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24 CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING IN WINDOWS
Changing the Primary
NIC
The first NIC added to an empty group is automatically designated the primary
NIC. NICs added subsequently are designated as secondary NICs. Primary status is
indicated by a P icon at the beginning of the NIC name. When there are more than
one NIC in a group, you can change the primary NIC as follows:
1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window, select a secondary NIC from the Load
Balance/RSL Groups list.
3 Click Select Primary.
The NIC you selected becomes the primary NIC.
Removing a NIC from a
Group
1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window, select a NIC from a group in the Load
Balancing/RSL Groups list.
3 Click Remove NIC.
Deleting or Editing a
VLAN
When a VLAN is selected, you can delete it or edit its properties.
1 Click the VLANs tab.
2 In the VLANs window, select a VLAN.
To delete the selected VLAN, click Delete VLAN.
To edit the VLAN ID for the selected VLAN, click Edit VLAN.
Displaying NIC
Properties
1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window, select a NIC.
3 Click Properties.
The NIC Properties window appears, showing the properties of the selected NIC.
Displaying Group
Properties
1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window, select a group in the Load Balancing/RSL Groups
list box.
3 Click Properties.
The Group Properties window appears, showing the properties of the selected
group.
Specifying Failover from
Gigabit to 10/100 PCI
You can specify failover from a Gigabit NIC to a 10/100 NIC. To ensure optimal
performance, this type of failover requires that you disable load balancing for the
group.