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Creating Port Aggregation or FEC Groups in WindowsNT4.0, Create New Group

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Duralink64 Configurations for Windows Creating Port Aggregation or FEC Groups in Windows NT 4.0 This section explains how to assign ports to a group while in Windows NT 4.0, and by doing so, creating a virtual port. If you have already installed Duralink64 Port Aggregation or FEC and wish to add or modify existing group or Standalone port configurations, see Modifying Groups on page 4-21. To create Port Aggregation or FEC groups in Windows NT 4.0, follow these steps: 1 In the Group(s) field, click Create New Group, and type the new group name. Note: The group name can be up to 20 characters. If you skip this step, the system assigns a default group name (GroupX). . 2 In the Link Aggregation Type field, click the appropriate link type. For a brief description of Adaptec's Port Aggregation, see Duralink64 Port Aggregation on page 1-9; for Cisco's FEC, see FEC (Fast EtherChannel) on page 1-10. 3 From the Available Adaptec Ports box, select the available port to add to the group, and click Add. 4-15

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Duralink64 Configurations for Windows
Creating Port Aggregation or FEC Groups in
Windows NT 4.0
This section explains how to assign ports to a group while in
Windows NT 4.0, and by doing so, creating a virtual port. If you
have already installed Duralink64 Port Aggregation or FEC and
wish to add or modify existing group or Standalone port
configurations, see
Modifying Groups
on page 4-21
.
To create Port Aggregation or FEC groups in Windows NT 4.0,
follow these steps:
1
In the Group(s) field, click
Create New Group
, and type the
new group name.
Note:
The group name can be up to 20 characters. If you
skip this step, the system assigns a default group name
(
GroupX
).
.
2
In the Link Aggregation Type field, click the appropriate link
type. For a brief description of Adaptec’s Port Aggregation, see
Duralink64 Port Aggregation
on page 1-9
; for Cisco’s FEC, see
FEC (Fast EtherChannel)
on page 1-10
.
3
From the Available Adaptec Ports box, select the available port
to add to the group, and click
Add
.