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EtherLink

 

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 Server 

10/100 PCI NIC Family 
User Guide

 

3C980x-TXM 10/100 PCI server network interface card with 
Dynamic

 

Access

 

®

 

 technology

3C982-TXM 10/100 PCI dual port server network interface card with 
Dynamic

 

Access

 

®

 

 technology

 

Published October 2000

Содержание EtherLink 10/100 PCI NIC Series

Страница 1: ...EtherLink Server 10 100 PCI NIC Family User Guide 3C980x TXM 10 100 PCI server network interface card with DynamicAccess technology 3C982 TXM 10 100 PCI dual port server network interface card with D...

Страница 2: ...defined in FAR 2 101 a and as such is provided with only such rights as are provided in 3Com s standard commercial license for the Software Technical data is provided with limited rights only as prov...

Страница 3: ...E NIC Safety Precautions 7 Installation Requirements 7 Preparing the NIC and the Computer 8 Installing and Connecting the NIC 9 Installing Software 11 Obtaining Installation Diskettes 12 Creating Disk...

Страница 4: ...Troubleshooting a Load Balancing Configuration 25 Changing Windows 2000 Property Settings 25 Identifying Windows 2000 Miniport and LAN Connections 25 4 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING IN NETWARE Software...

Страница 5: ...gnostics Program 48 Accessing the 3Com Knowledgebase 48 Accessing the 3Com NIC Help System 48 Accessing Other Information 48 Troubleshooting the Network Connection 49 Troubleshooting Remote Wake Up 49...

Страница 6: ...3COM DMI AGENT Overview 59 System Requirements 60 Installation Instructions 60 C SPECIFICATIONS D TECHNICAL SUPPORT Online Technical Services 63 World Wide Web Site 63 3Com FTP Site 63 Support from Yo...

Страница 7: ...Tasking II hardware technology plus a powerful suite of DynamicAccess technology software features relieve network congestion and ensure high performance and maximum bandwidth availability Figure 1 E...

Страница 8: ...high performance and maximum bandwidth availability Self healing drivers SHDs detect common error conditions and correct them while maintaining server link performance Bidirectional load balancing gr...

Страница 9: ...RSLs provide failover fault tolerance between a server and a switch if one NIC in a group fails the others assume the network load of the failed NIC The failover behavior of secondary NICs depends on...

Страница 10: ...s of each workstation must be updated manually With VLANs installed if an end station on VLAN 1 is moved to a port elsewhere on the network you need only to specify that the new port is on VLAN 1 It h...

Страница 11: ...er is compliant with PCI 2 1 Remote Wake Up support is enabled by connecting a Remote Wake Up cable from the NIC Remote Wake Up RWU connector to a 3 pin Remote Wake Up connector on the computer mother...

Страница 12: ...to a DMI 2 0 compliant management application A network administrator can then use this information to configure and manage a client or server computer remotely For instructions on installing the 3Com...

Страница 13: ...cables that are connected to the main system unit Remove jewelry from your hands and wrists Use insulated or nonconductive tools CAUTION The NIC is packed in an antistatic container to protect it duri...

Страница 14: ...For requirements see Remote Wake Up Single Port Models Only on page 5 Preparing the NIC and the Computer Observe the precautions listed in Safety Precautions on page 7 Follow these preparation steps...

Страница 15: ...ake Up cable is required only if the computer is compliant with PCI 2 1 and you want to use the Remote Wake Up The cable is not required if the computer is compliant with PCI 2 2 9 Write down the MAC...

Страница 16: ...connect a Remote Wake up cable Make sure that the NIC is properly installed in a PCI slot Insert the Remote Wake Up cable in the RWU connector on the NIC Twist the cable two times before attaching th...

Страница 17: ...ake up Cable PCI 2 1 only Installing Software See the following topics for requirements and instructions on installing software in various operating systems Installing and Configuring in Windows on pa...

Страница 18: ...s on the 3Com EtherLink Server CD to create installation diskettes The installation diskettes allow you to install drivers diagnostics DynamicAccess technology server features and associated text file...

Страница 19: ...lation requirements are met See Installation Requirements on page 7 Install the hardware See Installing and Connecting the NIC on page 9 Use the following procedure to install the driver and diagnosti...

Страница 20: ...running Windows 2000 If you are updating a previous installation see Updating Software in Windows on page 16 1 Reboot the computer start Windows 2000 and log in to the Windows 2000 Administrator acco...

Страница 21: ...c level checking monitors Tx Rx errors see Sampling Window link beat and NIC hardware Enhanced level adds maintenance of valid data structures and uses more CPU cycles Basic level checking is forced w...

Страница 22: ...indows NT 1 Boot the computer and start Windows NT 2 Log in to the Windows NT Administrator account 3 Insert the 3Com EtherLink Server CD in the CD ROM drive 4 From the Welcome screen select NIC Softw...

Страница 23: ...OK The Setup Complete screen appears 9 Click Finish to complete the installation 10 Click Exit DynamicAccess Server Features DynamicAccess technology server features allow you to configure load balanc...

Страница 24: ...y is enabled for the primary NIC it must also be enabled for all other NICs in the group Microsoft Task Offload Support It is possible to form a group of NICs that have different levels of support for...

Страница 25: ...e also listed in the VLAN window Windows NT Start DynamicAccess server features under Windows NT as follows 1 Log in to the Windows NT Administrator account 2 From the Windows Start menu select Settin...

Страница 26: ...Enabled box To enable bidirectional load balancing Check both the Transmit Load Balance Enabled box and the Receive Load Balance Enabled box Enter only the Host ID bytes required for a dedicated IP ad...

Страница 27: ...that you specify a dedicated IP address for the load balancing group This address specifies a Network ID and a Host ID and it must be unique not used elsewhere on the network For example You can spec...

Страница 28: ...ach VLAN as follows Right click My Network Places and select Properties from the menu In the next window right click a VLAN and select Properties from the menu Click Configure In the NIC Properties wi...

Страница 29: ...inistration Set DynamicAccess control panel access set VLAN options enable efficient multicast control and enable the prioritizing of multicast traffic Saving the Configuration To save and exit click...

Страница 30: ...k Remove NIC Deleting or Editing a VLAN When a VLAN is selected you can delete it or edit its properties 1 Click the VLANs tab 2 In the VLANs window select a VLAN To delete the selected VLAN click Del...

Страница 31: ...iport icon name To access a database of technical information that can help you diagnose and solve NIC installation configuration and upgrade problems go to http knowledgebase 3com com Table 2 Trouble...

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Страница 33: ...ximum packet receive buffers values by 200 for each installed NIC For example if you install two NICs increase the parameters in the STARTUP NCF file by 400 as follows Slot Numbers for Multiple NICs I...

Страница 34: ...e following steps to install and configure the driver and DynamicAccess technology server features on a NetWare file server In NetWare screens use the arrow keys to select an item and then press Enter...

Страница 35: ...For example 10001 See Changing NetWare Driver Configuration Parameters for instructions on changing other parameters in this screen Load the Driver 1 Select Save parameters and load driver The instal...

Страница 36: ...the product you want to install before proceeding Press ENTER to continue Press ESC to abort installation 5 Press Enter The system copies the DynamicAccess technology server features software to the S...

Страница 37: ...ded on the NetWare server perform the following procedure 1 At the system prompt enter load monitor The NetWare Monitor screen appears 2 From the Available Options menu select LAN WAN Drivers The Avai...

Страница 38: ...d to the system console and the SYS SYSTEM SYS LOG ERR file Receive Checksumming Enabled Disabled NetWare 5 x only Select Enabled to allow the NIC to perform checksum operations on incoming packets Tr...

Страница 39: ...d Adding frame types after exiting the installation program is best done by editing the AUTOEXEC NCF file The default is 802 2 only Ethernet_802 3 Ethernet_II and Ethernet_SNAP frame types are also su...

Страница 40: ...uring Groups DynamicAccess technology server features allow you to configure load balancing groups The load balancing features are described in Advanced Server Features on page 2 The following Dynamic...

Страница 41: ...tain the slot numbers of the NICs You need these numbers if you are installing more than one NIC See Obtaining Slot Numbers on page 27 for instructions Adding a Secondary NIC to a Group 1 Install the...

Страница 42: ...the LB option To specify a resilient server link group without load balancing use the RSL option For the LBRSL GROUP command syntax see Server Feature Commands load se load lbrsl Define primary NIC s...

Страница 43: ...econdary NIC slot frame instances load 3c980 slot 10002 frame ethernet_802 2 name p2_802 2 load 3c980 slot 10002 frame ethernet_ii name p2_ii load 3c980 slot 10003 frame ethernet_802 2 name p3_802 2 l...

Страница 44: ...fies a load balancing group rsl specifies a resilient server link group RxIPAddr is a dedicated IP address for the load balancing group pri_slot is the PCI slot number of the primary NIC sec_slot is t...

Страница 45: ...e receive end After the retries the software puts the board in Wait mode If no argument is specified or the specified argument is invalid the current value is displayed Otherwise the new value is disp...

Страница 46: ...xxxx wait timeout This command sets the timeout value in seconds that the software waits before marking a NIC that is in wait mode as failed see retry count If no argument is specified or if the spec...

Страница 47: ...nd solve NIC installation configuration and upgrade problems go to http knowledgebase 3com com Table 4 Troubleshooting Groups In NetWare Symptom Tip More than two non 3Com server NICs have been detect...

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Страница 49: ...in one direction at a time half duplex Auto Select allows the NIC to connect automatically at the duplex mode of the connected hub or switch When you select this setting the Media Type is set automati...

Страница 50: ...box and select the NIC to be configured Method Description Requirements 3Com NIC Diagnostics program for Windows Configure the NIC locally using the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program for Windows 1 Make su...

Страница 51: ...3Com EtherLink Server CD The default NIC boot ROM setting is Disabled This setting must be enabled to boot from the network To enable or disable the NIC boot ROM setting 1 Make sure that the NIC is in...

Страница 52: ...Managed PC Boot Agent MBA on page 45 2 Set the MBA manually as the first boot device in the computer BIOS Refer to the computer documentation for instructions on accessing and configuring the BIOS 3 R...

Страница 53: ...ting the connection between the NIC and the hub or switch Blinking The cable polarity is reversed Try a different network cable or contact the system administrator 100 LNK link On If drivers are insta...

Страница 54: ...lp you diagnose and solve NIC installation configuration and upgrade problems go to http knowledgebase 3com com Accessing the 3Com NIC Help System To access the 3Com NIC Help system 1 Make sure that t...

Страница 55: ...Tip Description Check the NIC installation Make sure that the NIC is installed correctly in a PCI slot Check for specific hardware problems such as broken traces or loose or broken solder connections...

Страница 56: ...Remote Wake Up works with the known functioning NIC installed contact the computer vendor for a replacement NIC If Remote Wake Up does not work with this NIC installed there may be a problem with the...

Страница 57: ...system 4 From the list of drivers select 3C980 5 In the Additional Driver Actions screen select Deselect a selected driver and press Enter 6 Follow the prompts to remove the driver Removing Server Fe...

Страница 58: ...sting software products that are installed in the system 4 From the list of products select 3Com DynamicAccess Server Features and press Del 5 Select Yes to remove the software Removing 3Com NIC Diagn...

Страница 59: ...click the question mark in the upper right corner of the screen move it over a topic and click once 5 Click the Diagnostics tab The Diagnostics screen appears Running the NIC Test Run the NIC Test to...

Страница 60: ...then 3Com NIC Utilities 4 Click 3Com NIC Doctor The 3Com NIC Diagnostics General screen appears 5 Click the Statistics tab The Statistics screen appears The information is updated by the NIC driver e...

Страница 61: ...tray When you double click the icon the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program starts Displaying Network Statistics When you drag the mouse pointer over the icon but do not double click the icon a network stat...

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Страница 63: ...follow the instructions for Windows 2000 in Updating Software in Windows on page 16 NetWare Fresh Installation These instructions apply to NetWare versions 4 2 and 5 x Requirements See Installation Re...

Страница 64: ...ROM drive 14 Insert the NetWare CD in the CD ROM drive 15 From the Options menu select Continue The installation continues In NetWare 5 x the Configure Server Properties windows appear Locate the Netw...

Страница 65: ...m DMI Agent generates a Management Information Format MIF file that contains information about the computer and the NIC DMI applications use the information from the MIF to manage the computer and the...

Страница 66: ...estart the computer when prompted To verify successful installation use a DMI compatible browser or a network management application that supports DMI 2 0 or 2 0s to verify that the 3Com NIC is presen...

Страница 67: ...l Bus Specification Revision 2 2 32 bit or 64 bit bus master PCI master Supports bus master scatter gather DMAs MAC level multicast filtering Dimensions 3C980X Height 7 62 cm 3 00 in Length 12 07 cm 4...

Страница 68: ...90 noncondensing Altitude 984 ft to 9 840 ft 300 to 3 000 m Connector and Cabling Requirements Connector RJ 45 10BASE T cable Category 3 4 or 5 UTP 100BASE TX cable Category 5 UTP Compliance Cable qu...

Страница 69: ...documentation and software library as well as support options ranging from technical education to maintenance and professional services 3Com FTP Site Download drivers patches software and MIBs across...

Страница 70: ...number at the location nearest you When you contact 3Com for assistance have the following information ready Product model name part number and serial number A list of system hardware and software inc...

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Страница 73: ...39 retry count 39 send timeout 40 ungroup 40 wait tmo 40 computer requirements 7 Configuration and Diagnostics Program DOS 44 53 configuration guidelines for VLANs 18 configuration parameters NetWare...

Страница 74: ...802 1p Support property 18 installation 3Com DMI Agent 60 connecting to the network 11 diskettes creating 12 obtaining 12 driver NetWare 28 Windows 2000 14 17 Windows NT 13 during NetWare NOS install...

Страница 75: ...er requirement 61 primary NIC 2 24 binding protocol NetWare 30 changing Windows 24 probe interval command 39 properties group displaying Windows 24 NIC displaying Windows 24 editing Windows 24 propert...

Страница 76: ...ork driver Windows 16 NIC diagnostic program Windows 16 URL 63 V verifying driver installation NetWare 31 Windows 16 virtual NIC 2 VLANs 2 802 1p Support property 18 Windows 17 configuration guideline...

Страница 77: ...bination with the 3Com product including hardware software and firmware accurately exchange date data with the 3Com product with the exception of those products identified at 3Com s Web site http www...

Страница 78: ...application to you When the implied warranties are not allowed to be excluded in their entirety they will be limited to the duration of the applicable written warranty This warranty gives you specific...

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