Deleting A Team; Setting Up Adaptive Load Balancing - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Installation Manual

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;- Bind the protocol to HPANS instead of to
the base driver
bind ipx HPANS net=1
Variable Definitions:
slot= the slot number your HP NetServer 10/100 adapter is
installed in, such as 1. If you don't know the number, load the
driver without it. NetWare will prompt you with available PCI
device numbers.
Note that you can specify a Preferred Primary adapter, which in
most cases will be your highest bandwidth adapter. See the
NW411.TXT file on the CD for more information.
2. Modify the lines to match your server's requirements.
3. Save the AUTOEXEC.NCF file and restart your server.

Deleting a Team

To remove a team in AFT or ALB mode, comment out the
command lines above and restart the server.

Setting up Adaptive Load Balancing

Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a simple and efficient way
to balance the transmission load of your server among two to
eight adapters. With ALB, you group HP NetServer 10/100
adapters in teams. The ALB software continuously analyzes
transmit loading on each adapter and balances the rate across
the adapters as needed. Adapter teams configured for ALB also
provide the benefits of AFT. Receive data is not load-balanced.
NOTE For maximum benefit, ALB should not be
used under NetBEUI and some IPX
environments. For a list of specific IPX
environments supported, see the Teaming
Options Supported by OS and Protocol
section later in this guide.
To use ALB, your adapters must be configured as a team in
your server and be connected to the same switch.
Choosing Adapter Teaming Options
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