Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57 Series User Manual page 7

NetXtreme User Guide
Architecture .........................................................................................................................................113
Outbound Traffic Flow ..................................................................................................................114
Inbound Traffic Flow (SLB Only) ..................................................................................................114
Protocol Support...........................................................................................................................115
Performance.................................................................................................................................115
Driver Support by Operating System...................................................................................................116
Supported Teaming Speeds................................................................................................................117
Teaming and Other Advanced Networking Properties ........................................................................118
Checksum Offload ...............................................................................................................................119
IEEE 802.1p QoS Tagging ..................................................................................................................119
Large Send Offload .............................................................................................................................119
Jumbo Frames.....................................................................................................................................119
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs ...........................................................................................................................119
Wake on LAN ......................................................................................................................................120
Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) ...............................................................................................120
General Network Considerations ............................................................................................................121
Teaming Across Switches ...................................................................................................................121
Switch-Link Fault Tolerance .........................................................................................................121
Spanning Tree Algorithm.....................................................................................................................123
Topology Change Notice (TCN) ...................................................................................................124
Port Fast/Edge Port......................................................................................................................124
Teaming with Microsoft NLB/WLBS ....................................................................................................125
Application Considerations .....................................................................................................................126
Teaming and Clustering-Microsoft Cluster Software.........................................................................126
Teaming and Network Backup ............................................................................................................126
Load Balancing and Failover........................................................................................................127
Fault Tolerance ............................................................................................................................128
Troubleshooting Teaming Problems ......................................................................................................130
Teaming Configuration Tips ................................................................................................................130
Troubleshooting Guidelines.................................................................................................................131
Frequently Asked Questions ...................................................................................................................132
Event Log Messages ................................................................................................................................135
Windows System Event Log Messages ..............................................................................................135
Base Driver (Physical Adapter/Miniport)..............................................................................................135
Intermediate Driver (Virtual Adapter/Team).........................................................................................137
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