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5.7.5
Setup of Optional PCI Card
Important To enable the fault-tolerant feature of the optional device, the identical PCI cards
must be installed to the slots with the same number in CPU/IO module 0 and CPU/IO
module 1.
For the supported connecting devices, contact your sales agent.
(1)
N8804-012 1000BASE-T 2ch Adapter Kit and N8804-013 10GBASE-T 2ch Adapter Kit
Important For LAN cable’s connector, use a RJ-45 connector which is compliant with IEC8877
standard. If any other connector is used, it may not be removed easily.
Slots to install optional PCI cards
See
"List of option PCI cards and installable slots"
in
Chapter 2 (5.7.1 Precautions
).
Driver installation procedure
Install N8804-012 1000BASE-T 2ch Adapter Kit or N8804-013 10GBASE-T 2ch Adapter Kit, and restart the
server. After starting the server, the driver will be installed automatically. At this time, the [New hardware is
found] window may be displayed.
Configure
duplex
LAN
See
Chapter 2
(
3. Duplex LAN Configuration).
Configure
network
Follow steps below to specify transfer speed and duplex mode for the driver.
(1) Launch
Device Manager
.
(2) Expand network adapter tree and double-click
Added NIC
.
The
Properties
dialog box of network adapter appears.
The name of LAN card is as follows:
Stratus I350 2-Port Gigabit Adapter
Stratus X550 2-Port Copper 10 Gigabit Adapter
(3) Select
the
Link speed
tab, and configure the settings of
Speed and Duplex
to match those of
the hub.
(4) Click
OK
on the dialog box.
(5) Configure another network adapter in the same manner.
Add/remove protocol or services if needed. On
Network Connections
, go to Local Area connection or
Ethernet property’s dialog box.
Note
It is recommended to add
Network monitor
as one of the services.
Network monitor
can monitor frames (or packets) sent or received by a computer where
Network monitor
is installed. This is a useful tool to analyze network failure.
