teaming software for the Windows family of operating systems.
ASP settings are configured by QCS utility.
ASP provides heterogeneous support for adapter teaming to include QLogic
8400/3400 Series adapters and QLogic-shipping Intel NIC adapters/LOMs.
ASP supports four types of teams for Layer 2 teaming:
Smart Load Balancing and Failover
Link Aggregation (802.3ad)
Generic Trunking (FEC/GEC)/802.3ad-Draft Static
SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable)
For more information on network adapter teaming concepts, see
NOTE
This chapter describes teaming for adapters in Windows Server systems.
For more information on a similar technology on Linux operating systems
(called “Channel Bonding”), refer to your operating system documentation.
NOTE
Windows Server 2012 and later provide built-in teaming support, called NIC
Teaming. It is not recommended that users enable teams through NIC
Teaming and ASP at the same time on the same adapters.