IBM 866011U - Netfinity 5500 - 8660, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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3. Using the MPTS utility program, select the driver from
the list and select the Edit button.
Note
Only one driver instance needs to be loaded for
each redundant pair of Ethernet controllers.
4. Change the PermaNet Server Feature keyword to
True and specify the Primary and Standby slots that
contain the redundant pair. Refer to “System board
component locations” on page 255 for the locations
and slot numbers of the PCI slots. The integrated
controller is located in slot E.
5. To enable the writing of messages to the
IBMCOM\LANTRAN.LOG file when a failover occurs:
a. Copy the file PCNETOS2.EXE from the root
directory of the diskette created by ServerGuide
to the hard disk drive.
b. Add the following statement to the CONFIG.SYS
file:
Run=
d
:\
path
\PCNETOS2.EXE
where d and path are the drive and path to
which you copied PCNETOS2.EXE.
6. Restart the server.
The failover function is now enabled.
Windows NT
1. Add the redundant NIC adapter according to the
instructions provided with the adapter and in
“Adapters” on page 142.
2. Use ServerGuide to install the AMD PCNet Ethernet
Family adapter device driver.
3. From the Windows NT desktop, select Control Panel,
then select the Network icon, then the Adapters tab.
4. Highlight one of the adapters that will be in the
redundant pair and then select the Properties...
button.
5. Check the Grouping box. This will show the possible
combinations for redundant pairs.
6. Select the adapter pair you want and then select OK.
Note that the integrated Ethernet controller is located
at PCI bus 0, slot 14.
7. Select Close to exit from the Network setup.
When you restart the server, the failover function will
be in effect.
If a failover occurs, a message is written to the Windows
NT Event Viewer log. If the DMI instrumentation code for
the integrated Ethernet controller is active (PCNET.EXE
was run), a popup message is generated also.
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