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IBM Netfinity User Manual

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    Ote before using this information and the product it supports, read the information under “appendix b. Product warranties and notices” on page b-1 of the netfinity gigabit adapter device drivers and installation n first edition (august 2000) © copyright international business machines corporation, 2...

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  • Page 9: Safety:  Read First

    © copyright ibm corp. 2000 vii safety: read first before installing this product, read the safety information. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as informações de segurança. Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt. Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta ...

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    Viii netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften. Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (safety information) før du installerer dette produktet. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as informações sobre segurança. Antes de instalar ...

  • Page 11: About This Book

    © copyright ibm corp. 2000 ix about this book this manual contains instructions for installing and using the ibm ® netfinty ® gigabit ethernet adapter. For help and service information, warranties, and notices, see the cd booklet that comes with your option package. Registering your option thank you...

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    19k4621 © copyright ibm corp. 2000 1-1 1. User’s guide this guide provides the product description, software description, and installation and usage instructions. Product description the ibm ® netfinity ® gigabit ethernet adapter connects your pci-compliant server or workstation to a gigabit etherne...

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    1-2 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide key protocols and interfaces the netfinity gigabit ethernet adapter is compatible with existing ethernet equipment assuming standard ethernet minimum and maximum frame size (64 to 1518 bytes), frame format, and compliance with the following standa...

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    User’s guide 1-3 adaptive interrupt frequency the adapter device driver automatically adjusts host interrupt frequency based on traffic conditions to increase overall application throughput. In light traffic, the adapter device driver interrupts the host for each received packet, minimizing latency....

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    1-4 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide if all four leds remain lit simultaneously, the adapter driver software is either missing or improperly installed. System requirements before installing the netfinity gigabit ethernet adapter, be sure your computer meets the following requirements...

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    User’s guide 1-5 before you begin before installing your netfinity gigabit ethernet adapter, be sure your computer meets the requirements listed above; then do the following: 1. Verify that your server is using the latest bios. 2. Review the information in the readme.Txt file on the netfinity gigabi...

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    1-6 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide 7. Replace the computer cover and disconnect any personal anti-static devices. 8. Turn your computer on. When the computer returns to proper operation, the adapter hardware is fully installed. You must next connect the network cables (see “connect...

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    User’s guide 1-7 note: to prevent the computer from stopping abnormally when using the windows nt network monitor, be sure to upgrade the operating system bhnt.Sys file to the latest version available. The netfinity gigabit ethernet adapter must be physically installed in your server or workstation ...

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    1-8 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide you can only load one intermediate device driver at a time. This means that advanced options, such as failover teaming and vlans, can be configured for either netfinity gigabit ethernet adapters or a standalone lom, but not both. If you click yes ...

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    User’s guide 1-9 • link negotiation — when checked (default), 802.3-1999 compliant gigabit ethernet link negotiation is enabled. All netfinity gigabit ethernet adapters use link negotiation by default. — when unchecked, link negotiation is disabled and only link signal detection is used. Use this se...

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    1-10 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide • jumbo frames — when checked, jumbo frames (up to 9,000 bytes) is supported by the adapter. This setting can reduce host cpu overhead and increase bandwidth when sending to other devices that support jumbo frames. When attached to an alteon webs...

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    User’s guide 1-11 16. When you are prompted to restart your computer, click yes. Your computer uses the new configuration settings. 17. When your computer is restarted, verify that the adapter port leds operate as described in the table under “leds” on page 1-3. Modifying configuration parameters wh...

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    1-12 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide note: intensity gigabit adapters that are members of a failover team can be configured to support vlans. However, vlans cannot be configured for a standalone intel lan on motherboard (lom) or a failover team that includes a lom. 5. In the netfini...

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    User’s guide 1-13 updating the device drivers to replace version 2.2 (or higher) adapter device driver software with newer versions as they become available, do the following: note: do not use the update procedure to overwrite older device drivers installed prior to version 2.1. If any older drivers...

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    1-14 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide e. If the adapter has been configured as part of failover team, you must first delete the team. If the adapter is not part of a team, you can skip this step. Otherwise, to delete the team, select the adapter you want to remove and click propertie...

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    User’s guide 1-15 when an intel lan on motherboard (lom) is installed in your system, the following window opens: only one intermediate driver can be loaded at a time. This means that advanced options, such as failover teaming and vlans, can be configured for either intensity gigabit adapters or a s...

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    1-16 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide creating a team and assigning adapters a failover team consists of two adapters: a primary adapter and a backup adapter. Each adapter can belong to only one team. To configure a new failover team, do the following: 1. Open the netfinity gigabit e...

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    User’s guide 1-17 • if your computer is configured with a lan on motherboard (lom) and you have not added that lom to any team, the following window opens when you try to close the failover team configuration tab: • click ok. • if you originally chose not to use the lom as part of your failover team...

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    1-18 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide each team must consist of two adapters; if you are removing one of two adapters assigned to a team, your computer displays the following message: note: because a failover team requires two adapters to provide failover protection, you will either ...

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    User’s guide 1-19 3. When you are finished configuring failover teams, click close to accept the changes. If any team has fewer than two adapters assigned, you are prompted to add another adapter or delete the team. When team configuration has been correctly performed, a failover team is created tha...

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    1-20 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide although vlans are commonly used to create individual broadcast domains or separate ip subnets, it is sometimes useful for a server to have a presence on more than one vlan simultaneously. Alteon websystems switches and netfinity gigabit ethernet...

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    User’s guide 1-21 you can load only one intermediate driver at a time. This means that advanced options, such as failover teaming and vlans, can be configured for either netfinity gigabit ethernet adapters or a standalone lom, but not both. If you click yes in the above dialog box, a lom can be conf...

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    1-22 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide the vlan configuration tab lists the installed adapters and the vlans configured for each adapter or failover (virtual) team, if any. Each vlan is identified with a unique identifier number and an (optional) name that will only be displayed in th...

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    User’s guide 1-23 9. In the network window, click close. 10. When prompted to restart your computer, click yes. Your computer restarts, using the new configuration settings. Note: if you modify any optional configuration parameters (failover team or vlan), you must restart your computer before the c...

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    1-24 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide modifying vlan properties to modify the properties of a configured vlan, do the following from the vlan configuration tab: 1. In the nics available list, select the adapter that has the vlan you want to modify. The adapter is highlighted when you...

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    User’s guide 1-25 3. Click the adapters tab. 4. Select any netfinity gigabit ethernet adapter and click properties. The netfinity gigabit ethernet adapter device driver properties window opens. 5. If you want to run internal loopback diagnostics on an adapter, select the nic status and configuration...

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    1-26 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide 4. Place netfinity gigabit ethernet adapter cd into the cd-rom drive of your computer. 5. From the ms-dos prompt, type the following commands to access the proper directory (where x is the drive letter of your cd-rom drive): x: cd \dosdiags note:...

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    User’s guide 1-27 external loopback test pkts:0 secs:1pkts:208 secs:2pkts:230 secs:3pkts:432 secs:4pkts544 secs:5pkts:656 secs:6pkts:768 secs:7pkts880 secs:8pkts:992 secs:9 1000 packets transmitted sucessfully 1000 packets received sucessfully 0 errors detected > both the internal and external loopb...

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    1-28 netfinity® gigabit ethernet adapter user’s guide note: if all four leds remain lit simultaneously, the adapter device driver software is either missing or improperly installed. Troubleshooting checklist the following checklist provides recommended actions to take to resolve problems installing ...

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