Teaming and other advanced networking properties, Speeds supported for each type of team – Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual
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Hot replace
Yes
Hot add
Yes
Hot remove
Yes
Link speed support
Different speeds
a
Frame protocol
All
Incoming packet management Switch
Outgoing packet management BASP
Failover event
Loss of link only
Failover time
<500 ms
Fallback time
1.5 s
b
(approximate)
MAC address
Same for all adapters
Multivendor teaming
Yes
Dynamic Trunking
User interface
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS)
Number of teams
Maximum 16
Number of adapters per team Maximum 8
Hot replace
Yes
Hot add
Yes
Hot remove
Yes
Link speed support
Different speeds
Frame protocol
All
Incoming packet management Switch
Outgoing packet management BASP
Failover event
Loss of link only
Failover time
<500 ms
Fallback time
1.5 s
b
(approximate)
MAC address
Same for all adapters
Multivendor teaming
Yes
a
Some switches require matching link speeds to correctly negotiate between trunk connections.
b
Make sure that Port Fast or Edge Port is enabled.
Speeds Supported for Each Type of Team
The various link speeds that are supported for each type of team are listed in
. Mixed speed refers to the capability of
teaming adapters that are running at different link speeds.
Table 6: Link Speeds in Teaming
Type of Team Link Speed
Traffic Direction Speed Support
SLB
10/100/1000/10000 Incoming/outgoing Mixed speed
FEC
100
Incoming/outgoing Same speed
GEC
1000
Incoming/outgoing Same speed
IEEE 802.3ad
10/100/1000/10000 Incoming/outgoing Mixed speed
Teaming and Other Advanced Networking Properties