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Netfinity® Gigabit Ethernet Adapter User’s guide
Creating a team and assigning adapters
A Failover Team consists of two adapters: a primary adapter and a backup adapter. Each
adapter can belong to only one team.
To configure a new Failover Team, do the following:
1. Open the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Device Drivers window.
2. Click the Failover Team Configuration tab.
3. In the NICs Available list, select the adapter that you want to be the primary adapter
for the team.
The adapter is highlighted when your selection is made. The selected basic
configuration of the adapter (Link Negotiation, Jumbo Frame, and Flow Control
settings) are used as the starting point for the new team configuration.
Note: Release 2.3 supports grouping Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapters with an
82559 Intel LAN on motherboard (LOM) into Failover Teams. However, this
release does not support assigning a LOM as a primary adapter (the adapter for
which you want to provide failover).
4. Click Create a Team.
A new team instance will be created in the team list. The selected adapter is
automatically moved from the NICs Available list to the Team list under the newly
created team. You can create up to two teams.
Note: The newly created Failover Team inherits all the basic configuration properties
(Jumbo Frame support, Flow Control setting, Link Negotiation, Port Speed,
and VLANs, when assigned) from the primary adapter. Other adapters added
to the team are automatically reconfigured to match the team configuration.
When a team basic configuration properties are changed using the NIC Status
and Configuration tab (see step 11 on page 1-8), this changes the
configuration of all adapters in the team. However, when an adapter is
removed from any Failover Teams, it operates according to the parameters set
for it before it became a member of a Failover Team.
5. Place another adapter into the team.
Each team must consist of two adapters. To add an adapter to a specific team, be sure
that the team is highlighted in the Team list. If the desired team is not highlighted,
select the team instance in the Team list.
In the NICs Available for Team Configuration list, select the adapter to be added;
then click Add NIC. The highlighted adapter is moved from the NICs Available list
to the Team list under the highlighted team.
6. When you are finished configuring Failover Teams, click Close to accept the
changes.
• If any team has fewer than two adapters assigned, you are prompted to add
another adapter or delete the team.