Adapter Fault Tolerance (Aft)/Adaptive Load Balancing (Alb) - NEC BladeServer Express5800 Series User Manual

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that places more than one LAN controller on the same
LAN (same segment), and automatically switches the process of the primary controller to the
backup controller when any trouble occurs on the primary.
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a feature that connects more than one LAN controller to
the same hub and enhances the throughput by operating packet transmission from the server.
This feature includes the AFT feature.
IMPORTANT:
AFT/ALB configuration must be done after installing the drivers
and restarting the system.
All adapters specified as a group in Adapter Teaming must exist on
the same LAN. If they are connected to separate switches, they
will not work normally.
The adapters specified as a group for Adaptive Load Balancing
(ALB) can only be connected to the switching hub.
Before replacing the motherboard or option network card, make
sure to remove the adapter team. Recreate the adapter team after
the replacement is complete.
If you want to use the AFT/ALB features, follow the procedure below:
1.
Open [Intel (R) PROSet].
Click [Start], click [Control Panel], click [Administrative Tools], and click
[Computer Management]. Double-click the [(Network Adapter Name)] in the
Network Adapter list.
2.
Select the [Teaming] tab, check [Team with other adapters], and click [New Team...].
The [New Team Wizard] dialog box appears. Click [Next].
* Specify a name for the team if necessary.
3.
Select the adapters to include in the team.
4.
Select "Adapter Fault Tolerance" or "Adaptive Load Balancing" and click [Next].
5.
Click [Finish].
6.
If it is necessary to set the adapter priority setting, refer to the following step.
If it is not necessary, go to Step 7.
1. Click the [Settings] tab in [TEAM:xxx #yy Properties].
2. Click [Modify Team].
3. Select the adapter [Intel(R)PRO/1000....] and click [Set Primary] or [Set Secondary].
4. Click [OK].
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