US Patent 7760626 Load balancing and failover

Provided are techniques for static load balancing. For each data path in a network adapter team, a load balancing value is computed. A maximum value of the computed load balancing values is determined. A data path with the maximum value is selected for use in routing data. Also provided are techniques for dynamic load balancing in which, when a load balancing share of a data path is less than an actual load balancing share, the load balancing share of the data path is adjusted. Furthermore, provided are techniques for failover processing in which a command is routed through a second network adapter in response to determining that the command may not be routed through a first network adaptor.