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How it works…

Load balancing distributes the network load across multiple available adapters. Load balancing policies are configured as a part of the NIC Teaming and failover options on virtual switches, virtual machine PortGroups, and VMkernel interfaces.

The following screenshot illustrates the Edit Settings dialog for configuring the Teaming and failover options on the virtual machine PortGroup on a standard virtual switch:

Configuring Teaming and Failover options for a portgroup

The following load balancing policies can be applied to virtual switches or virtual PortGroups:

Route based on originating virtual port: This is the default load ...

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