Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Adapters
on
Windows
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
169
Setting
Up
Teams
SAM’s
Create
a
Team
setup
wizard
will
guide
you
through
setting
up
an
adapter
team,
automatically
assigning
the
active
adapter,
key
adapter
and
standby
adapter.
To
create
a
team:
1
Before
creating
a
team,
Solarflare
strongly
recommend
taking
the
server
offline
to
avoid
disrupting
existing
services
as
the
team
is
being
configured.
2
Start
SAM
and
select
a
Solarflare
adapter
in
the
Network
Adapter
list.
3
From
the
Action
menu,
select
Create
a
Team
.
The
Solarflare
Create
a
team
Wizard
starts.
4
Team
Create
Wizard
5
The
wizard
will
guide
you
through
the
process
of
creating
a
team
and
optionally
adding
VLANs
to
your
team
(see
for
help
when
selecting
VLAN
options).
6
Bring
the
server
back
online.
7
After
creating
a
team,
you
can
use
the
Configure
this
Team
option
from
the
Actions
pane
to
change
team
settings,
such
as
the
Ethernet
frame
length,
key
adapter
assignment,
and
adapter
priorities
within
the
team.
CAUTION:
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.
See
for
details
on
reassigning
the
key
adapter.