Installing Software
The Redundant Ethernet software is already installed on new and upgraded MPS systems. The
following procedure is for reference only.
1. Install the Ethernet Control Driver and HP Network Configuration Utility for Windows 2008
R2.
a. Go to the directory
c:\windows\oem\HP
.
b. Double-click on the command script for the server type you are installing (for a G5
choose
g5.cmd
, for G6 choose
g6.cmd
, for a G7 choose
g7.cmd
, and for a Gen 8
choose
g8.cmd
) to start the installation.
c. Reboot the server when instructed to do so after the installations complete.
Configuring Software
1. Configuring the Teaming Driver.
a. Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
HP Network Config Utility
.
b. Click
OK
.
c. Select both
HP Gigabit Server Adapter
entries, and click
Team
.
d. Click
HP Network Team#1,
and then click the
Properties
tab.
e. Set the
Teaming Settings
on the
Teaming Controls
tab to
Network Fault Tolerance
with Preference Order
. Make sure the network interface list in the bottom pane is
correct. If incorrect, click on the interface and use the arrow keys on the right side of the
screen to change the order.
f. Click
OK
to close the Configuration Utility window.
g. Click
Yes
to apply all configuration changes.
h. Wait for configuration to complete and reboot.
2. Modifying the IP Network Settings.
a. Select
My Network Places
>
Properties
from the Desktop.
b. Right-click
HP Network Team#1,
and select
Properties
.
c. Select
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP),
and click the
Properties
tab.
d. Select
Use the following IP address
on the
General
tab, and fill in the
IP address
,
Subnet mask
and
Default gateway
.
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