Asus Motherboard DSBF-DE - Manual (Page 9)

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Chapter 4 ANS Teaming Modes
4.1 Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)
Adapter Fault Tolerance provides automatic redundancy for a server's network
connection. If the primary adapter fails, the secondary adapter takes over. This
teaming mode works with any hub or switch, and all team members must be
connected to the same device.
4.2 Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)
Adaptive Load Balancing provides load balancing of transmit traffic and adapter fault
tolerance. This teaming mode works with any switch.
4.3 Static Link Aggregation
This mode includes adapter fault tolerance and load balancing (only routed protocols).
All adapters in a Link Aggregation team running in static mode must run at the same
speed and must be connected to a Static Link Aggregation capable switch.
4.4 IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation
IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation creates one or more teams using Dynamic
Link Aggregation with mixed-speed adapters. This teaming mode requires a switch
that fully supports the IEEE 802.3ad standard.
4.5 Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT)
Switch Fault Tolerance provides failover between two adapters connected to separate
switches. Switch Fault Tolerance supports two adapters per team.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) must be enabled when you create a team in SFT mode.
This teaming mode works with any switch or hub.