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2. Select the network interfaces for a trunking group (Ethernet 1+2, Ethernet 3+4,
Ethernet 5+6, or Ethernet 7+8.) Choose a port trunking mode from the drop-down
menu. The default option is Active Backup (Failover.)
3. Select a port trunking group to use. Click "Apply".
4. Click "here" to connect to the login page.
Note :
Make sure the Ethernet interfaces are connected to the correct switch and the
switch has been configured to support the port trunking mode selected on the
NAS.
Port Trunking is only available for NAS models with two or more LAN ports.
The port trunking options available on the NAS:
F ie ld
De s c ription
Switc h Re quire d
Balance-rr
(Round-
Robin)
Round-Robin mode is good for general purpose
load balancing between two Ethernet
interfaces. This mode transmits packets in
sequential order from the first available slave
through the last. Balance-rr provides load
balancing and fault tolerance.
Supports static
trunking. Make
sure static
trunking is
enabled on the
switch.
Active
Backup
Active Backup only uses one Ethernet
interface. It switches to the second Ethernet
interface if the first Ethernet interface does
not work properly. Only one interface in the
bond is active. The bond's MAC address is
only visible externally on one port (network
adapter) to avoid confusing the switch.
Active Backup mode provides fault tolerance.
General switches
Balance XOR
Balance XOR balances traffic by splitting up
outgoing packets between the Ethernet
interfaces, using the same one for each
specific destination when possible. It
transmits based on the selected transmit hash
policy. The default policy is a simple slave
count operating on Layer 2 where the source
Supports static
trunking. Make
sure static
trunking is
enabled on the
switch.
