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Version 1.0.0
613-000096 Rev. A
Gigabit Ethernet
Network Adapter
Advanced Control Suite for
the AT-2931SX

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Version 1.0.0 613-000096 Rev. A Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2005 Allied Telesyn, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Allied Telesyn, Inc. Microsoft and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Netscape Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Virtual LAN (VLANs)...13 AT-2931SX BASP for Linux...14 Failover and Load Balance...14 Virtual LAN (VLAN) ...14 Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications ...15 Overview...16 Information Provided by the BACS Applications ...17 BACS Features ...17 Installing the AT-2931SX BACS Application...18 Installing with the GUI ...18...
  • Page 4 Contents AT-2931SX BASP Configuration for Red Hat and United Linux Distributions ...54 AT-2931SX BASP Configuration and Startup for Other Linux Distributions ...56 AT-2931SX BASP Configuration Scripts for Red Hat Distributions ...58 Broadcom NICE Patches ...59 Uninstalling the RPM Package ...60 Removal of Physical Interface in Generic Trunking and 802.3ad Mode ...61...
  • Page 5 Figures Figure 1. Advanced Control Suite 2 Menu...16 Figure 2. Vital Sign Tab ...24 Figure 3. Resources Tab ...26 Figure 4. Hardware Tab...27 Figure 5. Network Test Tab ...28 Figure 6. Diagnostics Tab...29 Figure 7. Statistics Tab ...30 Figure 8. BASP Statistics Tab ...33 Figure 9.

  • Page 6: Preface

    Advanced Control Suite software for the AT-2931SX Ethernet Network Adapter on Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Linux platforms. For information about how to install the AT-2931SX adapter as well as procedures to install and configure the related software, see the AT- 2931SX Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter Installation Guide (part number 613-000049).

  • Page 7: Safety Symbols Used In This Document

    Safety Symbols Used in this Document This document uses the safety symbols defined in Table 1. Symbol Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Table 1. Safety Symbols Meaning Caution Performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data.

  • Page 8: Where To Find Web-Based Guides

    Preface Where to Find Web-based Guides The installation and user guides for all Allied Telesyn products are available in portable document format (PDF) on our web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com. You can view the documents online or download them onto a local workstation or server.

  • Page 9: Contacting Allied Telesyn

    FTP client software and you must log in to the server. Enter “anonymous” for the user name and your email address for the password. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1: Advanced Server Program Overview

    Server Program. It provides the following sections: “AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) Overview” on page 11 “AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Features” on page 12 “AT-2931SX BASP for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003” on page 13 “AT-2931SX BASP for Linux” on page 14...

  • Page 11: At-2931Sx Broadcom Advanced Server Program (Basp) Overview

    BASP. This will minimize the downtime due to spanning tree loop determination when failing over. Note The AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) requires that at least one adapter in the team must be a AT-2931SX adapter.

  • Page 12: At-2931Sx Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (Bacs) Features

    Configuration – Sets configuration options (NIC Battery Saving Mode, for example). Statistics – The Statistics screen allows you to view traffic statistics for both the AT-2931SX adapter as well as adapters from other vendors. Statistical values and coverage is more comprehensive for the AT- 2931SX adapter.

  • Page 13: At-2931Sx Basp For Windows 2000 And Windows 2003

    Generic Link Aggregation (GEC/FEC, Open trunk) Link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad) Virtual LAN Up to 64 VLANs (63 tagged and 1 untagged) per adapter using IEEE 802.1Q-1988 tagging. VLANs are supported with AT-2931SX adapters (VLANs) only. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide...

  • Page 14: At-2931Sx Basp For Linux

    Chapter 1: Advanced Server Program Overview AT-2931SX BASP for Linux The following options are supported under Linux. For additional information, see Chapter 4, “Installing BACS on a Linux System” on page Failover and Load Balance Virtual LAN (VLAN) SLB mode requires NICE drivers and works with all Ethernet switches without configuring the switch ports to any special trunking mode.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2: At-2931Sx Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (Bacs) Applications

    Chapter 2 AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications This chapter describes the AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications. It contains the following sections: “Overview” on page 16 “Installing the AT-2931SX BACS Application” on page 18 “Updating the AT-2931SX BACS Application” on page 20 “Removing the AT-2931SX BACS Application”...

  • Page 16: Overview

    Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Overview The AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) application is an integrated application (with a graphical user interface) that provides useful information about each network adapter that is installed in your computer.

  • Page 17: Information Provided By The Bacs Applications

    Information The AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite lists all of the network adapters in your computer and provides the following information, Provided by the if available, about each device. See Table 2. BACS Applications Driver Status MAC Address Link Status...

  • Page 18: Installing The At-2931Sx Bacs Application

    The AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) software can be installed through the GUI or by using the silent install option. See the following procedures: Installing with To install the AT-2931SX BACS application using the GUI (graphical user interface), perform the following procedure. the GUI 1. Double-click setup.exe.

  • Page 19: Using Silent Installation

    /s command automatically generates a Setup.log file in the directory where it is run. Note Before you begin the installation, close all applications, windows, and dialog boxes. 1. Type setup /s and press ENTER. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide...

  • Page 20: Updating The At-2931Sx Bacs Application

    Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Updating the AT-2931SX BACS Application To update the AT-2931SX BACS application on your computer, perform the following procedure. 1. Double-click Setup.exe. 2. Click Next in Broadcom Management Programs Setup. 3. Read the license agreement and click Yes.

  • Page 21: Removing The At-2931Sx Bacs Application

    Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Removing the AT-2931SX BACS Application To remove the AT-2931SX BACS application from your computer, perform the following procedure. 1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 2. Click Broadcom Management Programs and click Change/Remove (Windows XP) or Add/Remove (Windows 2000).

  • Page 22: Initializing The At-2931Sx Bacs Application

    1. In Control Panel, double-click Broadcom Control Suite. Or, click Start, point to Programs, point to Broadcom, and then click Broadcom Advanced Control Suite. Note You must install the AT-2931SX adapter before you initialize the BACS application.

  • Page 23: Configuring The At-2931Sx Bacs Application

    Configuring the AT-2931SX BACS Application Start the AT-2931SX BACS application and then click the tab on Broadcom Advanced Control Suite that provides the information of interest or access to the tests, diagnostics, analyses, and configuration functions you want to perform. Or, from the Tools menu, click Create a Team to start the BASP application.

  • Page 24: Figure 2. Vital Sign Tab

    Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications The Vital Sign Tab contains the following fields: Note Information about network adapters made by other vendors is less comprehensive than the information provided about the AT-2931SX adapter. Figure 2. Vital Sign Tab Physical Address.
  • Page 25 Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Driver Name/Version/Date. The file name, version, and creation date of the software driver that is associated with the device. BASP State. Information about the status of the BASP application. This information appears only when there is a team. See “Configuring Teaming”...

  • Page 26: Resources

    The Resources Tab contains the following fields: Figure 3. Resources Tab Bus Type. Indicates the PCI bus type (PCI or PCI-X). Slot No. Indicates the PCI slot number of the installed AT-2931SX adapter. Bus Speed (MHz). Indicates the PCI bus speed (33, 66, 100, or 133 MHz).

  • Page 27: Hardware

    This section provides a description of the Hardware Tab. See Figure 4. The Hardware Tab contains the following fields: ASIC Version. The chip version of the AT-2931SX adapter. This information is not available for devices made by other vendors. Firmware Version. The firmware version of the AT-2931SX adapter.

  • Page 28: Network Test

    TCP/IP. See Figure 5 on page 28. Figure 5. Network Test Tab Diagnostics From the Diagnostics Tab you can perform diagnostic tests on AT-2931SX network adapters. This function is used to test the physical components of the adapter. See Figure 6 on page 29.

  • Page 29: Figure 6. Diagnostics Tab

    The test fails if an erroneous value is read back. The device cannot function without its internal memory. On-Chip CPU. This test verifies the operation of the internal CPUs in the device. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide...

  • Page 30: Statistics

    Test LED. This test causes all of the LEDs to blink 5 times for the purpose of identifying the device. Note If an AT-2931SX adapter is disabled, team statistics are not displayed. Figure 7. Statistics Tab...
  • Page 31 This counter is incremented when the receive status is reported as Alignment Error. Frames Tx with one Collision. A count of frames that are involved in a single collision and are subsequently transmitted successfully. This Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 32 Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Custom Statistics Definitions of the custom statistics parameters are provided below. counter is incremented when the result of a transmission is reported as Transmit OK and the attempt value is 2.

  • Page 33: Basp Statistics

    See Figure 8. Note To see the BASP Statistics Tab, you must have a team. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Figure 8. BASP Statistics Tab...

  • Page 34: Configuring Teaming

    There are 4 types of load balance teams: Note AT-2931SX BASP is available only on computers that use at least one AT-2931SX Ethernet controller. Figure 9. New Team Configuration Menu Smart Load Balance and Failover. In this type of team, a standby member handles the traffic if all of the load balance members fail (a failover event).
  • Page 35 Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide members is restored (fallback), the restored team member(s) resumes the handling the traffic. Link Aggregation. In this type of team, you can dynamically configure the network adapters that have been selected to participate in a given team.

  • Page 36: Figure 10. Advanced Control Suite 2 Menu

    Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Creating a Team To create a team, perform the following procedure. 1. From the Tools menu, click Create a Team as shown in Figure 10. Figure 10. Advanced Control Suite 2 Menu 2.

  • Page 37: Figure 11. New Team Configuration

    See Figure 12 on page 38. There must be at least one device in the Load Balance Members list. Note There must be at least one AT-2931SX adapter assigned to the team. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide...

  • Page 38: Figure 12. New Team Configuration Menu, Creating A Team

    Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications 5. Click Finish. 6. Click Apply. 7. Click Yes when you see the message indicating that the network Figure 12. New Team Configuration Menu, Creating a Team connection will be temporarily interrupted.
  • Page 39 OK when finished. Modifying a Team After you have created a team, you can modify the team in the following ways: Change the type of team Change the members assigned to the team Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide...

  • Page 40: Figure 13. Team Configuration, Modifying A Team

    Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications To modify a team, perform the following procedure. 1. Right-click the name of the team you want to modify and click 2. Make the desired changes and click OK. 3. Click Apply.
  • Page 41 You can define up to 64 VLANs per team (63 tagged and 1 untagged). VLANs can only be created when all members are AT-2931SX adapters. If you try to create a VLAN with another type of adapter, an error message appears.
  • Page 42 Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications 4. When you are finished adding VLANs to this team, click OK. 5. Click Apply. 6. Click Yes when you see the message indicating that the network Displaying VLAN Properties and Statistics and Running VLAN Tests The procedures in this section describe how to display VLAN properties and statistics as well as how to run VLAN tests and delete a VLAN.
  • Page 43 Click Yes to save the current configuration. Otherwise, the configuration data that is currently loaded is lost. 3. Click Apply to enable the Save Configuration feature. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide...

  • Page 44: Chapter 3: Installing Bacs On Windows 2000 And Windows 2003 Systems

    Chapter 3 Installing BACS on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Systems This chapter provides procedures for installing the AT-2931SX BACS application and configuring teaming on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 systems. It contains the following sections: “Installing the AT-2931SX BASP” on page 45...

  • Page 45: Installing The At-2931Sx Basp

    Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Installing the AT-2931SX BASP For BASP installation procedures, refer to Chapter 2, “AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications” on page 15.

  • Page 46: Uninstalling The At-2931Sx Basp

    Chapter 3: Installing BACS on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Systems Uninstalling the AT-2931SX BASP To uninstall the AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Server Program Driver Properties (BASP), perform the following procedure: 1. Open the Control Panel 2. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs button.

  • Page 47: Chapter 4: Installing Bacs On A Linux System

    “Installing BASP” on page 50 “Installing the BASP Source RPM Package for Red Hat and United Linux” on page 51 “Installing the AT-2931SX BASP TAR Archive” on page 52 “AT-2931SX BASP Files” on page 53 “AT-2931SX BASP Configuration for Red Hat and United Linux Distributions”...

  • Page 48: Basp Driver For Linux

    VLAN added. There are three BASP modes: BASP also provides remote management through the SNMP protocol. This package is installed separately (see “AT-2931SX BASP SNMP Agent for Linux” on page 62). SLB mode. This mode works with all Ethernet switches without configuring the switch ports to any special trunking mode.

  • Page 49: Packaging

    Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Packaging BASP is released in two packaging formats: source RPM and compressed tar formats. The file names for the two packages are basplnx- <version>.src.<arch>.rpm and basplnx-<version>.<arch>.tgz. Identical source files to build the driver are included in both the RPM and TAR...

  • Page 50: Installing Basp

    “Installing the BASP Source RPM Package for Red Hat and United Linux” on page 51. For users of other Linux i386 distribution, follow instructions in the “Installing the AT-2931SX BASP TAR Archive” on page 52. basplnx-{version}.i386.tgz platform. is the tar archive for i386...

  • Page 51: Installing The Basp Source Rpm Package For Red Hat And United Linux

    The driver and other required files are installed automatically. 4. To load the driver % insmod basp 5. To set up the teams, refer to “AT-2931SX BASP Configuration for Red Hat and United Linux Distributions” on page 54. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Note Each Linux distribution has a unique RPM path.

  • Page 52: Installing The At-2931Sx Basp Tar Archive

    3. To create device file and to copy files: 4. To update the module reference: 5. To load the driver: 6. To set up the teams, see “AT-2931SX BASP Configuration and % tar xvfz basplnx-{version}.{arch}.tgz are located. % cd basplnx-{version}...

  • Page 53: At-2931Sx Basp Files

    AT-2931SX BASP Files See Table 3 for a list of the AT-2931SX BASP files. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Table 3. Contents of the release.txt File Filename Makefile makefile baspcfg precompiled configuration utility bcmtype.h commonly used type header file blf.c...

  • Page 54: At-2931Sx Basp Configuration For Red Hat And United Linux Distributions

    Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System AT-2931SX BASP Configuration for Red Hat and United Linux Distributions This section describes the AT-2931SX BASP Configuration for Red Hat and United Linux 1.x based distributions. The AT-2931SX BASP distribution includes a utility program and several scripts for team configuration.
  • Page 55 (c) add or delete the virtual network interfaces (d) assign IP address to each virtual network interface. The syntax of the configuration script can be found in “AT-2931SX BASP Configuration Scripts for Red Hat Distributions” on page 58 or in the /etc/basp/sample/team-sample script file itself.

  • Page 56: At-2931Sx Basp Configuration And Startup For Other Linux Distributions

    Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System AT-2931SX BASP Configuration and Startup for Other Linux Distributions BASP Configuration (baspcfg) is a command line tool that is used to configure the BASP teams, add/remove NICs, and add/remove virtual devices. This tool can be used in custom initialization scripts. Please read your distribution-specific documentation for more information on your distributor’s startup procedures.
  • Page 57 "Error in communicating to BASP Module. Is it loaded?". When configuring Teaming, one Primary Adapter is required. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Description ASCII string of the team...

  • Page 58: At-2931Sx Basp Configuration Scripts For Red Hat Distributions

    Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System AT-2931SX BASP Configuration Scripts for Red Hat Distributions Both team-sample and team-gec are configuration scripts that follow the same syntax. See Table 6. Table 6. Configuration Scripts Script TEAM_ID: this number uniquely identifies a...

  • Page 59: Broadcom Nice Patches

    7. Rebuild the kernel to compile these patched drivers: % make clean % make dep % make 8. Either reboot the system or unload/load the patched modules. Run configuration scripts to test the patch. Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide...

  • Page 60: Uninstalling The Rpm Package

    Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System Uninstalling the RPM Package To uninstall a RPM package, perform the following procedure. % rpm -e basplnx and to reboot the system, % reboot...

  • Page 61: Removal Of Physical Interface In Generic Trunking And 802.3Ad Mode

    % /etc/basp/baspteam /etc/basp/backup-gec del 4. Restart the team. % /etc/basp/baspteam /etc/basp/team-gec add % /etc/basp/baspif /etc/basp/team-gec start Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Note "team-gec" is the name of the configuration script. Note "backup-gec" is the name of the backup script. The name of the...

  • Page 62: At-2931Sx Basp Snmp Agent For Linux

    Installing the To uncompress and expand the tar archive, run: TAR Archive To install AT-2931SX BASP SNMP agent for Linux, perform the following procedure. 1. Copy the getBaspInfo and genBaspTraps script files into /usr/bin 2. Copy the BASP-Config-MIB.txt, BASP-Statistics-MIB.txt and Brcm- 3.

  • Page 63: Installing The Rpm Package

    7. The snmpget and snmpgetnext commands can be used to receive the AT-2931SX BASP snmp objects such as: % snmpget localhost public BASP-Config-MIB::btTeamNumber % snmpgetnext localhost public BASP-Config- MIB::btTeamNumber AT-2931SX BASP SNMP objects are provided in the following text files: – – –...

  • Page 64: Uninstalling The Rpm Package (Both Source And Binary)

    Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System Uninstalling the To uninstall RPM package, run: RPM Package (Both Source and and to reboot the system, Binary) Known Problems The 802.3ad team member links disconnect and reconnect continuously when connected to the HP2524 switch. This is a 3rd party issue. It is seen only when configuring an 802.3ad team with more than 2 members on the server and connecting to an HP2524 switch, with LACP enabled as passive or active.

  • Page 65: Chapter 5: Key Protocols And Interfaces

    Chapter 5 Key Protocols and Interfaces This chapter describes the key protocols and interfaces. It contains the following sections: “Adapter Teaming” on page 66 “Failover Teaming” on page 68 “VLANs Overview” on page 69...

  • Page 66: Adapter Teaming

    Adapter Teaming Teaming provides traffic load balancing and redundant adapter operation in the event that a network connection fails. When multiple AT-2931SX adapters are installed in the same server, they can be grouped into teams. Each team can be configured on the server with up to 8 ports. If traffic is...

  • Page 67: Smart Load Balance Auto-Failback Disable

    Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Basically, generic link aggregation mode is a "light" version of the 802.3ad link aggregation and is often referred to as 802.3ad static. This approach is much simpler because there is not a formalized link aggregation control protocol.

  • Page 68: Failover Teaming

    Chapter 5: Key Protocols and Interfaces Failover Teaming Failover Teaming provides a redundant adapter operation in the event that a network connection fails. When multiple Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are installed in the same server, they can be paired into teams. Each team must have at least one adapter, but can support up to eight adapters.

  • Page 69: Vlans Overview

    IP subnets, it is sometimes useful for a server to have a presence on more than one VLAN simultaneously. The AT-2931SX adapters support multiple VLANs on a per-port or per-team basis, allowing very flexible network configurations. VLAN 1...
  • Page 70 A high-use server that needs to be accessed from all of the VLANs and IP subnets. The Main Server has an AT-2931SX adapter installed. All three IP subnets are accessed via the single physical adapter interface. The server is attached to one of the switch ports, which is configured for VLANs #1, #2, and #3.

  • Page 71: Vlans Support

    Each Team supports up to 64 VLANs. Note that only the AT-2931SX adapters can be part of a team with VLANs. With multiple VLANs on an adapter, a server with a single adapter can have a logical presence on multiple IP subnets.

  • Page 72: 32-Bit Or 64-Bit Pci Bus Master

    Chapter 5: Key Protocols and Interfaces 32-bit or 64-bit Compliant with PCI Local Bus Rev 2.2, the PCI interface on the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit PCI buses. As a PCI Bus Master bus master, the adapter requests access to the PCI bus, instead of waiting to be polled.

  • Page 73: Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

    Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter describes troubleshooting procedures. It contains the following sections: “Verifying the Correct Drivers are Loaded” on page 74 “Software Problems and Solutions” on page 76...

  • Page 74: Verifying The Correct Drivers Are Loaded

    Active adapters are listed on the Vial Sign screen. 1. From the Vital Sign screen, select the AT-2931SX adapter to be 2. Press Refresh to display the driver status of the selected adapter.
  • Page 75 To verify that the Linux Driver software is loaded correctly, perform the following procedure. 1. To verify that the AT-2931SX bcm5700.o driver is loaded properly, run: lsmod If the driver is loaded, a line similar to the one below appears, where <size>...

  • Page 76: Software Problems And Solutions

    BASP team configuration. Allied Telesyn recommends that you do not select any network connection that is part of the BASP team to be "outside" or "inside." “Windows 2000” on page 76 “Linux-BASP” on page 77 “AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP)” on page 78...

  • Page 77: Linux-Basp

    Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Problem: Team configuration is not retained when you edit it. Solution: In configuring BASP team configuration, the actual changes of the configuration are not committed until you click "OK" in the "Network Properties"...

  • Page 78: At-2931Sx Broadcom Advanced Server Program (Basp)

    Chapter 6: Troubleshooting AT-2931SX This section lists known AT-2931SX BASP problems and solutions that apply to all operating systems. Broadcom Advanced Server Problem: 802.3ad team member links disconnect and reconnect Program (BASP) continuously. Solution: This is a 3rd party issue. It is seen only when configuring an 802.3ad team with more than 2 members on the server and connecting an...

  • Page 79: Chapter 7: Manageability Features

    Chapter 7 Manageability Features This chapter describes the magageability features. It contains the following sections: “CIM” on page 80 “SNMP” on page 81...

  • Page 80: Cim

    AT-2931SX BASP provides events through event logs. You can use the "Event Viewer" provided by Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. Or, you can use CIM to inspect or monitor these events. AT-2931SX BASP provider also provides event information through the CIM's generic event model.

  • Page 81: Snmp

    AT-2931SX BASP features. The subagent also provides an alarm trap to an SNMP manager to inform the manager of any changes to the conditions of the AT-2931SX BASP component. The BASP subagent allows monitoring of the configurations and statistics for the BASP teams, the physical NIC adapters participating in a team, and the virtual NIC adapters created as the result of teaming.

  • Page 82: At-2931Sx Basp Extensible-Agent

    To monitor the information listed above, a SNMP manager needs to load the MIB file. The monitored workstation requires the installation of the AT-2931SX Broadcom SNMP extensible-agent, bcmif.dll, and requires the Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 SNMP service to be installed and loaded.

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