Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 (BACS2) is an integrated utility that provides
useful information about each network adapter that is installed in your server.
BACS2 also enables you to perform detailed tests, diagnostics, and analyses
on each adapter, as well as to view and modify property values and view traffic
statistics for each adapter. BACS2 contains three panes:
In the Information/Task pane, users can view available information and perform
certain tests, diagnostics, and analyses on a selected device by clicking
a specific tab.
To the left of the Information/Task pane is the Device Name pane, in which
are listed the names of the individual network adapters and the individual
members of teams that have been created.
A third pane contains the Menu bar.
Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP), which runs within
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2, is used to configure teams for load balancing,
fault tolerance, and virtual local area networks (VLANs). BASP functionality
is available only on servers that use at least one Broadcom Ethernet network
adapter.
Types of Information
Provided by Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 lists all of the network
adapters in your computer, and provides the following information (if available)
about each device:
Driver Status
MAC Address
Link Status
IP Address
Memory Address
Physical Address
Speed
Duplex
Slot No.
Driver Name
Driver Version
Driver Date
Firmware Version
ASIC Version
Bus Type
Bus No.
Device No.
Function No.
Interrupt Request
Team Name
Team Type
VLAN Name
VLAN ID
Properties
Vital Sign. At-a-glance information
on all of the LAN devices in your server.
Resources. Shows the resource settings
for the selected device.
Hardware. Shows the hardware information
for the selected device.
Advanced. Shows the available properties
and their values for the selected device.
Statistics. Provides detailed performance
statistics for the selected device.
BASP Statistics. Provides
detailed performance statistics for the selected team (this BASP Statistics
tab is displayed only when you click the name of an adapter that is part of
a team).
Testing, Diagnostics, Analyses,
and Teaming Functions
The following testing, diagnostics, analyses, and teaming functions are provided:
Network Test. Confirms network
connectivity to a remote station.
Diagnostics. Performs comprehensive
diagnostics on Broadcom network adapters.
Cable Analysis. Analyzes Category
5 cabling conditions in depth.
Configuring Teaming. Allows you to group
multiple network adapters into teams for load balance and failover.
Installing the Broadcom
Advanced Control Suite 2 Software
The Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 (BACS2) software can be installed from
the Dell Resource CD or by using the silent
install option.
NOTES:
Do not install the BACS2 software until after you have installed the
Broadcom 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller(s).
To prevent an error from occurring, type change
user /install from the DOS command prompt before installing the
BACS2 software on a computer running Windows 2000 Advanced Server with
Terminal Services.
Before you begin the installation, close all applications, windows,
or dialog boxes.
Installing from the Dell Resource CD
Insert the Dell Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Open the folder (WinDiag) on the Dell Resource CD that contains the BACS2
Setup.exe file.
Double-click Setup.exe.
Click Next in Broadcom Management Programs - InstallShield
Wizard.
After you read the license agreement, click I accept the terms in
the license agreement, and then click Next to continue.
Click the icon opposite each program, click the installation option you
prefer, and then click Next to continue.
Control Suite. Installs Broadcom Advanced
Control Suite 2.
BASP. Installs Broadcom Advanced Server Program.
SNMP. Installs the SNMP subagent.
NOTE: Microsoft SNMP Service must be running for the SNMP subagent to
function properly.
CIM Provider. Installs CIM Provider.
Click Install, click OK at the
end of the installation process, and then click Finish to
close the wizard.
Using Silent Installation
NOTE: All commands are case sensitive and must be executed from within
the installer source folder.
To perform a silent installation (or upgrade) of BACS2 and BASP management
programs
From a command prompt, type msiexec /i "bmp.msi"
/qn and then press ENTER.
To perform a silentinstallation (or upgrade) by feature
on IA32 platforms
From a command prompt, type msiexec /i BMP.msi /qn ADDSOURCE=BACSi32,BASPi32,SNMPi32,CIMi32,CHM32
and then press ENTER.
To perform a silentinstallation (or upgrade) by feature
on AMD64/EM64T platforms
From a command prompt, type msiexec /i BMP.msi /qn ADDSOURCE=BACSa64,BASPa64,CHM64
and then press ENTER.
To perform a silent install by feature on IA64 platforms
From a command prompt, type msiexec /i BMP.msi /qn ADDSOURCE=BACSi64,BASPi64,CHM64
and then press ENTER.
Updating Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2
NOTE: Before you begin the update, close all applications, windows, or
dialog boxes.
Click Broadcom Management Programs and click Change/Remove.
In InstallShield Wizard, click Remove,
and then click Next.
Click OK to remove the application and all of its features.
Click OK.
Restart your server.
Starting Broadcom Advanced
Control Suite 2
In Control Panel, click (or double-click) Broadcom Control Suite
2 .
Using Broadcom Advanced Control
Suite 2
Start BACS2. Click the tab that provides the
information of interest or from which you can perform a desired test, diagnostic,
analysis, or set adapter properties. To create a team, from the Tools
menu, click Create a Team, which starts Broadcom Advanced Server
Program (BASP).
Vital Sign
The Vital Sign tab shows useful information about the Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx
Gigabit Ethernet Controller and other network adapters that are installed in
your server. Such information includes the link status of the adapter and network
connectivity. To view this information for any installed network adapter, click
the name of the device listed in the Name pane.
NOTE: Information about network adapters made by others is less comprehensive
than the information provided for Broadcom network adapters.
MAC Address. This is a physical MAC (media access control)
address that is assigned to the device by the manufacturer. The physical
address is never all 0s.
IP Address: The network address that is associated with
the device. If the IP address is all 0s, this means that the associated
driver has not been bound with Internet Protocol (IP).
Driver Status. The status of the driver that
is associated with the selected device.
Loaded. Normal operating mode. The driver that is associated
with the device has been loaded by Windows and is functioning.
Not Loaded. The driver that is associated with the device
has not been loaded by Windows.
Information Not Available. The value is not obtainable
from the driver that is associated with the device.
Driver Name/Version/Date. The file name,
version, and creation date of the software driver that is associated with
the device.
BASP State. Information about the status of the BASP
application. This information is displayed only when there is a team (see
Configuring Teaming).
Network Status: The following network status information
is provided:
Link Status. The indicator is green if a link is established.
A red indicator means that a link is not established.
Speed. The link speed of the device.
Duplex. The duplex mode in which the device is operating.
Resources
Bus Type. The type of input/output (I/O) interconnect used by the controller.
Slot No. The PCI slot number on the system board occupied by the controller. This item is not available for PCI-E type controllers.
Bus Speed (MHz). The bus clock signal frequency used by the controller. This item is not available for PCI-E type controllers.
Bus Width (bit). The number of bits that the bus can transfer at a single time to and from the controller. This item is not available for PCI-E type controllers.
Bus No. Indicates the number of the bus in which the
controller is installed.
Device No. The number assigned to the device by the operating
system.
Function No. The port number of the adapter. For a single-port
adapter, the function number is 0. For a two-port adapter, the function
number for the first port is 0, and the function number for the second port
is 1.
Interrupt Request. The interrupt line number that is
associated with the device. Valid numbers range from 2 to 25.
Memory Address. The memory mapped address that is assigned
to the device. This value can never be 0.
Hardware
ASIC Version. The chip version of the Broadcom device
(this information is not available for devices made by others).
Firmware Version. The firmware version of the Broadcom
device (this information is not available for devices made by others).
Vendor ID. The vendor ID.
Device ID. The device ID.
Subsystem Vendor ID. The subsystem vendor ID.
Subsystem ID. The subsystem ID.
Advanced
The Advanced tab allows you to view and change the values of the available
properties of the selected device. The potentially available properties and
their respective settings are described below. To view the value of a property,
click the name of the property in the Property list. The property
value is displayed in the Value box. To change the value, click
an item in the Value list or type a new value, as appropriate
(selection options are different for different properties).
NOTE: You must have administrator privileges to change the values for
a property.
802.1p QOS
The 802.1p QOS property enables quality of service, which is an Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) specification that treats different
types of network traffic differently to ensure required levels or reliability
and latency according to the type of traffic. This property is disabled by default.
Unless the network infrastructure supports QoS, do not enable QoS. Otherwise,
problems may occur.
Checksum Offload
Normally, the checksum function is computed by the protocol stack. When you
select one of the Checksum Offload property values (other than None), the checksum
can be computed by the network adapter.
The Ethernet@Wirespeedproperty enables a Gigabit Ethernet adapter to
establish a link at a lower speed when only 2 pairs of wires are available in
the cabling plant. By default, this property is set to Enable. To disable Ethernet@Wirespeed,
change the setting to Disable.
Disable. Disables Ethernet@Wirespeed.
Enable (default). Enables Ethernet@Wirespeed.
Flow Control
The Flow Control property enables or disables the receipt or transmission of
PAUSE frames. PAUSE frames enable the network controller and a switch to control
the transmit rate. The side that is receiving the PAUSE frame momentarily stops
transmitting.
Auto (default). PAUSE frame receipt and transmission are
optimized.
Disable. PAUSE frame receipt and transmission are disabled.
Rx PAUSE. PAUSE frame receipt is enabled.
Rx/Tx PAUSE. PAUSE frame receipt and transmission are enabled.
Tx PAUSE. PAUSE frame transmission is enabled.
Jumbo Mtu
The Jumbo Mtu property allows the network adapter to transmit and receive oversized
Ethernet frames that are greater than 1514 bytes, but less than 9000 bytes in
length. This property requires the presence of a switch that is able to process
Jumbo frames.
Frame size is set at 1500 bytes by default. To increase the size of the received
frames, increment the byte quantity in 500-byte increments.
Large Send Offload
Normally the TCP segmentation is done by the protocol stack. When you enable
the Large Send Offload property, the TCP segmentation can be done by the network
adapter.
Disable. Disables Large Send Offload.
Enable. (default). Enables Large Send Offload.
NOTE: The Large Send Offload property is not supported
on the BCM5700 device.
Locally
Administered Address
The Locally Administered Address is a user-defined MAC address that is used
in place of the MAC address originally assigned to the network adapter. Every
adapter in the network must have its own unique MAC address. This locally administered
address consists of a 12-digit hexadecimal number.
Value. Assigns a unique node address for the
adapter.
Not Present (Default). Uses the factory-assigned node
address on the adapter.
The appropriate assigned ranges and exceptions for the locally administered
address include the following:
The range is 0000 0000 0001 to FFFF FFFF FFFD.
Do not use a multicast address (least significant bit of the high byte
= 1).
Do not use all 0s or all F's.
Speed & Duplex
The Speed & Duplex property sets the connection speed and
mode to that of the network. Note that Full-Duplex mode allows the controller
to transmit and receive network data simultaneously.
10 Mb Full. Sets the speed at 10 Mbit/s and the mode to
Full-Duplex.
10 Mb Half. Sets the speed at 10 Mbit/s and the mode to
Half-Duplex.
100 Mb Full. Sets the speed at 100 Mbit/s and the mode to
Full-Duplex.
100 Mb Half. Sets the speed at 100 Mbit/s and the mode to
Half-Duplex.
Auto (default). Sets the speed and mode for optimum network
connection (recommended).
NOTES
Auto is the recommended setting. This setting allows the network
adapter to dynamically detect the line speed of the network. Whenever
the network capability changes, the network adapter automatically detects
and adjusts to the new line speed and duplex mode. A speed of 1 Gbit/s
is enabled by selecting Auto, when that speed is supported.
10 Mb Halfand 100 Mb Half settings force the network
adapter to connect to the network in Half-Duplex mode. Note that the
network adapter may not function if the network is not configured to
operate at the same mode.
10 Mb Full and 100 Mb Full settings force the network adapter to
connect to the network in Full-Duplex mode. The network adapter may
not function if the network is not configured to operate at the same
mode.
Wake Up Capabilities
The Wake Up Capabilities property enables the network adapter to wake up from
a low-power mode when it receives a network wake-up frame. Two types of wake-up
frames are possible: Magic Packet™ and Wake Up Frame.
Both (default). Selects both Magic Packet and Wake Up Frame
as wake-up frames.
Magic Packet. Selects Magic Packet as the wake-up frame.
None. Selects no wake-up frame.
Wake Up Frame. Selects Wake Up Frame as the wake-up frame
and allows the network adapter to wake the system when an event such as a
ping or an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) request is received.
WOL Speed
The WOL Speed property sets the speed at which the network adapter
connects to the network while the network adapter is in Wake on LAN mode. By
default, the WOL Speed property is set to Auto.
10 Mb. Sets the speed to 10 Mbit/s. This is the network
speed when the system is in a standby mode awaiting a wake-up frame.
100 Mb. Sets the speed to 100 Mbit/s.
Auto (default). Sets the speed for optimum network connection.
NOTES:
Wake on LAN is supported at 10 Mbit/s on the BCM5700 device.
Wake on LAN is supported at 10 Mbit/s or 100 Mbit/s on the BCM5701
and BCM5703 devices.
Wake on LAN is supported on only one device in the server at a time.
Network Test
From the Network Test tab, you can verify IP network connectivity. This test
verifies if the driver is installed correctly and tests connectivity to a gateway
or other specified IP address on the same subnet. Network Test uses TCP/IP.
The network test sends ICMP packets to remote systems and waits for a response.
If a gateway is configured, the test automatically sends packets to that system.
If a gateway is not configured or if the gateway is unreachable, the test prompts
you for a destination IP address.
Diagnostics
From the Diagnostics tab you can perform diagnostic tests on the physical
components of the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Ethernet Controller adapter.
The tests are continuously performed. The number of passes and fails in the
Pass/Fail column increments each time the tests are performed. For example,
if a test is performed four times and there are no fails, the value in the Pass/Fail
column is 4/0. If there were 3 passes and 1 fail, however, the value in the
Pass/Fail column is 3/1.
NOTES:
You must have administrator privileges to perform diagnostics.
The network connection is temporarily lost when these tests are running.
Control Registers. This test verifies the read and write
capabilities of the network adapter registers by writing various values
to the registers and verifying the results. The device driver uses these
registers to perform network functions such as sending and receiving information.
A test failure indicates that the device may not be working properly.
MII Registers. This test verifies the read and write
capabilities of the registers of the physical layer (PHY). The physical
layer is used to control the electrical signals on the wire and for configuring
network speeds such as 1000 Mbit/s.
EEPROM. This test verifies the content of the electrically
erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) by reading a portion of
the EEPROM and computing the checksum. The test fails if the computed checksum
is different from the checksum stored in the EEPROM. An EEPROM image upgrade
does not require a code change for this test.
Internal Memory. This test verifies that the internal
memory of the device is functioning properly. The test writes patterned
values to the memory and reads back the results. The test fails if an erroneous
value is read back. The device cannot function if its internal memory is
not functioning properly.
On-Chip CPU. This test verifies the operation of the
internal CPUs in the device.
Interrupt. This test verifies that the Network Device
Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver is able to receive interrupts
from the device.
Loopback MAC and Loopback PHY. These tests verify that
the NDIS driver is able to send packets to and receive packets from the
device.
Test LED. This test causes all of the LEDs to blink
5 times for the purpose of identifying the device.
Cable Analysis
You can run a Cable Analysis test to determine if your configuration has the
appropriate length of cable. The Cable Analysis test makes this determination
by using a return loss algorithm.
NOTES:
The network connection must be a Gigabit Ethernet connection.
The network connection is temporarily lost during an analysis.
To run a Cable Analysis test
Click the name of the device to be tested.
Click Test.
Click Yes when the message is displayed indicating that
the network connection will be temporarily interrupted.
The meaning of the test results is described below:
Distance. The estimated cable length in meters (an average
of all 4 channels using a return loss algorithm).
Margin. The minimum difference (in dB) between the measured
length of the cable pair and the maximum length specified in IEEE 802.3ab.
Frequency Margin. The minimum difference (in MHz) between
the measured frequency of the cable pair and the maximum frequency specified
in IEEE 802.3ab.
Statistics
On the Statistics tab, you can view traffic statistics for both Broadcom network
devices and network devices made by others. Statistical information and coverage
are more comprehensive for Broadcom devices, however.
NOTE: Team statistics are not compiled for a Broadcom
network device if it is disabled.
General Statistics
Frames Tx OK. A count of the frames that are successfully
transmitted. This counter is incremented when the transmit status is reported
as Transmit OK.
Frames Rx OK. A count of the frames that are successfully
received. This does not include frames received with frame-too-long, frame
check sequence (FCS), length, or alignment errors, or frames lost due to
internal MAC sublayer errors. This counter is incremented when the receive
status is reported as Receive OK.
Directed Frames Tx. A count of directed data frames that
are successfully transmitted.
Multicast Frames Tx. A count of frames that are successfully
transmitted (as indicated by the status value Transmit OK) to a group destination
address other than a broadcast address.
Broadcast Frames Tx. A count of frames that were successfully
transmitted (as indicated by the transmit status Transmit OK) to the broadcast
address. Frames transmitted to multicast addresses are not broadcast frames
and therefore, are excluded.
Directed Frames Rx. A count of directed data frames that
are successfully received.
Multicast Frames Rx. A count of frames that are successfully
received and are directed to an active nonbroadcast group address. This
does not include frames received with frame-too-long, FCS, length, or alignment
errors, or frames lost due to internal MAC sublayer errors. This counter
is incremented as indicated by the Receive OK status.
Broadcast Frames Rx. A count of frames that are successfully
received and are directed to a broadcast group address. This count does
not include frames received with frame-too-long, FCS, length, or alignment
errors, or frames lost due to internal MAC sublayer errors. This counter
is incremented as indicated by the Receive OK status.
Frames Rx with CRC Error. The number of frames received
with CRC errors.
IEEE 802.3
Statistics
Frames Rx with Alignment Error. A count of the frames
that are not an integral number of octets in length and do not pass the
FCS check. This counter is incremented when the receive status is reported
as Alignment Error.
Frames Tx with one Collision. A count of the frames that
are involved in a single collision and are subsequently transmitted successfully.
This counter is incremented when the result of a transmission is reported
as Transmit OK, and the attempt value is 2.
Frames Tx with more than one Collision. A count of the
frames that are involved in more than one collision and are subsequently
transmitted successfully. This counter is incremented when the transmit
status is reported as Transmit OK, and the value of the attempts variable
is greater than 2 and less than or equal to the attempt limit.
Frames Tx after Deferral. A count of the frames that
were delayed being transmitted on the first attempt because the medium was
busy. The frames involved in any collision are not counted.
Custom Statistics
NOTE: Custom statistics are available only for an enabled Broadcom
network device.
Number of Interrupts generated by this adapter. The number
of interrupts generated by the device.
Number of Interrupts avoided by this adapter. The number
of interrupts avoided by the device.
Tx Max Coalesce Frames Threshold hit. The number of times
the Send Max Coalesce Frames Threshold was reached.
Rx Max Coalesce Frames Threshold hit. The number of times
the Receive Max Coalesce Frames Threshold was reached.
Out of Recv. Buffer. The number of times the NIC ran
out of Receive Buffer Descriptors.
Frames size less than 64-byte with bad FCS. The number
of frames with a size less than 64 bytes with bad FCS.
MAC Rx w/ Pause Command and Length = 0. MAC control frames
with the pause command and a length equal to 0.
MAC Rx w/ Pause Command and Length greater than 0. MAC
control frames with the pause command and a length greater
than 0.
MAC Rx w/ no Pause Command. MAC control frames with no
pause command.
MAC Sent X-on. MAC Transmit with X-on was on.
MAC Sent X-off. MAC Transmit with X-on was off.
Large Send Offload Transmit Requests. The number of times
the NIC was requested to transmit a packet performing TCP segmentation.
BASP Statistics
On the BASP Statistics tab you can view performance information about the network
adapters that are on a team. To view this information for any team member adapter,
click the name of the device. To view the BASP statistics for the team as a
whole, click the name of the team.
Configuring Teaming
The teaming function allows you to group any available network devices together
to function as a team. Teaming is a method of creating a virtual LAN (a group
of multiple devices that functions as a single device). The benefit of this
approach is that it enables load balancing and failover. Teaming is done through
the Broadcom Advanced Server Program
software. For a comprehensive description of the technology and implementation
considerations of the teaming software, refer to the "Broadcom
Gigabit Ethernet Teaming Services" section of the Broadcom NetXtreme
57XX User Guide.
NOTES:
For further information regarding teaming protocols,
see Teaming in the Broadcom NetXtreme
57XX User Guide.
If you do not enable LiveLink™ when configuring teams, disabling
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) at the switch is recommended. This minimizes
the downtime due to spanning tree loop determination when failing over.
LiveLink mitigates such issues.
BASP is available only if a server has one
or more Broadcom Ethernet controllers installed.
The Large Send Offload (LSO) and Checksum Offload properties are automatically
enabled for a team only if LSO and Checksum Offload are supported and
configured on all members of a team.
You must have administrator privileges to create or modify a team.
The load balance algorithm in a team environment in which members
are connected at different speeds favors members connected with a Gigabit
Ethernet link over members connected at lower speed links (100 Mbps
or 10 Mbps) until a threshold is met. This is normal behavior.
You can create 4 types of load balance teams:
Smart Load Balancing™ and Failover. In this type of
team, a standby member handles the traffic if all of the load balance members
fail (a failover event). All load balance members have to fail before the
standby member takes over. When one or more of the load balance members is
restored (fallback), the restored team member(s) resumes the handling of the
traffic. The LiveLink feature is supported only for this type of team.
Link Aggregation (802.3ad). In this type of team, you can
dynamically configure the network adapters that have been selected to participate
in a given team. If the link partner is not correctly configured for IEEE
802.3ad link configuration, errors are detected and noted. All adapters in
the team are configured to receive packets for the same MAC address. The outbound
load balancing scheme is determined by the BASP driver. The link partner of
the team determines the load balancing scheme for inbound packets. In this
mode, at least one of the link partners must be in active mode.
Generic Trunking (FEC/GEC)/802.3ad-Draft Static. This type
of team is very similar to the link aggregation type, in that all adapters
in the team must be configured to receive packets for the same MAC address.
This mode does not provide link aggregation control protocol (LACP) or marker
protocol support. This mode supports a variety of environments where the link
partners are statically configured to support a proprietary trunking mechanism.
Trunking supports load balancing and failover for both outbound and inbound
traffic.
SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable). This team is identical to Smart Load Balancing and Failover, with the following exception — when the standby
member is active, if a primary member comes back on line, the team continues
using the standby member rather than switching back to the primary member.
This type of team is supported only for situations in which the network cable
is disconnected and reconnected to the network adapter. It is not supported
for situations in which the adapter is removed/installed through Device Manager
or Hot-Plug PCI.
Creating a Team
NOTE: Enabling Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is not recommended
for members of an SLB type of team.
To create a team
From the Tools menu, click Create a Team. The available
adapters are listed (these adapters are not currently members of any team).
Type a team name in the Enter a name
you will use to identify this team box.
Click the type of team, and then click Next.
Assign any available device or devices to the team by moving the device
from the Available Adapters list to the Load Balance
Members list. There must be at least one device in the Load
Balance Members list.
If desired, assign any other available device or devices to the team by
moving the device from the Available Adapters list to the
Standby Member list.
NOTE: There must be at least one Broadcom network
adapter assigned to the team.
Click Apply.
Click Yes when the message is displayed indicating that
the network connection will be temporarily interrupted.
NOTES:
The number of characters that can be used in a team name is a minimum
of 1 and a maximum of 39.
A team name cannot begin with spaces or contain the character "&."
Team names must be unique. If you attempt to use a team name more
than once, an error message is displayed indicating that the name already
exists.
The maximum number of team members is 8.
When team configuration has been correctly performed, a virtual team
adapter driver is created for each configured team.
To view the configuration of the team, click Preview
before clicking Apply. If you are satisfied with the
configuration, click Configure. If you are not satisfied,
either delete the team, or reconfigure it.
If you disable a virtual team and later want to reenable it, you must
first disable and reenable all team members before you reenable the
virtual team.
When you create Generic Trunking and Link Aggregation teams, you cannot
designate a standby member. Standby members work only with Smart Load Balancing and Failover and SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) types of teams.
For an SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) team, to restore traffic to the
load balance members from the standby member, click the Fallback
button on the Team Properties tab.
When configuring an SLB team, although connecting team members to
a hub is supported, it is recommended to connect team members to a switch.
Not all network devices made by others are supported or fully certified
for teaming.
Configure the team IP address.
From Control Panel, double-click Network Connections.
Right-click the name of the team to be configured, and then click Properties.
On the General tab, click Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
Configure the IP address and any other necessary TCP/IP configuration
for the team, and then click OK when finished.
Modifying a Team
After you have created a team, you can modify the team in the following ways:
Change the type of team.
Change the members assigned to the team.
Add a VLAN.
Remove a team or a VLAN.
To modify a team
Right-click the name of the team you want to modify, and then click Configure
Team.
Make the desired changes, and then click OK.
Click Apply.
Click Yes when the message is displayed indicating that
the network connection will be temporarily interrupted.
Adding a VLAN
You also can add virtual LANs (VLANs) to a team. This enables you to add multiple
virtual adapters that are on different subnets. The benefit of this is that
your server can have one network adapter that can belong to multiple subnets.
With a VLAN, you can couple the functionality of load balancing for the load
balance members, and you can employ a failover adapter.
You can define up to 64 VLANs per team (63 VLANs that are tagged and 1 VLAN
that is not tagged). VLANs can only be created when all teams members are Broadcom
adapters. If you try to create a VLAN with a non-Broadcom adapter, an error
message is displayed.
NOTE: Disabled Broadcom adapters
are not recognized, and they prevent the creation of a VLAN. If you attempt
to create a VLAN with a disabled Broadcom adapter, an error message is
displayed.
To configure a team with a VLAN
Click the name of the team you want to configure.
From the Team Properties tab, click Add VLAN.
Type theVLAN ID and VLAN name, and then click
OK.
NOTE: The Untagged VLAN check box is exclusively
used by the VLAN ID field. To use VLAN ID 0, simply click this check
box. If you type a VLAN name or ID and the name already exists, an Input
Error message is displayed.
When you are finished adding VLANs to this team, click OK. A new
virtual adapter is created for each VLAN.
Click Apply.
Click Yes when the message is displayed indicating that
the network connection will be temporarily interrupted.
NOTE: To maintain optimum adapter
performance, your system should have 64 MB of system memory for each of
the 8 VLANs created per adapter.
Viewing VLAN Properties and Statistics
and Running VLAN Tests
To view VLAN properties and statistics and to run VLAN tests
Click the name of the VLAN adapter of interest.
Click the Vital Sign tab to view the properties of the
VLAN adapter.
Click the BASP Statistics tab to view the statistics for
the VLAN adapter.
Click the Network Test tab to run a network test on the
VLAN adapter.
Deleting a VLAN
To delete a VLAN
From the Tools menu, click Configure a Team.
If there is more than one team, click the name of the team that has the
VLAN you want to delete, and then click OK.
Click Remove VLAN.
Click Apply.
Click Yes when the message is displayed indicating that
the network connection will be temporarily interrupted.
NOTE: If you delete a team, any VLANs
configured for that team are also deleted.
Configuring LiveLink for a Smart Load Balancing
and Failover Team
Read the following notes before you attempt to configure LiveLink.
NOTES:
Before you begin configuring LiveLink™, review the description
of LiveLink in the Broadcom NetXtreme
57XX User Guide. Also verify that each probe target you plan to specify
is available and working. If the IP address of the probe target changes
for any reason, LiveLink must be reconfigured. If the MAC address of
the probe target changes for any reason, you must restart the team (see
Troubleshooting).
A probe target must be on the same subnet as the team, have a valid
(not a broadcast, multicast, or unicast), statically-assigned IP address,
and be highly available (always on).
To ensure network connectivity to the probe target, ping the probe
target from the team.
You can specify up to 4 probe targets.
To configure LiveLink
Right-click the name of the SLB team, and then click Configure LiveLink.
Select the Enable LiveLink check box.
It is recommended to accept the default values for Probe interval
(the number of seconds between each retransmission of a link packet to the
probe target) and Probe maximum retries (the number of consecutively
missed responses from a probe target before a failover is triggered). To specify
different values, click the desired probe interval in the Probe interval
(seconds) list and click the desired maximum number of probe retries
in the Probe maximum retries list.
Click the probe target at the top of the list, click Edit Target
IP Address, type the target IP address
in the IP Address box, and then click OK.
NOTE: Only the first probe target is required. You can specify
up to 3 additional probe targets to serve as backups by assigning
IP addresses to the other probe targets.
Click one of the listed team members, click Edit Member IP Address,
type the member IP address in the IP Address
box, and then click OK.
NOTE: All of the member IP addresses must be in the same
subnet as the subnet for the probe targets.
Repeat step 6 for each of the other listed team members.
Click OK.
To Configure LiveLink in VLAN-tagged environments
CAUTION: For the teams with
VLANs (on which LiveLink is enabled): to be able to communicate with the
probe target, both the probe target and the team must be on an untagged
VLAN (VLAN ID 0). Otherwise, the team loses connectivity.
Ensure that the team has an untagged VLAN (VLAN ID 0).
Ensure there is network connectivity between the team and the probe target
on the untagged VLAN.
Right-click the name of the SLB team with VLAN(s).
Select the Enable LiveLink check box.
Click the desired probe interval (the number of seconds between each retransmission
of the link packet to the probe target) in the Probe interval (seconds)
list.
Click the desired maximum number of probe retries in the Probe maximum
retries list.
Click the probe target at the top of the list, click Edit Target
IP Address, type the target IP address
in the IP Address box, and then click OK.
NOTE: It is not necessary to specify more than one probe target.
If you do want to specify more than one, for each additional probe
target (up to a total of 4), click the next probe target in the list,
type the target IP address in the IP
Address box, and then click OK.
Click one of the listed team members, click Edit Member IP Address,
type the member IP address in the IP Address
box, and then click OK.
NOTE: All of the member IP addresses must be in the same subnet as
the subnet for the probe targets.
Repeat step 8 for each of the other listed team members.
Click OK.
Viewing the Team Properties and Statistics
To view the team properties and statistics
Click the name of the newly created team.
Click the Statistics tab to view the team statistics.
Saving and Restoring a Configuration
To save a configuration
From the File menu, click Team Save As.
Type the path and file name of the new configuration file, and
then click Save (a .bcg extension is added).
The configuration file is a text file that can be viewed by any text editor.
The file contains information about both the adapter and the team configuration.
To restore a configuration
From the File menu, click Team Restore.
Click the name of the file to be restored, and then click Open.
NOTE: If necessary, go to the folder where the file is located.
Click Apply.
Click Yes when the message is displayed indicating that
the network connection will be temporarily interrupted.
If a configuration is already loaded, a message is displayed that asks if
you want to save your current configuration. Click Yes to
save the current configuration. Otherwise, the configuration data that is
currently loaded is lost.
