Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-23
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter
and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group
when any trouble occurred on that adapter.
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter
and enhance the through put by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters.
This feature includes AFT feature.
IMPORTANT:
AFT/ALB setup must be operated after installing the drivers and
restarting the system.
All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must
exist on the same LAN. If they are connected to the separate
switches, they will not work normally.
The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing
(ALB) can be connected to only Switching Hub.
When exchange the mother board or option network card, make
sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the
adapter team after exchange complete.
If you want to utilize AFT/ALB feature, follow the procedure below to setup.
1.
The [Intel (R) PROSet] dialog box appears.
* The procedure in the case of the standard start menu
Click Start menu, point to [Control Panel], [administrative tools], and click
[Computer Management] and then double click the [(Network Adapter Name)] in the
Network Adapter list.
* The procedure in the case of the classic start menu
1. Click Start menu, point to [Settings] and click [Control Panel].
2. Click [Administrative Tools].
3. Click [Computer Management] and double click the [(Network Adapter Name)] in
the Network Adapter list.
2.
Select [Teaming] tab and then check on [Team with other adapters] and click [New
Team...].
The [New Team Wizard] dialog box appears. Click [Next]
*Specify a name for the team if it necessary.
3.
Select the adapters to include in team.
4.
Select "Adapter Fault Tolerance" or "Adaptive Load Balancing" and click [Next].
5.
Click [Finish].
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