HP LH4r HP Netserver 10/100TX PCI LAN Adapter Guide - Page 41
Setting up Adaptive Load Balancing - net server
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Chapter 8 Choosing Adapter Teaming Options ;- Bind the protocol to HPANS instead of to the base driver bind ipx HPANS net=1 Variable Definitions: slot= the slot number your HP NetServer 10/100 adapter is installed in, such as 1. If you don't know the number, load the driver without it. NetWare will prompt you with available PCI device numbers. Note that you can specify a Preferred Primary adapter, which in most cases will be your highest bandwidth adapter. See the NW411.TXT file on the CD for more information. 2. Modify the lines to match your server's requirements. 3. Save the AUTOEXEC.NCF file and restart your server. Deleting a Team To remove a team in AFT or ALB mode, comment out the command lines above and restart the server. Setting up Adaptive Load Balancing Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a simple and efficient way to balance the transmission load of your server among two to eight adapters. With ALB, you group HP NetServer 10/100 adapters in teams. The ALB software continuously analyzes transmit loading on each adapter and balances the rate across the adapters as needed. Adapter teams configured for ALB also provide the benefits of AFT. Receive data is not load-balanced. NOTE For maximum benefit, ALB should not be used under NetBEUI and some IPX environments. For a list of specific IPX environments supported, see the Teaming Options Supported by OS and Protocol section later in this guide. To use ALB, your adapters must be configured as a team in your server and be connected to the same switch. 33