Qlogic FastLinQ 3400 Series User Manual page 214

15–QLogic Teaming Services
Executive Summary
Table 15-3. Comparison of Team Types (Continued)
Type of Team
Function
Mixed media
(adapters with dif-
ferent media)
Mixed speeds
(adapters do not
support a common
speed, but operate
at different speeds)
Mixed speeds
(adapters that sup-
port a common
speed, but operate
at different speeds)
Load balances
TCP/IP
Mixed vendor
teaming
Load balances
non-IP
Same MAC
address for all team
members
Same IP address
for all team mem-
bers
Load balancing by
IP address
Load balancing by
MAC address
a
SLB with one primary and one standby member.
b
Requires at least one QLogic adapter in the team.
Fault Load
Tolerance Balancing
SLB with
SLB
a
Standby
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
b
Yes Yes
No Yes (IPX out-
bound traffic
only)
No No
Yes Yes
No Yes
No Yes (used for
no-IP/IPX)
Switch-Dependent
Static Trunking
Generic Trunking
Yes (switch-depen-
dent)
No
No (must be the same
speed)
Yes
b b
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Switch-Independent
Dynamic Link
Aggregation
(IEEE 802.3ad)
Link Aggregation
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
b
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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