Installation Guide

5. Setting Up Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)
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Chapter 1 Installing Windows
5.5.3
Setting up team/LiveLink (BACS)
Note
• For how to delete an adapter team, refer to Chapter 1 (5.5.3 Setting up
team/LiveLink (BACS) - (4) Procedure for deleting team).
Check the following points when deleting an adapter team.
− When replacing the motherboard or optional LAN boards after an adapter
team is configured, delete the adapter team first.
− If a team exists, delete the team first. If the team is bound to a Hyper-V virtual
adapter, unbind the Hyper-V adapter before deleting the team.
• Be sure to specify the same Jumbo Mtu (Jumbo Packet) setting to all the
adapters that compose a team.
• Do not configure the teams with adapters that use the iSCSI function.
(1) Team types
The following team types are supported.
• Smart Load Balancing and Failover (without Standby Member)
All adapters that compose the team perform communication.
If a communication failure occurs on an adapter, other adapters that compose the team continue the
communication.
When the adapter on which the communication failure occurred recovers, it joins the team again and
resumes the communication.
• Smart Load Balancing (Auto-Failback Disable) (with Standby Member)
Among the adapters that compose the team, primary adapters except the standby member perform
communication.
If a communication failure occurs, the standby member continues the communication.
When the adapter on which the communication failure occurred recovers, it joints the team again and
the standby adapter returns to the standby state.
• FEC/GEC Generic Trunking
The combination of multiple adapters into a single channel to provide greater bandwidth.
Important
FEC/GEC mode requires switch support.
(2) LiveLink
LiveLink is a function that detects communication route failures of adapters.
It periodically investigates the communication status of specified destinations (IP address).
Link packets are sent from each adapter within a team.
If a response to the transmission of a link packet within the specified range is not detected, it is identified as a
communication route failure and adapter communication is stopped.
When a response to the submission of a link packet is detected, communication LiveLink identifies
communication as having been recovered, and communication using that adapter automatically resumes.
Important
• Be sure to set up LiveLink when creating a team in the following cases.
− Smart Load Balancing and Failover (without Standby Member).
− Smart Load Balancing (Auto-Failback Disable) (with Standby Member)
using more than two network adapters.
• When using Smart Load Balancing (Auto-Failback Disable) (with Standby
Member) using two network adapters, setup for LiveLink is not essential.