Intel XL710-Q2 User Manual page 55

Supported Adapters
Teaming options are supported on Intel server adapters. Selected adapters from other manufacturers are also
supported. If you are using a Windows-based computer, adapters that appear in Intel PROSet may be
included in a team.
NOTE: In order to use adapter teaming, you must have at least one Intel server adapter in your
system. Furthermore, all adapters must be linked to the same switch or hub.
Conditions that may prevent you from teaming a device
During team creation or modification, the list of available team types or list of available devices may not
include all team types or devices. This may be caused by any of several conditions, including:
The device does not support the desired team type or does not support teaming at all.
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The operating system does not support the desired team type.
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The devices you want to team together use different driver versions.
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You are trying to team an Intel PRO/100 device with an Intel 10GbE device.
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TOE (TCP Offload Engine) enabled devices cannot be added to an ANS team and will not appear in the
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list of available adapters.
You can add Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) enabled devices to Adapter Fault
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Tolerance (AFT), Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT), and Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) teams. All other
team types are not supported. The Intel AMT enabled device must be designated as the primary
adapter for the team.
The device's MAC address is overridden by the Locally Administered Address advanced setting.
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Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Boot has been enabled on the device.
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The device has "OS Controlled" selected on the Data Center tab.
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The device has a virtual NIC bound to it.
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The device is part of a Microsoft* Load Balancing and Failover (LBFO) team.
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Teaming Modes
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)
the primary adapter fails, the secondary adapter takes over. Adapter Fault Tolerance supports two to
eight adapters per team. This teaming type works with any hub or switch. All team members must be
connected to the same subnet.
Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT)
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switches. Switch Fault Tolerance supports two adapters per team. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) must
be enabled on the switch when you create an SFT team. When SFT teams are created, the Activation
Delay is automatically set to 60 seconds. This teaming type works with any switch or hub. All team
members must be connected to the same subnet.
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)
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In Microsoft* Windows* operating systems, you can also enable or disable receive load balancing
(RLB) in ALB teams (by default, RLB is enabled).
Virtual Machine Load Balancing
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Virtual Machines bound to the team interface, as well as fault tolerance in the event of switch port,
cable, or adapter failure. This teaming type works with any switch.
Static Link Aggregation
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two to eight adapters. This team type replaces the following team types from prior software releases:
Fast EtherChannel*/Link Aggregation (FEC) and Gigabit EtherChannel*/Link Aggregation (GEC). This
- provides automatic redundancy for a server's network connection. If
- provides failover between two adapters connected to separate
- provides load balancing of transmit traffic and adapter fault tolerance.
(VMLB) - provides transmit and receive traffic load balancing across
(SLA) - provides increased transmission and reception throughput in a team of