IBM 86594RY Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 50
Configuring Failover on Windows NT, Configuring Failover on IntraNetWare
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numbers of the PCI slots. The integrated controller is located in slot 9. 5. To enable the writing of messages to the IBMCOM\LANTRAN.LOG file when a failover occurs: a. Copy the file PCNETOS2.EXE from the OS2 directory of the diskette created by the ServerGuide program to the hard disk drive. b. Add the following statement to the CONFIG.SYS file: Run=d:\path\PCNETOS2.EXE where d and path are the drive and path to which you copied PCNETOS2.EXE. 6. Restart the server. The failover function is now enabled. Configuring Failover on Windows NT 1. Install the redundant NIC adapter according to the instructions provided with the adapter and in "Installing or removing adapters" on page 57. 2. Use the ServerGuide CDs to install the AMD PCNet Ethernet Family adapter device driver. 3. From the Windows NT desktop, select Control Panel, then select the Network icon, then the Adapters tab. 4. Highlight one of the adapters that will be in the redundant pair and then select the Properties... button. 5. Check the Grouping box. This will show the possible combinations for redundant pairs. 6. Select the adapter pair you want and then select OK. Note that the integrated Ethernet controller is located at PCI bus 1, slot 9. 7. Select Close to exit from the Network setup. When you restart the server, the failover function will be in effect. If a failover occurs, a message is written to the Windows NT Event Viewer log. If the DMI instrumentation code for the integrated Ethernet controller is active (PCNET.EXE was run), a pop-up message is generated also. Configuring Failover on IntraNetWare 1. Install the redundant NIC adapter according to the instructions provided with the adapter and in "Installing or removing adapters" on page 57. 2. Load the device driver by using the following command: LOAD d:\path\PCNTNW.LAN PRIMARY=x SECONDARY=y where d and path are the drive and path where the driver is located, and x and y are the PCI slot numbers where the redundant pair is located. The slot number associated with the integrated Ethernet controller can vary depending upon the 42 Netfinity Server HMM