Intel XL710-Q2 User Manual page 59

The driver analyzes the transmit and receive load on each member adapter and balances the traffic across
member adapters. In a VMLB team, each Virtual Machine is associated with one team member for its TX and
RX traffic.
If only one virtual NIC is bound to the team, or if Hyper-V is removed, then the VMLB team will act like an AFT
team.
NOTES:
VMLB does not load balance non-routed protocols such as NetBEUI and some IPX* traffic.
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VMLB supports from two to eight adapter ports per team.
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You can create a VMLB team with mixed speed adapters. The load is balanced according to
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the lowest common denominator of adapter capabilities and the bandwidth of the channel.
You cannot use and Intel AMT enabled adapter a VMLB team.
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Static Link Aggregation
Static Link Aggregation (SLA) is very similar to ALB, taking several physical channels and combining them
into a single logical channel.
This mode works with:
Cisco EtherChannel capable switches with channeling mode set to "on"
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Intel switches capable of Link Aggregation
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Other switches capable of static 802.3ad
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NOTES:
All adapters in a Static Link Aggregation team must run at the same speed and must be
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connected to a Static Link Aggregation-capable switch. If the speed capabilities of adapters
in a Static Link Aggregation team are different, the speed of the team is dependent on the
switch.
Static Link Aggregation teaming requires that the switch be set up for Static Link Aggregation
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teaming and that spanning tree protocol is turned off.
An Intel AMT enabled adapter cannot be used in an SLA team.
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IEEE 802.3ad: Dynamic Link Aggregation
IEEE 802.3ad is the IEEE standard. Teams can contain two to eight adapters. You must use 802.3ad
switches (in dynamic mode, aggregation can go across switches). Adapter teams configured for IEEE
802.3ad also provide the benefits of fault tolerance and load balancing. Under 802.3ad, all protocols can be
load balanced.
Dynamic mode supports multiple aggregators. Aggregators are formed by port speed connected to a switch.
For example, a team can contain adapters running at 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps, but two aggregators will be formed,
one for each speed. Also, if a team contains 1 Gbps ports connected to one switch, and a combination of
1 Gbps and 10 Gbps ports connected to a second switch, three aggregators would be formed. One containing
all the ports connected to the first switch, one containing the 1 Gbps ports connected to the second switch,
and the third containing the 10Gbps ports connected to the second switch.