16–Using Cavium Teaming Services
Teaming and Other Advanced Networking Properties
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Teaming and Other Advanced Networking
Properties
Advanced networking properties for teaming support include:
IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridges (QinQ)
Before creating a team, adding or removing team members, or changing
advanced settings of a team member, make sure each team member has been
configured similarly. Settings to check include VLANs and QoS packet tagging,
jumbo frames, and the various offloads.
lists advanced adapter
properties and teaming support.
Table 16-6. Advanced Adapter Properties and Teaming Support
Adapter Properties
Supported by Teaming
Virtual Adapter
Checksum offload
Yes
IEEE 802.1p QoS tagging
No
Large send offload
Yes
a
a
All adapters on the team must support this feature. Some adapters may not
support this feature if Alert Standard Format (ASF) and Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI) are also enabled.
Jumbo frames
Yes
b
b
Must be supported by all adapters in the team.
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
Yes
c
c
Only for Cavium adapters.
Pre-execution environment (PXE)
Yes
d
d
As a PXE sever only, not as a client.
