Hot Plug NIC Installation
5
Server Features Using
Other NICs
Two
foreign NICs
(two that are not 3Com EtherLink Server NICs) are allowed per
server. For guidelines on using foreign NICs, see these topics:
■
Windows NT and Windows 2000
—
Planning Groups and VLANs on page 17
.
■
NetWare
Planning the Configuration on page 34
Hot Plug NIC
Installation
If your computer supports PCI hot plug specifications, you can add a new 3Com
NIC or remove and replace a 3Com NIC without turning off power to the
computer. Hot plug NIC installation allows you to expand connections without
taking the computer out of service and makes troubleshooting faster and easier
because you do not need to wait for the computer to reboot.
For instructions on performing a hot plug NIC installation, refer to your computer
documentation and to the HOTPLUG.TXT file in the HELP directory on the 3Com
EtherLink Server CD.
Remote Wake-Up
(Single Port Models
Only)
Remote Wake-Up is the ability to remotely power-on a computer for after-hours
administration.
If the computer is compliant with PCI 2.2, Remote Wake-Up is automatically
enabled through the PCI bus. If the computer 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 motherboard.
The following items are needed to use Remote Wake-Up:
■
Management application that supports Remote Wake-Up
■
BIOS that supports Remote Wake-Up
■
PCI 2.2-compliant bus or a 3-pin Remote Wake-Up connector on the computer
motherboard and a 5-volt standby power supply unit rated at a minimum of
375 milliamperes
■
A power supply in the computer that can support multiple Remote Wake-Up
devices (to use multiple NICs as Remote Wake-Up NICs in the same computer)
If you are unsure whether the computer meets the requirements listed above, refer
to the computer documentation or contact the computer manufacturer.
For more information on Remote Wake-Up, including a list of computers that
currently support this feature, go to:
http://www.3com.com/partners/acpi
Managed PC Boot
Agent (MBA)
Software
The Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) software adds management capabilities to
the NIC, enabling the computer to boot from the server, rather than from its
local drive.
This preboot support allows you to use management applications to perform the
following tasks remotely:
■
Install and configure a new computer that has never been connected to the
network.
