Which statement most accurately describes the purpose of a standby NIC?

When defining a NIC team (bond) on an vNetwork Standard Switch, it is possible to designate
some of the physical NICs that make up the bond as “standby” NICs.
Which statement most accurately describes the purpose of a standby NIC?

A.
Used to implement traffic shaping for the rest of the team.

B.
Used only in the case of the failure of other NICs in the team.

C.
Not used as part of the team until activated by the administrator.

D.
Used only when network traffic exceeds the capacity of the rest of the team.