Creating A Load Balancing/Rsl Group - 3Com EtherLink 3C985B-SX User Manual

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Creating a Load Balancing/RSL Group

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1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window, click Create Group.
3 In the Create Group dialog box, type a group name.
4 Set the load balancing:
The default setting is bidirectional load balancing and a
dedicated Class C IP address of 253.
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5 Click OK.
The name of the new NIC group appears in the
Load Balancing/RSL Groups list box.
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Figure 4 and follow these steps:
To enable transmit-only load balancing — Clear the
Receive Load Balance Enabled check box and check the
Transmit Load Balance Enabled box.
To enable bidirectional load balancing — Check
both the Transmit Load Balance Enabled box and the
Receive Load Balance Enabled box. Enter only the
bytes required for a dedicated IP address:
Class Specify only bytes
A 2, 3, and 4 (the three rightmost boxes).
B 3 and 4 (the two rightmost boxes).
C 4 (the rightmost box).
See Specifying a Dedicated IP Address
more information on the dedicated IP address.
To disable all load balancing — Clear the
Receive Load Balance Enabled and the
Transmit Load Balance Enabled check boxes.
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