Adaptec ANA-62022 User Guide - Page 30

Network without Duralink64 Failover Protection

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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User's Guide Network without Duralink64 Failover Protection The primary and backup Adaptec DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs or ports reside in the server. Duralink64 Failover operates on these NICs to provide redundancy on the server. The backup port does not operate until the primary port fails. The following figure shows one NIC connected to a hub or switch on an Ethernet segment. If the NIC fails, all network traffic is stopped. Clients Ethernet Switch or Ethernet Hub NIC Server Single Hub or Switch on an Ethernet Segment with Failover This figure shows two Adaptec DuraLAN NICs connected to a hub or switch on an Ethernet segment. Duralink64 Failover provides failover capability if one NIC fails. Clients Ethernet Switch or Ethernet Hub NICs Primary Server Backup 1-14

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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide
Network without Duralink64 Failover Protection
The primary and backup Adaptec DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs or
ports reside in the server. Duralink64 Failover operates on these
NICs to provide redundancy on the server. The backup port does
not operate until the primary port fails.
The following figure shows one NIC connected to a hub or switch
on an Ethernet segment. If the NIC fails, all network traffic is
stopped.
Single Hub or Switch on an Ethernet Segment with
Failover
This figure shows two Adaptec DuraLAN NICs connected to a hub
or switch on an Ethernet segment. Duralink64 Failover provides
failover capability if one NIC fails.
Server
Ethernet Switch or
Ethernet Hub
Clients
NIC
Primary
Backup
Server
Ethernet Switch or
Ethernet Hub
Clients
NICs