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- HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 1
HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack Windows Edition User Guide Part Number 381655-00J March 2007 (Ninth Edition) - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 2
HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP , and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 3
Contents Overview...4 HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack Introduction 4 Intelligent Networking Pack licenses Discovery Protocols ...33 IGMP support ...35 Introduction to IGMP...35 Troubleshooting ...36 Potential solutions for INP configuration problems 36 Installing an Intelligent - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 4
part of the ProLiant Essentials software family and is integrated with HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM), SmartStart, and HP Management agents. The Intelligent Networking Pack (INP) provides advanced capabilities that allow servers to proactively adapt to networking infrastructure problems number ports - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 5
installed on the system. This user guide describes how to install these licenses on your system and how to configure the features. For the latest driver, firmware, and documentation updates, go to HP Networking website (http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/index.html). Intelligent - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 6
the HP website (http://www.hp.com). 2. Click Software & Driver Downloads from HP ProLiant Networking Software. 6. Click download and save the HP SoftPaq (sp#####.exe) file to a directory on your hard drive. The SoftPaq file is a self-extracting executable with a file name based on the SoftPaq number - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 7
for you to enter a license key. To install Virus Throttle and launch the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager complete the following steps: 1. Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com). 2. Click Software & Driver Downloads from the left menu bar. 3. Type the product name in the For product - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - 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 NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 9
single port (iSCSI Pack). o Flexible quantity license pack-Authorizes a set number of ports go to the NCU. • Licensed and Unlicensed Devices-Enabled ports are displayed with a solid adapter icon and disabled ports are displayed with a faded adapter icon. • Non-port based licenses-When a non-port - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 10
5. Click Install. NOTE: HP recommends that you retain the license key for future reference. The key is needed for technical support and future upgrades. To refer to the HP ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager for Windows User Guide located on the HP website (http://www.hp.com). Overview 10 - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 11
Installing licenses using vtlicense The HP ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager (vtlicense), which ships with Virus licenses currently installed on the system. Installing licenses through HP Systems Insight Manager License Manager HP recommends you use the SIM License Manager for concurrently - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 12
Virus Throttle provides TCP and UDP support. The driver maintains a delay queue of connection drops so that the number of queue entries fall below a low water mark, the driver indicates that the "virus HP component pack executable file: 1. Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com). Using Virus - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 13
.htm file: 1. Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com). 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 your Operating System software. 5. Click HP ProLiant Networking Software. 6. Click - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 14
default setting is the Aggregate mode. • Status. Displays the current state and the number of interfaces with virus-like activity since the Virus Throttle filter drivers were initialized. The filter drivers are initialized upon reboot and when any configuration parameter is changed. o No Virus-like - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 15
were dropped due to the delay queue being full since filter driver initialization. o Maximum UDP Packets on Queue. Maximum number of UDP packets on the queue since filter driver initialization. • Times UDP Virus-like Activity Seen. Number of times UDP virus-like activity was detected since filter - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 16
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 parameters are changed and then a new adapter is added, the parameters on the adapter will be inconsistent until the utility is - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 17
configure them for all active instances of the Virus Throttle filter driver. Parameters cannot be set for individual instances of the filter driver. You can configure the following parameters: • Delay Queue Size. Controls the maximum number of delayed TCP or UDP connection requests in the queue for - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 18
"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 Queue Low Water Mark. Controls the number of TCP or UDP connection requests in the delay queue below which "virus - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - 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 NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - 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 NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 21
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 Network Fault Tolerance - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 22
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 of one adapter a failure of all teamed ports in the group or by in the teaming device driver. The receive packets are - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 23
group are dynamically placed into a port trunk/channel by dynamic protocol agreement, a load balancing algorithm in the teaming device driver. The receive packets are load balanced among all load balanced among the remaining adapters. There must be a minimum of two adapters in a dual channel team. - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 24
Teaming driver selects the adapter number, slot, and port location for the team member. o Status-Displays the status of the member within the context of the team. Not all status types apply for every team type. - Available-The team member is functioning normally. - Not Teamed-The adapter is not part - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 25
switch supports in the LACP protocol. The port is HP server adapter frame. Three advanced redundancy features, Active Path Failover, Fast Path Failover, and Router Path Failover are available through the INP. These features allow servers to proactively adapt to networking infrastructure problems - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 26
for routers or Linux servers that are designated as the echo node. Fast Path Failover Fast Path Failover allows a ProLiant server to cost information contained in the Spanning Tree Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) frames and determines which switch is the best one to use for the team's primary port - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 27
ARP-(Recommended) Tests connectivity using a standard ARP. This method works for all devices designated as the echo node including routers, HSRP devices, and Linux servers. If Community Address ARP is selected, you must enter the IP address to be used for the community probe. You can also configure - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 28
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 required. 6. In the Echo Node IP Address box type the IP - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 29
number. • Bus/Slot/Port. The bus, slot, and port location of the team member. A port location of 1 is not reported and is left blank. The Team Members Bus/Slot/Port category changes to Bus/IO Bay/Port for HP Port/Path Cost. Displays the port/path cost for the port or "disconnected" if the adapter - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - 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 NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 31
valid ID. A valid ID is any number that is not already being used for a VLAN defined on this team or adapter and that is in the range of 1- VLAN Id-Allows you to select the VLAN on which receive path validation frames will be transmitted. This control is enabled only when Receive Path Validation is - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 32
information about the interfaces a router uses. The HP NCU supports CDP Version 1, CDP Version 2, and LLDP. CDP Version 2 and LLDP: • Protocol Type • Device name • Port ID • Platform name of the device • Type of device The following troubleshooting problems on the network. Using discovery protocol 32 - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 33
These advanced teaming features are disabled unless a valid ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack license is installed on the the local area connection. • Port Type-NC model number of the port. • Bus/Slot/Port. The bus, slot, and port location of the team member. A port location of 1 is not - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 34
, CDPv2, or LLDP • Device ID-The device name. • Port ID-The port on which the CDP or LLDP packet is sent. • Platform- 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 - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 35
group, the join message is sent out to the aggregation and only those ports in the multicast group. During a failover situation, 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 - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - 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 NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 37
advanced networking features Problem Possible cause Possible solution adapter (NC31xx series). If so, remove the NC31xx series and apply changes before attempting to enable Active Path Failover. The NC31xx 10/100 adapters do not support the Active Path Failover mechanism. Troubleshooting - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 38
Problem do not support Fast Path adapters Linux server adapters supported my adapters ports you "Degraded (Fast Path)"; VLAN box. are connected to is VLAN 20, then ensure the however, the adapters adapters ports status of "Degraded (Router on the switch have not been Path)"; however, all adapters - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 39
Problem These team modes do not support Fast Path Failover, Active Path Protocol Problem Possible ProLiant Essentials Intelligent licensable features. Networking Pack license key CDP or LLDP is enabled and CDP or LLDP frames frame. It is possible that this delay occurred as the teaming driver - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 40
. In that case, you should expect that the data from the port that is receiving the frame should represent all ports in that aggregation. 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 NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - Page 41
Protocol LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol LAN local-area network LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol MAC medium access control NCU Network Configuration Utility NDIS network driver interface specification Acronyms and abbreviations 41 - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - 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 - HP NC320m | HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition - 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
HP ProLiant Essentials
Intelligent Networking Pack Windows Edition
User Guide
Part Number 381655-00J
March 2007 (Ninth Edition)