3Com 3CR990 Administration Manual page 4

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Installing and Initially Configuring EFW
System Requirements 20
Overview of EFW Software
Installing and Uninstalling EFW Software
Installing the Policy Server Software
Installing the Management Console Using Java Web Start
Uninstalling EFW 23
Uninstalling an EFW NIC
Uninstalling the Policy Server and Management Console
Starting and Stopping System Components
Joining a New Policy Server to a Domain
Starting and Logging in to the Management Console
Licensing Overview 27
Managing Licenses in the Management Console
Adding an Activation Key
Creating a Recovery Diskette
Registering EFW NICs Manually
Distributing and Installing the EFW NIC Firmware
Installing and Registering EFW Devices Using the Diskette-keyed Process
Creating a DOS-bootable Diskette
Creating a Keying Diskette
Installing the EFW NIC from the Installation CD
Applying a Keying Diskette
Adding and Registering EFW NICs Over the Network
Special Considerations for Multi-NIC Systems
Managing EFW Devices Using the Policy Servers
What is a Policy Server?
Primary and Backup Policy Servers
Configuring Policy Servers for Redundancy
Organizing Policy Servers and EFW Devices
Setting up Device Sets 38
Creating a Device Set
Moving EFW Devices to a Different Device Set
Monitoring EFW Status 40
Monitoring Policy Server Status
Synchronizing Policy Servers Manually
Monitoring EFW Device Status and Missed Heartbeats
Monitoring NIC Connectivity and Policy Status
Maintaining EFW NICs 42
Using the Recovery Diskette
Restoring Inoperable EFW NICs
Determining Whether EFW is Installed on a NIC
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