Aft And Alb Functions; What Are The Aft And Alb Functions; Setting Up Aft And Alb Functions (For Windows Nt) - Toshiba Magnia 3200 User Manual

Server Setup Tool
3 Start Explorer.
4 Change the current directory to:
<CD-ROM>\PUBLIC\UTILS\TOSHIBA\DPS
5 Double-click setup.exe.
6 Restart the system.

AFT and ALB functions

The server's Network Adapter Card supports both the adapter fault tolerance (AFT) and
adaptive load balance (ALB) functions. These can be used if an optional extension
network adapter is installed. (The AFT and ALB functions are supported by the Windows
NT/2000 Server only.)

What are the AFT and ALB functions?

AFT (Adapter Fault Tolerance)
The AFT function is used by the primary and secondary adapter. Usually, only the
primary adapter operates, and the secondary adapter automatically operates when there
is trouble with the primary adapter.
ALB (Adaptive Load Balance)
The ALB function is used by two to four network adapters. When four network adapters
are mounted, they provides a broad transmission band of a maximum 400 Mbps (100
Mbps x 4) by balancing transmission data flow. (The reception band width is 100 Mbps.)
The ALB function supports the AFT function. When using the ALB function, a 100 Base-
TX switching hub must be installed.

Setting up AFT and ALB functions (for Windows NT)

For AFT and ALB settings, refer to the network adapter documentation.
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AFT and ALB functions