IBM eserver xSeries 350 User Reference Manual page 86

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If a failover occurs, a message is written to the Windows NT Event Log. In addition, if
the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support check box is selected, a DMI alert will also
be generated.
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:
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Note: If the primary adapter was replaced while the Ethernet traffic was being
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primary link status is restored. In this mode, the adapter cannot be hot-swapped.
If the IBM Netfinity Hot Plug PCI for Windows NT Server 4.0 package is installed,
select the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support check box.
If the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support check box is selected, traffic will
remain on the secondary adapter until you direct it to return to the primary
adapter. You can do this after the hot-swap replacement of the primary adapter or
by using the DMI interface.
Click Close to exit from the network setup.
When you restart the server, the failover function will be in effect.
The operating system console generates a message.
The custom counters for the device driver contain variables 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.
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:
LOAD d:\path\PCNTNW SCAN
where d and path are the drive and path where the device driver is located.
This command causes the device driver to locate the primary adapter and
switch the Ethernet traffic to it.