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generate NESL events during link changes and other failure events.
The various teaming mode features for each operating system are summarized in the table below.
Table 6. Teaming Attributes by Operating System
Features
Smart Load Balancing™
User interface
Number of teams
Number of adapters per team 8
Hot replace
Hot add
Hot remove
Link speed support
Frame protocol
Incoming packet management BASP
Outgoing packet management BASP
Failover event
Failover time
Fallback time
LiveLink support
MAC address
Multivendor teaming
Generic Trunking
User interface
Number of teams
Number of adapters per team 8
Hot replace
Hot add
Hot remove
Link speed support
Frame protocol
Incoming packet management Switch
Outgoing packet management BASP
Failover event
Failover time
Fallback time
MAC address
Multivendor teaming
Dynamic Trunking
User interface
Number of teams
Number of adapters per team 8
Hot replace
Hot add
Hot remove
Link speed support
Frame protocol
Incoming packet management Switch
Windows
BACS 3 a
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Different speeds
IP
Loss of link or LiveLink event Loss of link
<500 ms
1.5 s b (approximate)
Yes
Different
Yes
BACS 3
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Different speeds
All
Loss of link only
500 ms
b
(approximate)
1.5 s
Same for all adapters
Yes
BACS 3
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Different speeds
All
NetWare
Command line
4
8
Yes
Yes
Yes
Different speeds
IP/IPX
BASP
BASP
<500 ms
1.5 s b (approximate)
Yes
Different
Yes
Command line
4
8
Yes
Yes
Yes
Different speeds
All
Switch
BASP
Loss of link only
500 ms
b
1.5 s (approximate)
Same for all adapters
Yes
Command line
4
8
Yes
Yes
Yes
Different speeds
All
Switch