vswitch.xml: Document that active-backup works OK with multiple switches.
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           <dt><code>01:80:c2:00:00:0<var>x</var></code></dt>
           <dd>Other reserved protocols.</dd>
 
-          <dt><code>00:00:5e:00:01:<var>x</var><var>x</var></code></dt>
-          <dd> VRRP IPv4 virtual router MAC address. </dd>
+          <dt><code>00:e0:2b:00:00:00</code></dt>
+          <dd>Extreme Discovery Protocol (EDP).</dd>
 
-          <dt><code>00:00:5e:00:02:<var>x</var><var>x</var></code></dt>
-          <dd> VRRP IPv6 virtual router MAC address. </dd>
-
-          <dt><code>00:00:0c:07:ac:<var>x</var><var>x</var></code></dt>
-          <dd> HSRP Version 1. </dd>
-
-          <dt><code>00:00:0c:9f:f<var>x</var>:<var>x</var><var>x</var></code>
-          </dt>
-          <dd> HSRP Version 2. </dd>
-
-          <dt><code>00:07:b4:<var>x</var><var>x</var>:<var>x</var><var>x</var>:<var>x</var><var>x</var></code></dt>
-          <dd> GLBP. </dd>
+          <dt>
+           <code>00:e0:2b:00:00:04</code> and <code>00:e0:2b:00:00:06</code>
+         </dt>
+          <dd>Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS).</dd>
 
           <dt><code>01:00:0c:cc:cc:cc</code></dt>
           <dd>
 
           <dt><code>01:00:0c:00:00:00</code></dt>
           <dd>Cisco Inter Switch Link.</dd>
+
+          <dt><code>01:00:0c:cc:cc:c<var>x</var></code></dt>
+          <dd>Cisco CFM.</dd>
         </dl>
       </column>
 
 
     <group title="Bonding Configuration">
       <p>A port that has more than one interface is a ``bonded port.'' Bonding
-      allows for load balancing and fail-over.  Some kinds of bonding will
-      work with any kind of upstream switch:</p>
+      allows for load balancing and fail-over.</p>
+
+      <p>
+        The following types of bonding will work with any kind of upstream
+        switch.  On the upstream switch, do not configure the interfaces as a
+        bond:
+      </p>
 
       <dl>
         <dt><code>balance-slb</code></dt>
         <dt><code>active-backup</code></dt>
         <dd>
           Assigns all flows to one slave, failing over to a backup slave when
-          the active slave is disabled.
+          the active slave is disabled.  This is the only bonding mode in which
+          interfaces may be plugged into different upstream switches.
         </dd>
       </dl>
 
         frame having an invalid interval.
       </column>
 
+      <column name="cfm_remote_opstate">
+        <p>When in extended mode, indicates the operational state of the
+          remote endpoint as either <code>up</code> or <code>down</code>.  See
+          <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_opstate"/>.
+        </p>
+      </column>
+
       <column name="cfm_health">
         <p>
           Indicates the health of the interface as a percentage of CCM frames