IBM 6000R - Netfinity - 8682 Hardware Maintenance Manual page 116

5. Highlight one of the adapters that will be in the redun-
dant pair and then click the Properties... button.
6. Check the Grouping box. This will show the possible
combinations for redundant pairs.
7. Select the adapter pair you want and then select OK.
Note that the integrated Ethernet controller is located at
PCI C.
Two options are available for recovering from a failover
condition. The options are determined by the Enable
for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox. If the IBM Net-
finity Hot Plug PCI for Windows NT Server 4.0 package
is installed, this checkbox will appear at the bottom of
the Adapter Properties panel. If you do not have the
IBM Netfinity Hot Plug PCI for Windows NT Server 4.0
package installed on the server, you will not see the
Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox.
If the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox is
not checked or is not present, traffic will automatically
switch back to the primary adapter when the primary
link status is restored. In this mode, the adapter cannot
be hot-swapped. Users with the IBM Netfinity Hot Plug
PCI for Windows NT Server 4.0 package installed
should check the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support
checkbox.
If the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox is
checked, traffic will remain on the secondary adapter
until the user directs it to return to the primary adapter.
This can be done after the hot-swap replacement of the
primary adapter or by using the DMI interface.
8. Select Close to exit from the Network setup.
When you restart the server, the failover function will be
in effect.
If a failover occurs, a message is written to the NT Event
Viewer log. In addition, if the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap
Support checkbox is checked, a DMI alert will also be gener-
ated.
IntraNetWare:
The IBM PCI Hot Plug System Bus Driver Diskette for Novell
Netware V4.41, V4.42, and V5.0 is available for download
from the IBM Web site at:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
The failover function is now enabled. If a failover occurs:
• The operating system console generates a message.
• The custom counters for the device driver contain vari-
ables that define the state of the failover function and
the location of the redundant pair. You can use the
NetWare Monitor to view the custom counters.
Note: If the primary adapter was hot-replaced while the
Ethernet traffic was being handled by the secondary
Ethernet controller, the traffic does not automatically
switch back to the primary adapter when the primary
adapter comes back online. In this case, issue the
command:
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Netfinity 6000R Type 8682 Models 1RY, 2RY