Setting Adapter Fault Tolerance In Windows Nt 4.0; Configuring Properties; Deleting A Team; Setting Adapter Fault Tolerance In Netware - IBM Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapters Installation Manual

Setting Adapter Fault Tolerance in Windows NT 4.0

For software requirements, see "General Configuration Notes" on page 21.
1. Double-click the Network icon on the Control Panel.
2. On the Adapters tab, select a Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapter that will be in
3. In the IBMSet window, select the Adapter Teaming tab.
4. Select Add Adapter to a Team.
5. The Teaming Wizard starts. Follow the wizard steps for assigning adapters to a
6. Select OK, and then select Close to finish. When prompted, restart your
Configuring Properties
The default AFT properties are suitable for most applications. To change them, use
the following procedure:
1. Run IBMSet
2. On the adapter list, select the desired AFT team.
3. Select the Advanced Settings tab.
4. Adjust parameters as required. Select Help for more information.

Deleting a Team

Note: The frame type for each adapter in the team reverts to Auto when a team is
1. Double-Click the Network icon on the Control Panel.
2. On the Adapters tab, select the AFT team to be deleted.
3. Select Remove. A confirmation box is displayed. Select Yes to confirm deletion.
4. Select Close. Restart Windows NT when prompted.

Setting Adapter Fault Tolerance in NetWare

1. Copy the following lines from the EXAMPLES.TXT (on the IBM Configuration
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the team and select Properties.
team. AFT supports up to four Netfinity 10/100 or Netfinity Gigabit adapters per
team, in any combination. Note that you can specify a Preferred Primary
adapter, which in most cases should be your highest bandwidth adapter. Refer
to the IBMSet Help for more information.
computer.
deleted.
and Drivers diskette) and paste them into the appropriate files. These
commands assume the IBMAFT.NLM and CIBMFE.LAN files are in the system
directory (SYS:SYSTEM) of your server. (Files must be copied from the IBM
Configuration and Drivers diskette to your server's hard drive.)
Note: The Adapter Fault Tolerance driver (IBMAFT.NLM) must be loaded before
the Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapter, CIBMFE.LAN, or any other LAN
driver.
Copy the following lines into the STARTUP.NCF file.
;- Load Adapter Fault Tolerance
load ibmaft
Copy the following lines into the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.