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Demanding applications running in high-performance environments like servers in enterpris es,
web servers, and intra net servers gain particularly from the high-bandwidth and duplex capabilities
of link aggregation.
All S2Konnect Gigabit Ethernet Adapters support link aggregation according to the IEEE standard
802.3ad. At the moment, Marvell provides a link aggregation driver for Windows 2000, Windows
XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista, Windows 7. The drivers for Linux are able to sup-
port link aggregation according to the IEEE standard 802.3ad by install ing third party open source
modules. For details, refer to the corresponding readme file. In the future, link aggregation support
according to IEEE 802.3ad will be implemented in S2Kon nect drivers for other operating systems
as well. For driver updates, refer to Marvell web site: http://www.marvell.com.
For more information on link aggregation, refer to the White Paper "Link Aggregation according to
IEEE 802.3ad", which can be found on SysKonnect web site.
Hot-Plug
As a member of the PCI Special Interest Group, Marvell has a long experience in the stan-
dardization of the insertion and removal of PCI computer cards during normal operation. The
S2Konnect N-3010 Adapters provide native Hot-Plug Support according to the PCI Express 1.0a
and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification Revision V2.0. Hot-Plug enables
the replacement of failed devices in a running system.
The following conditions have to be met in order for Hot-Plug to work on S2Konnect Gigabit Ether-
net Adapters:
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The target system has PCI Express Hot-Plug slots, i.e., the power can be switched on and
off under the control of the operating system.
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The adapter is installed in one of the PCI Express Hot-Plug slots.
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The operating system supports PCI Express Hot-Plug on the target system.
The drivers for the following operating systems support PCI Express Hot-Plug:
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Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista, Windows 7.
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NetWare 4.20 and higher.
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Solaris 7 and higher.
S2Konnect N-3010
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