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HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack Windows Edition User Guide Part Number 381655-00J March 2007 (Ninth Edition) - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 2
of Microsoft Corporation. Audience assumptions This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels. - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 3
Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol 32 Configuring Discovery Protocols ...33 IGMP support ...35 Introduction to IGMP...35 Troubleshooting ...36 Potential solutions for INP configuration problems 36 Installing an Intelligent Networking Pack license 36 Using Virus Throttle ...37 - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 4
agents. The Intelligent Networking Pack (INP) provides advanced capabilities that allow servers to proactively adapt to networking infrastructure problems thus improving server availability and network performance. The Intelligent Networking Pack Windows Edition includes: • Virus Throttle-a network - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 5
of those devices. • Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) support-a media- and protocol-independent network protocol that is used to the INP features, an INP license must be installed on the system. This user guide describes how to install these licenses on your system and how to configure the - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 6
• HP ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager (vtlicense) • HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) License Manager Utility Windows operating system requirements Both the NCU and Virus Throttle utility require that the HP ProLiant system be running Microsoft®Windows® 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 7
10. Click the NCU tray icon to display the NCU Main window. 11. Click License Manager to display the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager. For information on installing licenses refer to "About ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager (on page 8)." Launching the license manager through the - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 8
8. Click the HP Virus Throttle link. If the utility does not identify a valid INP license on the system, the following message displays: 9. Click Yes to display the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager. For information on installing licenses refer to "About ProLiant Essentials Network License - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 9
The Currently installed licenses window displays the following information: • Product Name-the name of the licensed networking product. • Type-The license type. o Single license pack-Authorizes one seat. Depending upon the type of product a seat may be a single server (INP) or a single port (iSCSI - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 10
recommends that you retain the license key for future reference. The key is needed for technical support and future upgrades. To export a license: 1. Click Export Licenses. The Save As dialog Network License Manager for Windows User Guide located on the HP website (http://www.hp.com). Overview 10 - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 11
Installing licenses using vtlicense The HP ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager (vtlicense), which ships with Virus Throttle, is a Windows-based command line utility that is run at a command line of a Command Prompt window or from a Windows command file. The vtlicense command validates an INP - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 12
driver is inserted into all existing protocol-to-miniport bindings and all network traffic passes through it. Virus Throttle provides TCP and UDP support. The driver maintains a delay queue of connection requests for each instance of the network protocol stack and a list of known hosts that have - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 13
2. Click Software & Driver Downloads from the left menu bar. 3. Type the product name in the For product box and press Enter. For example, type NC370T. 4. Select an operating system. 5. Click HP Virus Throttle for Windows to download the HP Virus Throttle component pack (cp######.exe) file. The - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 14
configuration parameter is changed. Statistics and delay queue information can be viewed on the Status tab in either Aggregate (summary for all active instances of the Virus Throttle filter driver) or Individual (per instance) mode. The default setting is the Aggregate mode. • Status. Displays the - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 15
o TCP Packets Placed on Queue. Number of connection TCP packets queued since filter driver initialization. o TCP Packets Removed from Queue. Number of connection TCP packets removed from the delay queue since filter driver initialization. o Currently Queued TCP Packets. Number of connection TCP - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 16
• Statistics Display Mode. Sets the type of values to be displayed. o Aggregate. Displays a summary of all instances since driver initialization. o Individual. Displays values on a per-instance basis. • License Manager. Opens the License Manager dialog box allowing you to add or view HP ProLiant - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 17
If no inconsistencies are detected in the filter driver parameters, the Status tab appears. The Status tab shows overall status, statistics, and delay queue information. Refer to "Monitoring Virus Throttle status." If inconsistencies are found, the following message appears. 3. Click OK to display - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 18
• Delay Queue High Water Mark. Controls the number of TCP or UDP connection requests in the delay queue at which "virus-like" activity is considered to be occurring for each instance of the filter driver. The default setting is 160 connection requests. The valid range is 1-Delay Queue Size. • Delay - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 19
The Keep Proportions option provides a way to keep the high and low water mark values at a preset percentage of the delay queue size for TCP and UDP outbound connection request. When Keep Proportions is not selected, the delay queue high and low water mark values can be changed. When Keep - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 20
3. When you click OK to process your changes, an informational message appears warning about a network interruption. Click Yes to start and stop the Virus Throttle instances so the new parameters can be read from the registry. 4. After the configuration is completed, a successful message appears. - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 21
HP Network Adapter Scripting Utility. For information on how to use the scripting utility, refer to the HP Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide. Advanced Pack teaming types The HP network adapter basic team types provide a selection of fault-tolerant and load-balancing features, including - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 22
NOTE: Dual Channel Network Fault Tolerance teaming capabilities are not supported on systems running Windows® 2000. Switch-assisted Dual Channel NFT Switch-assisted Dual Channel NFT requires a minimum of two adapters in a channel team and a minimum - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 23
Fast Path Failover, Active Path Failover, and Router Path Failover are available on Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing teams. 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing teams With 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing teams, team members are dynamically placed into groups. All team - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 24
A unique character string identifying this team displays in the Team Name box. This name displays as the device name in the Network and Dial-up Connections window and on the NCU Main window. 3. Select a Dual Channel team type from the Team Type Selection list. Dual Channel team type options include: - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 25
The team member has failed because the team has more members than the switch supports in the LACP protocol. The port is blocked by the switch. - Failed (Rx These features allow servers to proactively adapt to networking infrastructure problems. These features are available for all team types except - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 26
Active Path Failover Active Path Failover allows a ProLiant server to predict and bypass failed network paths through use of a user assigned echo node. An echo node is a device on the network with which connectivity is required. Periodically, each team member transmits an Address Resolution Protocol - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 27
Configuring Active Path Failover Active Path Failover is enabled through the Team Properties Advanced Redundancy tab. This feature is disabled if a valid INP license is not installed on the system. To configure Active Path Failover for a team: 1. On the NCU Main window, select the team. 2. Click - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 28
o Directed ARP-Tests connectivity with the echo node device using a modified ARP. This method works for most switches or servers that are designated as the echo node. It is not recommended for routers or Linux servers. The advantage of using Directed ARP is that less configuration of parameters is - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 29
Configuring Router Path Failover Router Path Failover is enabled through the Team Properties Advanced Redundancy tab. This feature is disabled if a valid INP license is not installed on the system. To configure Router Path Failover for a team: 1. On the NCU Main window, select the team. 2. Click - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 30
, you can select the VLAN ID for validation and monitoring. Before creating and editing VLANs, you should be aware that: • The NCU supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging only. • The NCU supports a VLAN identifier range of 1 to 4094. • Up to 64 VLANs can be defined for a team. To create a VLAN for a team - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 31
3. To create a new VLAN, click Add. The VLAN properties input box appears. 4. Type a user-defined VLAN name. Every VLAN must have a name assigned to it. Duplicate names are allowed if you want to use the same names for different VLAN IDs. 5. The next available VLAN ID appears in the VLAN ID box. - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 32
on the same LAN or on the remote side of a WAN. NOTE: LLDP is not supported on systems running Windows® 2000. CDP and LLDP are media and protocol independent protocols that allow , which can be used to detect misconfigurations and troubleshooting problems on the network. Using discovery protocol 32 - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 33
Configuring Discovery Protocols From the Discovery Protocols tab, you can configure CDP and LLDP settings for the selected team. These advanced teaming features are disabled unless a valid ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack license is installed on the system. For more information on how - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 34
VLAN for untagged packets on the interface. CDP or LLDP learns the native VLAN for an interface. This is implemented only for interfaces that support the IEEE 8021Q protocol. • Duplex-Current duplex mode of the team member: Unknown, Half, or Full. The following controls are available: • OK-Closes - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 35
IGMP support In this section Introduction to IGMP...35 Introduction to IGMP Internet Group the NCU will maintain connectivity with the multicast group and respond with IGMP reports. The HP NCU supports IGMP in this release, but it does not require any user input in the NCU; therefore, no windows - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 36
section provides possible solutions to problems that may occur during the configuration of INP features. The following tables provide steps to take before calling your service representative. • Installing an Intelligent Networking Pack License-contains troubleshooting information about installing an - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 37
parameter such normal or expected activity settings. Configuring advanced networking features Problem Possible cause Possible solution All members of the team Degraded (Active Path Failover. The NC31xx 10/100 adapters do not support the Active Path Failover mechanism. Troubleshooting 37 - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 38
Problem Possible cause Possible solution The INP Fault Tolerance or SLB (Switch-assisted Load Balancing), this is normal behavior. These team modes do not support Fast Path Failover. One or more members (but not all) of the team currently have a red are the same in the NCU. Troubleshooting 38 - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 39
Load Balancing), this is normal behavior. These team modes do not support Fast Path Failover, Active Path Failover and Router Path Failover. If you Tree Protocol as Cisco PVST+. Configuring Discovery Protocol Problem Possible cause Possible solution When using CDPv1 the Troubleshooting 39 - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 40
Problem When using SLB, 802.3ad, and Dual-Channel teams some ports in my aggregation (trunk) do not have any information displayed. If two ports in an aggregation happen to contain different data (like different Device IDs) that may alert you to a network misconfiguration. Troubleshooting 40 - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 41
Acronyms and abbreviations ARP Address Resolution Protocol BPDU Bridge Protocol Data Unit CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol HSRP Hot Standby Routing Protocol IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IP Internet Protocol LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol LAN local-area network LLDP Link Layer - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 42
NFT network fault tolerant NIC network interface controller SIM Systems Insight Manager SLB switch-assisted load balancing SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol STP Spanning Tree Protocol TCP Transmission Control Protocol TLB transmit load balancing UDP User Datagram Protocol VLAN virtual local- - HP BL25/35/45p | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Ed - Page 43
28 configuring router path failover 29 configuring VLAN IDs 29 D discovery protocol 32 I IGMP support 35 installing virus throttle 12 P ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack 4 T troubleshooting 36 V Virus Throttle status and configuration utility 16 Virus Throttle, defined 12 W Windows
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HP ProLiant Essentials
Intelligent Networking Pack Windows Edition
User Guide
Part Number 381655-00J
March 2007 (Ninth Edition)