IBM xSeries 342 2RX, Maintenance Manual

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this checkbox will appear at the bottom of the Adapter Properties panel. If you
do not have the IBM Netfinity Hot Plug PCI for Windows NT Server 4.0
package installed on your server, you will not see the Enable for DMI / Hot
Swap Support checkbox.
If the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox is not checked or is not
present, traffic will automatically switch back to the primary adapter when the
primary link status is restored. In this mode, the adapter cannot be
hot-swapped. Users with the IBM Netfinity Hot Plug PCI for Windows NT
Server 4.0 package installed should check the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap
Support checkbox.
If the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox is checked, traffic will
remain on the secondary adapter until the user directs it to return to the
primary adapter. This can be done after the hot-swap replacement of the
primary adapter or by using the DMI interface.
8. 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 NT Event Viewer log. In addition, if
the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox is checked, a DMI alert will also
be generated.
IntraNetWare:
1. Add the redundant NIC adapter according to the instructions that are provided
with the adapter.
2.
Load the device driver by using the following command:
LOAD d :\ path \PCNTNW.LAN PRIMARY= x SECONDARY= y
where d and path are the drive and path where the driver is located, and x and
y are the PCI slot numbers where the redundant pair is located.
The slot number associated with the integrated Ethernet controller can vary
depending on the configuration of the server. To determine the slot number,
load the driver with no parameters. The driver will display the available slot
numbers. The slot number that is greater that 10000 will be the slot number of
integrated Ethernet controller. When the slot number of the integrated Ethernet
controller is determined, reload the driver with the appropriate parameters.
3.
When the driver is loaded, bind it to a protocol stack.
The failover function is now enabled. If a failover occurs:
v
The operating system console generates a message.
v
The custom counters for the device driver contain variables that define the state
of the failover function and the location of the redundant pair. You can use the
NetWare Monitor to view the custom counters.
Note: If the primary adapter was hot-replaced while the Ethernet traffic was being
handled by the secondary Ethernet controller, the traffic does not
automatically switch back to the primary adapter when the primary adapter
comes back online. In this case, issue the command:
LOAD d :\ path \PCNTNW SCAN
where d and path are the drive and path where the driver is located. This
command causes the device driver to locate the primary adapter and switch
the Ethernet traffic to it.
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Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 342 Model 1RX, 2RX, 1TG, 2TG