Step 5: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack Installation; Step 6: Set Duplex Lan Configuration; Overview - NEC Express5800/320Fd-LR User Manual

Step 5: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack Installation

Installing Windows Server 2003 Service Pack
A Service Pack for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 is not applied to
the system immediately after Windows install and re-install.
Refer to "Applying Windows Service Pack" on page 5-14, and apply Windows Server 2003 x64
Edition and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack.
IMPORTANT:
The Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition or for Windows Server 2003
must be installed on the NEC Express5800/ft server.
There is no Hot Fix when this User's Guide is issued. Contact your sales representative
for the latest Service pack or the Hot Fix.

Step 6: Set Duplex LAN Configuration

The NEC Express5800/ft series builds a duplex LAN configuration by using "Stratus emb-EB
2-Port Gigabit Adapter" mounted as standard on the CPU/IO module and extended PCI slot "NEC
MT Gigabit Adapter," "NEC MF Gigabit Adapter," and "Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit
Adapter."

Overview

The duplex LAN configuration is of three types as described below:
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that places more than one LAN controller on the
same LAN (same segment), and automatically switches the process of the primary controller to
the backup controller when any trouble occurred on the primary.
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a feature that connects more than one LAN controller to
the same hub and enhances the throughput by operating packet transmission from the server.
Receive Load Balancing (RLB) is enabled by default. Disable RLB. When RLB is enabled,
the network duplex configuration may fail.
Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT)
Switch Fault Tolerance is a feature that provides the network availability as the failover target
(standby) adapter takes over MAC address and L3 address by connecting each two adapters to
each two switches when a problem occurs on the adapter, cable or connecting target. One is
assigned to the primary adapter and the other is to the standby. The primary adapter
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