Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide - Page 107

Using Expert Mode

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Using Expert Mode Use Expert Mode to create a team, modify a team, add a VLAN, and configure LiveLink for a Smart Load Balance and Failover and SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) team. To create a team using the wizard, see Using the Broadcom Teaming Wizard. To set the default Teaming Mode, select Options from the Tools menu. In the Options window, click the General tab, then select Expert Mode or Wizard Mode (the default is Wizard Mode). Creating a Team NOTE: Enabling Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is not recommended for members of an SLB type of team. 1. Click the Team Management button at the bottom of the BACS 3 window, or from the View menu, select Navigate, then Team Management. 2. Click Teams at the top of the Team Management pane, or select one of the listed devices in the "Unassigned Adapters" section. 3. From the Team menu, select Create a Team, or right-click one of the devices in the "Unassigned Adapters" section and select Create a Team. This option is not available if there are no devices listed in the "Unassigned Adapters" sections, which means all adapters are already assigned to teams. 4. Click Expert Mode. NOTE: If you want to always use Expert Mode to create a team, click Default to Expert Mode on next start.

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Using Expert Mode
Use Expert Mode to create a team, modify a team, add a VLAN, and configure LiveLink for a Smart Load Balance and Failover and SLB (Auto-Fallback
Disable) team. To create a team using the wizard, see
Using the Broadcom Teaming Wizard
.
To set the default Teaming Mode, select
Options
from the
Tools
menu. In the
Options
window, click the
General
tab, then select
Expert Mode
or
Wizard Mode
(the default is Wizard Mode).
Creating a Team
NOTE: Enabling Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is not recommended for members of an SLB type of team.
1. Click the
Team Management
button at the bottom of the BACS 3 window, or from the
View
menu, select
Navigate
, then
Team Management
.
2. Click
Teams
at the top of the Team Management pane, or select one of the listed devices in the "Unassigned Adapters" section.
3. From the
Team
menu, select
Create a Team
, or right-click one of the devices in the "Unassigned Adapters" section and select
Create a Team
.
This option is not available if there are no devices listed in the "Unassigned Adapters" sections, which means all adapters are already assigned to
teams.
4. Click
Expert Mode
.
NOTE: If you want to always use Expert Mode to create a team, click
Default to Expert Mode on next start
.