what happens when the Notify Switches option is set to Yes?

When configuring the vSwitch NIC teaming policy, what happens when the Notify Switches option is set to Yes?

When configuring the vSwitch NIC teaming policy, what happens when the Notify Switches option is set to Yes?

A.
The physical switch is notified when the location of a virtual NIC changes

B.
The virtual switch is notified when the physical NIC link state changes

C.
The virtual switch is notified when the location of a physical NIC changes

D.
The physical switch is notified when the virtual NIC link state changes

Explanation:
Mastering VMware vSphere 4, page 176.
A vSwitch includes a Notify Switches configuration setting, which when set to Yes, will allow the physical switch to immediately learn of any of the following changes:
A NIC team failover of failback has occurred.
When a NIC team member fails, or fails back, the virtual NIC connected to the switch will change.



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