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Mode	Mode in OVM3.2	Prerequisites	Feature
active-backup	Active Backup	Does not require switch configuration	Only one slave in the bond is active, other slave becomes if active slave fails (failover)
802.3ad	Dynamic Aink Aggregation	Ethtool support in the base drivers for retrieving the speed and duplex of each slave. Switch supports 802.3ad and have it enablede	802.3ad
balance-alb	Adaptive Load Balancing	Does not require switch support	load balancing is achieved by ARP negotiation