User`s guide

D-14
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and automatically
converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter.
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and enhances the
throughput by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters.
IMPORTANT
 AFT/ALB setup must be operated after installing the drivers and restarting the system.
 All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must exist on the same LAN.
If they are connected to separate switches, they will not work normally.
 The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) can be
connected only to the Switching Hub.
 When replacing the motherboard or optional network card, make sure to remove the
adapter teaming before the exchange and recreate the adapter team once the exchange
is completed.
If you want to use the AFT/ALB feature, follow the procedure below to setup.
1. The [Intel (R) PROSet] dialog box appears.
* Procedure using the standard start menu
Click the Start menu, point to [Control Panel], [Administrative tools], and click [Computer Management]
and then double click the [(Network Adapter Name)] in the Network Adapter list.
* Procedure using the classic start menu
1. Click the Start menu, point to [Settings] and click [Control Panel].
2. Click [Administrative Tools].
3. Click [Computer Management] and double click the [(Network Adapter Name)] in the Network Adapter
list.
2. Select the [Teaming] tab and then check [Team with other adapters] and click [New Team...].
The [New Team Wizard] dialog box appears. Click [Next].
*Specify a name for the team if necessary.
3. Select the adapters to include in the team.
4. Select "Adapter Fault Tolerance" or "Adaptive Load Balancing" and click [Next].
5. Click [Finish].
6. If it is necessary to set the adapter priority setting, refer the following step. If not, go through to step 7.
1. Click [Settings] tab on [TEAM:xxx #yy Properties].
2. Click [Modify Team].
3. Point to the adapter [Intel(R)PRO/1000....]and click [Set Primary] or [Set Secondary].
4. Click [OK].
5. The setup will go back to [EAM:xxx #yy Properties] and the priority setting will be displayed in list ().
6. Click [OK].
7. The setup will go back to [Intel (R) PROSet for Wired Connections] dialog box. Click [OK].
8. Restart the system.