Allied Telesis Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 - Manual (Page 43)

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Chapter 2
Configuring Teaming
The teaming function allows you to group any available network adapters
together to function as a team. Teaming is a method of creating a virtual
NIC which is a group of multiple adapters that functions as a single
adapter. The benefit of this approach is that it enables load balancing and
failover. Teaming is done through the Broadcom Advanced Server
Program (BASP) software. For a comprehensive description of the
technology and implementation considerations of the teaming software,
refer to the "Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Teaming Services" section of your
network adapter user guide.
Teaming can be accomplished by using the Broadcom Teaming Wizard or
the Expert Mode. Both methods are described in this chapter.
This chapter contains the following sections:
 “Defining Team Types” on page 45
 “Using the Broadcom Teaming Wizard” on page 47
 “Using the Expert Mode” on page 65
 “Saving and Restoring the Configuration” on page 78
 “Viewing BASP Statistics” on page 79
Note
For further information regarding teaming protocols, search for
"Teaming" in your network adapter user guide.
Note
For information about configuring Live Link, see “Using the Expert
Mode” on page 65. If you do not enable LiveLink™ when configuring
teams, Allied Telesis recommends disabling Spanning Tree Protocol
(STP) at the switch. This minimizes the downtime due to spanning
tree loop determination when failing over. LiveLink mitigates such
issues.
Note
BASP is available only if a system has one or more Allied Telesis or
Broadcom-based network adapters installed.