Users Guide

11–Marvell Teaming Services
Teaming and Other Advanced Networking Properties
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Teaming and Other Advanced Networking
Properties
This section covers the following teaming and advanced networking properties:
 Checksum Offload
 IEEE 802.1p QoS Tagging
 Large Send Offload
 Jumbo Frames
 IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
 Wake on LAN
 Preboot Execution Environment
Before creating a team, adding or removing team members, or changing
advanced settings of a team member, make sure each team member has been
configured similarly. Settings to check include VLANs and QoS Packet Tagging,
Jumbo Frames, and the various offloads. Advanced adapter properties and
teaming support are listed in Table 11-7.
Table 11-7. Advanced Adapter Properties and Teaming Support
Adapter Properties
Supported by Teaming
Virtual Adapter
Checksum Offload Yes
IEEE 802.1p QoS Tagging No
Large Send Offload
Yes
a
a
All adapters on the team must support this feature. Some adapters may not
support this feature if ASF/IPMI is also enabled.
Jumbo Frames
Yes
b
b
Must be supported by all adapters in the team.
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
Yes
c
c
Only for Marvell adapters.
Wake on LAN
No
d
d
See Wake on LAN.
Preboot Execution environment (PXE)
Yes
e
e
As a PXE sever only, not as a client.