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Table 6. Teaming Attributes by Operating System, Features, Windows, NetWare, Smart Load Balancing™,

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generate NESL events during link changes and other failure events. The various teaming mode features for each operating system are summarized in the table below. Table 6. Teaming Attributes by Operating System Features Windows NetWare Smart Load Balancing™ User interface BACS 3a Command line Number of teams 4 4 Number of adapters per team 8 8 Hot replace Yes Yes Hot add Yes Yes Hot remove Yes Yes Link speed support Different speeds Different speeds Frame protocol IP IP/IPX Incoming packet management BASP BASP Outgoing packet management BASP BASP Failover event Loss of link or LiveLink event Loss of link Failover time

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generate NESL events during link changes and other failure events.
The various teaming mode features for each operating system are summarized in the table below.
Table 6. Teaming Attributes by Operating System
Features
Windows
NetWare
Smart Load Balancing™
User interface
BACS 3
a
Command line
Number of teams
4
4
Number of adapters per team
8
8
Hot replace
Yes
Yes
Hot add
Yes
Yes
Hot remove
Yes
Yes
Link speed support
Different speeds
Different speeds
Frame protocol
IP
IP/IPX
Incoming packet management
BASP
BASP
Outgoing packet management
BASP
BASP
Failover event
Loss of link or LiveLink event
Loss of link
Failover time
<500 ms
<500 ms
Fallback time
1.5 s
b
(approximate)
1.5 s
b
(approximate)
LiveLink support
Yes
Yes
MAC address
Different
Different
Multivendor teaming
Yes
Yes
Generic Trunking
User interface
BACS 3
Command line
Number of teams
4
4
Number of adapters per team
8
8
Hot replace
Yes
Yes
Hot add
Yes
Yes
Hot remove
Yes
Yes
Link speed support
Different speeds
Different speeds
Frame protocol
All
All
Incoming packet management
Switch
Switch
Outgoing packet management
BASP
BASP
Failover event
Loss of link only
Loss of link only
Failover time
500 ms
500 ms
Fallback time
1.5 s
b
(approximate)
1.5 s
b
(approximate)
MAC address
Same for all adapters
Same for all adapters
Multivendor teaming
Yes
Yes
Dynamic Trunking
User interface
BACS 3
Command line
Number of teams
4
4
Number of adapters per team
8
8
Hot replace
Yes
Yes
Hot add
Yes
Yes
Hot remove
Yes
Yes
Link speed support
Different speeds
Different speeds
Frame protocol
All
All
Incoming packet management
Switch
Switch