17–QLogic Teaming Services
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Router
A router is designed to route network traffic based on Layer 3 or higher protocols,
although it often also works as a Layer 2 device with switching capabilities. The
teaming of ports connected directly to a router is not supported.
Teaming Support by Processor
All team types are supported by the IA-32 and EM64T processors.
Configuring Teaming
The QLogic Control Suite utility is used to configure teaming in the supported
operating system environments.
The QLogic Control Suite (QCS) utility is designed to run on 32-bit and 64-bit
Windows family of operating systems. QCS is used to configure load balancing
and fault tolerance teaming, and VLANs. In addition, it displays the MAC address,
driver version, and status information about each network adapter. QCS also
includes a number of diagnostics tools such as hardware diagnostics, cable
testing, and a network topology test.
Supported Features by Team Type
provides a feature comparison across the team types. Use this table to
determine the best type of team for your application. The teaming software
supports up to eight ports in a single team and up to 16 teams in a single system.
These teams can be any combination of the supported teaming types, but each
team must be on a separate network or subnet.
Table 17-4. Comparison of Team Types
Type of Team
Fault
Tolerance
Load
Balancing
Switch-Dependent
Static Trunking
Switch-Independent
Dynamic Link
Aggregation
(IEEE 802.3ad)
Function
SLB with
Standby
a
SLB
Generic Trunking
Link Aggregation
Number of ports
per team (same
broadcast domain)
2–16
2–16
2–16
2–16
Number of teams
16
16
16
16
Adapter fault toler-
ance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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