Configuring Groups and VLANs for a Server NIC
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Disabling Load Balancing for a Group
Follow these steps to disable load balancing for a group:
1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window:
■
Select a group from the Load Balancing/RSL Groups
list.
■
Click
Properties
.
3 In the Group Properties dialog box:
To disable receive load balancing only—
Clear the
Receive
Load Balance Enabled
check box.
To disable all load balancing—
Clear the
Receive
Load Balance Enabled
and the
Transmit
Load Balance Enabled
check boxes.
4 Click
OK
.
Changing the Primary NIC
The first NIC added to an empty group is automatically
designated the
primary NIC
. NICs added subsequently are
designated as
secondary
NICs. If a foreign (non-3Com) NIC
is used, it must be designated the primary NIC. Primary
status is indicated by a P icon at the beginning of the
NIC name.
When there are more than one NIC in a group, you can
change the primary NIC as follows:
1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window, select a secondary
NIC from the Load Balance/RSL Groups list.
3 Click
Select Primary
.
Removing a NIC from a Group
Follow these steps to remove a NIC from a group:
1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window, select a NIC from
a group in the Load Balancing/RSL Groups list.
3 Click
Remove NIC
.