User manual HP PROLIANT ESSENTIALS INTELLIGENT NETWORKING PACK WINDOWS EDITION SW

[. . . ] HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack User Guide January 2005 (Second Edition) Part Number 381655-00B © Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. 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. [. . . ] On the NCU Main page, highlight the team. The Teaming Controls tab is displayed showing the team name, team type, transmit load balancing method, and team membership. 3. 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 Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing as the team type in the Team Type Selection field. Select the Transmit Load Balancing Method for the team. Transmit Load Balancing Methods include: -- Automatic (Recommended)--Default setting. Teaming driver selects the load balancing mechanism based on the packet type. -- TCP Connection--Load balances transmitted TCP packets using the TCP connection information. -- Destination IP Address--Load balances transmit IP packets using the last four bits of the destination IP Address. -- Destination MAC Address--Load balances transmit IP packets using the last four bits of the destination MAC Address. 3-2 HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack User Guide Advanced Networking Features -- 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. When the last team member is utilized, the rotation begins again. When you select Switch-assisted dual channel load balancing, the Team Membership Grouping window is displayed. Use the up and down arrows to assign the members to be in Group A and the members to be in Group B. There must be a minimum of two adapters in a dual channel team with a minimum of one adapter in each group. Team membership information includes: Port Name--Displays the NC number, bus, slot, and port location for the team member. Status--Displays the status of the member within the context of the team. Not all status types apply for every team type. -- Wire Fault--The member does not have link. -- Active Path Failure--The member or members on the team cannot reach the echo node. -- Not Joined--The member cannot be joined in the team because it has an incompatible setting. [. . . ] If the current mode is 802. 3ad Dynamic with Fault Tolerance, this is normal behavior to ignore the echo node mechanism. This mechanism will only be applicable if the automatic team type ends up in TLB (Transmit Load Balancing) mode. The Intelligent Networking Pack license is installed but you cannot enable Active Path Failover on the team. It is grayed out. This may be expected behavior based on the configured settings. Open the Network Configuration Utility (NCU) and check to see if the team contains a 10/100 network adapter (NC31xx series). If so, remove the NC31xx series and apply changes before attempting to enable Active Path Failover. [. . . ]