IBM 866441Y - Netfinity 5600 - 8664, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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“ServerGuide and Netfinity Manager Information”
section of this
Server Library.)
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 166 for the locations
and slot numbers of the PCI slots. The integrated
controller is located in slot 2 (PCI bus A slot 2).
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 using the
ServerGuide CDs 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 Server:
IBM offers hot-plug support for
Windows NT Server Version 4.0. Failover can work in
conjunction with hot-plug support or independently. If you
are not using hot-plug support, go to “Windows NT Server
failover setup” on page 48.
Windows NT Server hot-plug setup:
IBM Netfinity
Hot Plug PCI for Windows NT Server 4.0 package is
available for download from the IBM Web site at:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
Enter the brand type of Server, click on Downloadable
files and look for Hot Plug. The IBM Netfinity Hot Plug
PCI for Windows NT Server 4.0 package uses the Intel
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) to control hot-plug
support for the Ethernet controllers. The Ethernet
controller in the computer is DMI compliant. Download
and install the following software in the order listed:
1. IBM Failover DMI Agent
2. IBM PCI Hot Plug Solution
3. IBM Netfinity 10/100 Fault Tolerant Adapter device
drivers
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