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- Page 1 HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 HP Integrity Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack User Guide HP Part Number: 5992-0904 Published: March 2007...
- Page 2 Legal Notices © Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1 Introduction........................9 Overview..............................9 Intelligent Networking Pack licenses....................10 Different ways to install Intelligent Networking Pack licenses............10 HP Integrity Essentials Network License Manager................10 Running License Manager from the Network Configuration Utility........11 Running License Manager during a Virus Throttle installation..........12 Installing a license using the License Manager................13 Installing licenses using the Network Adapter License Utility............14 Installing licenses using the Virus Throttle License Utility.............14... - Page 4 Configuring advanced networking features..................50 Configuring discovery protocols......................52 Table of Contents...
- Page 5 List of Figures NCU tray icon ..........................11 NCU Main page..........................12 Virus Throttle tray icon ........................12 HP Integrity Essentials Network License Manager..............13 Install License Key window......................13 Virus Throttle tray icon ........................18 Virus Throttle Status tab........................18 Virus Throttle inconsistency message...................19 Virus Throttle Configuration tab....................19 Virus Throttle inconsistency message...................20 Virus Throttle interruption message.....................21 Virus Throttle wait message......................21...
- Page 7 List of Tables Command line arguments......................27 Return codes..........................28 Installing an Intelligent Networking Pack license................49 Using Virus Throttle........................49 Configuring advanced networking features.................50 Configuring discovery protocols....................52...
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Page 9: Introduction
1 Introduction This document provides information about installing HP Integrity Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack licenses and configuring Intelligent Networking Pack features. Overview The HP Integrity Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack (INP) enables your servers to actively adapt to networking infrastructure problems, thereby improving server availability and network performance. -
Page 10: Intelligent Networking Pack Licenses
— Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) support: a media- and protocol-independent network protocol used to obtain protocol addresses of neighboring devices and discover the platform and other information about those devices. — Link Layer Discover Protocol (LLDP) support: a media- and protocol-independent network protocol used to obtain protocol addresses of neighboring devices and discover the platform and other information about those devices. -
Page 11: Running License Manager From The Network Configuration Utility
and Virus Throttle require HP Integrity systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition. Running License Manager from the Network Configuration Utility If you already have the NCU software (release 7.71 and higher) installed on your server, click the License Manager button on the NCU Main page to run the HP Integrity Essentials Network License Manager. -
Page 12: Running License Manager During A Virus Throttle Installation
Figure 1-2 NCU Main page Click the License Manager button. The HP Integrity Essentials Network License Manager displays. For information on how to complete this screen, see the section, “Installing a license using the License Manager” (page 13). Running License Manager during a Virus Throttle installation When you install Virus Throttle, the utility first looks for a valid INP license on the system. -
Page 13: Installing A License Using The License Manager
Intelligent Networking Pack License installed. Would you like to run the license manager and install one? Click Yes. The HP Integrity Essentials Network License Manager displays. For information on how to complete this screen, see the section, “Installing a license using the License Manager”... -
Page 14: Installing Licenses Using The Network Adapter License Utility
Or, click the Install license keys from a file button. Then click the Open License Key File button and navigate to a valid keyfile (format = filename.key). Select the desired License Keys in the window and click Install to install them. A “License Addition Success”... -
Page 15: Installing Licenses Using The Systems Insight Manager (Sim) License Manager
The VTLicense command validates an INP license first and then adds it to the system. It also displays information about licenses already installed on the system. This utility is installed automatically during installation of the Virus Throttle Utility. Command line usage is exactly the same as in Network License Adapter Utility (nalicense), which is described in the previous section. -
Page 17: Virus Throttle
2 Virus Throttle Viruses typically spread by connecting to as many different machines as possible. Virus Throttle, a network packet-filtering feature, monitors all outbound connection requests. Virus Throttle helps to stop the spread of viruses on your system by detecting abnormal or virus like behavior in the requests. -
Page 18: Using Virus Throttle
Figure 2-1 Virus Throttle tray icon During installation, if the utility does not identify a valid INP license on the system, you will see the following message: There is not a valid Integrity Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack License installed. Would you like to run the license manager and install one? 10. -
Page 19: Virus Throttle Inconsistency Message
When a new adapter is installed on the system or a new team or VLAN is created, the parameters for that interface are set to the default settings. When the Virus Throttle Status and Configuration Utility runs, it looks for inconsistencies in the settings for all the active instances, and prompts you to update these settings if inconsistencies are found. -
Page 20: Configuring Virus Throttle Parameters
Figure 2-5 Virus Throttle inconsistency message If you click Yes here, the utility closes and the inconsistent settings remain. If you click No, the Configuration Tab displays again so you can change your settings and save them. Configuring Virus Throttle parameters The Configuration tab shows the current delay queue and host settings, and lets you configure them for all active instances of the Virus Throttle filter driver. -
Page 21: Monitoring Virus Throttle Status
• Restore Defaults: restores all values to their default values. • OK: processes all changes made in the current session and closes the Virus Throttle Status and Configuration Utility. • Cancel: cancels any selections made in the current session and closes the Virus Throttle Status and Configuration Utility. -
Page 22: Virus Throttle Status Tab
Figure 2-9 Virus Throttle Status tab • Status: displays the current state and number of interfaces with virus-like activity since the Virus Throttle filter drivers were initialized. — No Virus-like activity is occurring: no virus-like activity is currently detected and none has been detected. -
Page 23: Unbinding Virus Throttle From A Network Connection
— TCP Packets Dropped Due to Queue Overflow: number of TCP packets that were dropped due to the delay queue being full since filter driver initialization. — Maximum TCP Packets on Queue: maximum number of TCP packets on the queue since filter driver initialization. -
Page 24: Local Area Connection Properties
In the Windows Control Panel, double-click the Network Connections icon. In the Network Connections window, right-click on the desired LAN connection icon and select Properties from the drop-down list. The Local Area Connection Properties window displays. Figure 2-10 Local Area Connection Properties On the General tab, in the box labeled “This connection uses the following items”, click to clear the checkmark in front of the HP Virus Throttle Driver item. -
Page 25: Re-Binding Virus Throttle To A Network Connection
NOTE: To unbind Virus Throttle from a specific network interface card (NIC) you must first identify the physical NIC. This means you have to know the hardware layout of your system. Once you've identified the physical NIC, you must determine the Network Connection associated with it and unbind Virus Throttle from that connection, as described previously. -
Page 26: Removing Network Interface Cards From A Virus Throttle System
Status tab, look in the Information box to see a list of all network connections that Virus Throttle is currently bound to, and verify the connection name appears in the list (to see individual network connections on the Status tab, you must select the Individual setting under “Statistics Display Mode”). -
Page 27: Virus Throttle License Utility
The removal process may take awhile, depending on the number of connections to which Virus Throttle was bound. When the process finishes you are prompted to reboot. Click Yes to continue. Removal is not complete until the system restarts. After the restart, verify that Virus Throttle was removed by navigating to the Local Area Connection Properties window again. -
Page 28: Return Codes
Table 2-1 Command line arguments (continued) Argument Function Displays utility usage (optional). /help Prints license information in a format capable of being parsed by machine (optional). Return codes The following return codes may display: Table 2-2 Return codes Code Description Success. - Page 29 Seats Used: 1 Days Permitted: Days Left: Unlimited Virus Throttle License Utility...
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Page 31: Advanced Networking Features
3 Advanced Networking Features With an Intelligent Networking Pack license installed on your system, you can enable six additional team types and three advanced redundancy types. This chapter describes how to activate and configure these features. Advanced team types include: •... -
Page 32: Configuring A Dual Channel Team
in the primary team fail, a link to one of the adapters in the secondary, backup team automatically takes over. 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel NFT and Preference Order Provides the same options as 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel NFT except it offers the additional option of setting the priority order of the adapters that are used in the primary and secondary teams. -
Page 33: Teaming Controls Tab
Figure 3-1 Teaming Controls tab A unique character string identifying this team displays in the Team Name field. This name displays as the device name in the Network and Dial-up Connections page and on the NCU Main page. Select a Dual Channel team type from the Team Type Selection list. Dual Channel team type options include: •... -
Page 34: Teaming Controls Tab - Showing Group 0 And Group 1 Sections
• Destination MAC Address: load balances transmit IP packets using the last four bits of the destination MAC Address. • Round Robin: (Packet order not guaranteed.) load balances transmit packets among all team members. A packet is sent on one team member, the next packet is sent out on the next team member, and so on. -
Page 35: Advanced Redundancy Types
— Unknown — the team member's status could not be determined. — Wire Fault — the member does not have a link. — Not Joined — the member cannot be joined in the team because it has an incompatible setting. The most likely cause is changing a parameter for a team member using the local area connection property sheet. -
Page 36: Configuring Active Path Failover
Active Path Failover allows a ProLiant server to predict and bypass failed network paths through use of a user assigned echo node. An echo node is a device on the network with which connectivity is required. Periodically, each team member transmits an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) request packet to the echo node. -
Page 37: Advanced Redundancy Tab
To configure Active Path Failover for a team: On the NCU Main page, highlight the team. Click Properties. The Team Properties page appears, with the Teaming Controls tab active. Select the Advanced Redundancy tab. Figure 3-3 Advanced Redundancy tab Select the Active Path Failover option to enable it. Active Path Failover allows a team member to send a packet to a remote node (called the echo node) and receive a reply to determine that the team member sending the packet has a path to the node. -
Page 38: Configuring Fast Path Failover
In the Echo Node IP Address box type the IP address of the echo node. Click the Echo Node Probe Interval list and select the interval at which packets are transferred to the echo node. The default setting is 3 seconds. (Optional) Type the MAC address of the echo node in the Echo Node MAC Address box. -
Page 39: Advanced Redundancy Tab Team Members Information
Select the Router Path Failover option. These Router Redundancy Protocols (HSRP, VRRP) allow you to set up two or more routers into a single router group, which acts as a backup for a virtual router. Click the Router Protocol list and select the protocol type to monitor. •... -
Page 40: Vlan Tab
Figure 3-4 VLAN tab The VLAN tab shows all VLANs that currently exist for the team. The list includes both existing VLANs and new VLANs that have been created but that have not yet been applied. Newly created VLANs are applied using the OK button on the Main page. To create a new VLAN, click Add. - Page 41 Click OK. The new VLAN is saved and the VLAN tab appears. The new VLAN you created appears in the list on the VLAN tab. Select from the following: • Default VLAN Id: displays the VLAN ID to which all packets received without a VLAN tag are sent.
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Page 43: Using Discovery Protocols
4 Using discovery protocols This chapter describes how to configure and monitor the discovery protocols enabled by an Integrity Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack license. About Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol CDP and LLDP are layer two, neighbor device discovery protocols that run on all networking devices such as routers, access servers, bridges, and switches. -
Page 44: Team Discovery Protocols Tab
Figure 4-1 Team Discovery Protocols tab In the Discovery Protocol Settings group select Enable CDPv1, Enable CDPv2, or Enable LLDP to set the CDP version or LLDP for which to listen. Click OK to accept the settings and return to the NCU main window. Click OK on the NCU main window to apply the settings. - Page 45 — Switch — Host — IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) Device — Repeater • VTP Management Domain — The system's VTP management domain name. This is used to verify VTP domain configuration in adjacent network nodes. • Native VLAN ID — The VLAN for untagged packets on the interface. CDP or LLDP learns the native VLAN for an interface.
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Page 47: Igmp Support
5 IGMP support Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is used to register dynamic multicast group membership. It can register a router to receive specific multicast traffic. IGMP traffic is only be sent to those team members that are part of a multicast group. When a server runs an application that wants to join a multicast group, the join message is sent out to the aggregation and only those ports in the multicast group. -
Page 49: Troubleshooting
6 Troubleshooting This section provides possible solutions to problems that may occur during the configuration of Intelligent Networking Pack features. The following tables provide steps you should take before calling your service representative. • Installing an Intelligent Networking Pack license: contains troubleshooting information about installing an Intelligent Networking Pack license. -
Page 50: Configuring Advanced Networking Features
Configuring advanced networking features Table 6-3 Configuring advanced networking features Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution All members of the team currently Active Path Failure is a failure Verify the echo node device is on the have a yellow X with a status of condition of the Active Path Failover same IP subnet as the team. - Page 51 Table 6-3 Configuring advanced networking features (continued) Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution The Intelligent Networking Pack This may be expected behavior based Open the Network Configuration Utility license is installed but I cannot on the configured settings. (NCU) and check to see if the team enable Active Path Failover on the contains a 10/100 network adapter team.
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Page 52: Configuring Discovery Protocols
Table 6-3 Configuring advanced networking features (continued) Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution When using the Router Path The router protocol type or the router Ensure the Router Protocol setting is mechanism, all members in a team IP address may be set wrong. configured for the correct protocol and show a yellow X with a status of verify the Router IP Address entry. - Page 53 Table 6-4 Configuring discovery protocols (continued) Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution CDP or LLDP is enabled and CDP When CDP or LLDP is first enabled, Disable CDP or LLDP then re-enable it or LLDP frames are being it may take 30 seconds to receive the and verify that the team registers the transmitted by the network device first CDP or LLDP frame.