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Teaming operation
The units have dual network interface ports that can be used in parallel to produce
important benefits:
• Improved connection speeds up to 2 Gigabits per second, and
• Important link redundancy that can maintain operation in the event of a failed
connection.
Teaming offers immediate speed improvements in a one-to-one arrangement...
...and also in multicast installations:
FIRMWARE VERSION 3.3 (or greater)
IMPORTANT: Please read this section completely before attempting
installation or upgrades.
The basic rule for A.I.M.-controlled installations is:
If firmware version 3.3 (or greater) is to be used
anywhere
in an A.I.M.-controlled
AdderLink Infinity installation, then it must be used
everywhere
.
For ALIF installations that
do not
use A.I.M. servers, it is possible to mix ALIF
firmware revisions, however, for best results you are recommended to upgrade all
ALIF units to v3.3 (or greater).
Important upgrade notes
• Always upgrade the A.I.M. server(s) to v3.3 (or greater)
before
attempting to upgrade
(or add) AdderLink Infinity units at or above v3.3* – you will then be prompted to
upgrade the AdderLink Infinity units.
• ALIF1002 units are only available with firmware starting at v3.3 (and cannot be
downgraded), so if you add one or more ALIF1002 units to your installation, it is
mandatory to upgrade A.I.M. to v3.3 or greater (earlier A.I.M. firmware versions have
no knowledge of the new product).
• ALIF2020 units are only available with firmware starting at v3.4 (and cannot be
downgraded), so if you add one or more ALIF2020 units to your installation, it is
mandatory to upgrade A.I.M. to v3.3 or greater (earlier A.I.M. firmware versions have
no knowledge of the new product).
• If an AdderLink Infinity unit at v3.3 or greater is added, but you don’t want to upgrade
your A.I.M. server; simply upload the current firmware from your A.I.M. server to the
AdderLink Infinity unit in order to downgrade it. This is not possible on ALIF1002 and/or
ALIF2020 units.
*
If you add an AdderLink Infinity unit at or above v3.3 to an earlier version of A.I.M.
and then upgrade A.I.M. to v3.3 or greater, the AdderLink Infinity unit will not operate
after the upgrade. To rectify this, you will need to delete the record from the A.I.M.
database and factory reset the AdderLink Infinity unit before it will reacquire.