Dynamic Access Technology Server Features; About Load Balancing; About Resilient Server Links - 3Com EtherLink 3C985B-SX User Manual

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About Load Balancing

Load balancing removes bandwidth bottlenecks at the
server through the use of multiple parallel resilient server
links (RSLs) that share the network load.
Figure 26 Types of Load Balancing Arrangements
Server
Switch
Clients

About Resilient Server Links

An RSL consists of two or more NICs that form a virtual
NIC. Each virtual NIC has multiple physical NICs bound to
it, forming a group. Each NIC in a group uses the same
protocols and frame types. One NIC is designated the
primary NIC and the others secondary NICs.
D
YNAMIC
T
ECHNOLOGY
F
EATURES
About Load Balancing
About Resilient Server Links
About Failover
Specifying a Dedicated IP Address
Changing an IP Address
Troubleshooting a Load Balancing Configuration
About VLANs
Transmit-only
Primary Secondaries
Access
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ERVER
Primary Secondaries
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Bidirectional
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