Issue 11
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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
By default, all teamed adapters are given an equal priority (indicated by the grouped number 1). The
current active adapter is indicated by the green active symbol. The key adapter is indicated with the
key symbol. Adapters in standby are indicated by the yellow standby symbol. For link aggregated
teams there may be more than one active adapter.
Figure 19: Prioritized Adapters
shows the active adapter with the highest priority, with the second adapter being second
priority. :
Table 36: Configure a Team Options
To change the key adapter:
Select the new key adapter, then click the
key
button.
Note
: Before physically removing an adapter from a
server, first check it is not the key adapter. You
must
reassign the key adapter if you want to remove it from
the team to avoid duplicating the MAC address on your
network.
To change adapter priority:
By default, all adapters have equal priority. Select an
adapter and use the up or down buttons to promote or
demote the adapter priority as required.
Note
: For Fault-Tolerant Teams, the highest priority
adapter in a team becomes the active adapter, passing
all network traffic for the team.
To specify a new active adapter:
For Fault -Tolerant Teams only. Set your preferred
active adapter to the highest prioritized adapter in the
team. The highest prioritized adapter becomes the
active adapter in the team after you apply your
changes.
To change adapter priority, use the up and down
buttons.