Foxconn C51XEM2AA User Manual page 85

Chapter 5 Directions for Bundled Software
Failover Only
Load balancing (LB) is frequently used in conjunction with "failover" (FO), although
it is possible to use failover alone. For instance, one Ethernet interface might be
dedicated as a "hot standby" in the event that the primary Ethernet interface fails.
Team Mode: IEEE 802.3ad
In 802.3ad, all the team members share a common MAC address. Other machines
only know one MAC address for this machine's IP address, so all its connections
have to be sent to the MAC address it knows for this machine's IP address.
Transmit-Only Load Balance and Failover
In a TX-only configuration, all the incoming (RX) traffic is received into one Ethernet
interface, and the outgoing (TX) traffic is balanced across the available Ethernet
interfaces.
Logs
When logging is enabled and properly configured, you can log various information
about the networking configuration - for example, you can track whether an Ethernet
interface is enabled and working properly, or whether teaming is enabled.
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