NEC EXPRESS 5800 Manuale Utente

 Using both on-board NICs in a team does not allow the use of NIC

1 for server management access. To support both network teaming
features and server management features, a third NIC must be added and
teamed to NIC 2.

The network controller provides several options for increasing throughput and fault tolerance
when running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 , NetWare 4.2 or newer:

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Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) - provides automatic redundancy for your adapter. If the
primary adapter fails, the secondary takes over. AFT works with any hub or switch.

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Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) - creates a team of two to eight adapters to increase
transmission throughput. Also, includes AFT. Works with any 10Base-TX or 100Base-
TX switch.

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Fast EtherChannel (FEC) or Intel ® Link Aggregation - creates a team of up to 8 adapters
to increase transmission and reception throughput. Also includes AFT. Requires an FEC-
enabled switch.

To set up an option, read the instructions in the Windows NT 4.0 or NetWare readme files.

Windows NT versions prior to 4.0 do not support Adapter Teaming options.

Adapter Teaming options require NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4.0 or higher.

In Windows NT, teaming options cannot be implemented on adapters that have been
configured for VLANs. NetWare can support teaming options and VLANs on the same
adapters.

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a simple, effective, and fail-safe approach to increase the
reliability of server connections. AFT gives you the ability to set up link recovery to the server
adapter in case of a cable, port, or network interface card failure. By assigning two server
adapters as a team, AFT enables you to maintain uninterrupted network performance.
AFT is implemented with two server adapters: a primary adapter and a backup, or secondary,
adapter. During normal operation, the backup will have transmit disabled. If the link to the
primary adapter fails, the link to the backup adapter automatically takes over.