User’s Guide
Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX
Version
Copyright 2005 Allied Telesyn, Inc
Chapter 2 AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite BACS Applications
Contents
Chapter 3 Installing BACS on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Systems
Contents
AT-2931SX BASP Configuration Scripts for Red Hat Distributions
Uninstalling the RPM Package
Installing the TAR Archive
Figures
Preface
Safety Symbols Used in this Document
Symbol
Meaning
Description
Where to Find Web-based Guides
Preface
Management Software Updates
Contacting Allied Telesyn
Online Support Email and Telephone Support Returning Products
Sales or Corporate Information
Advanced Server Program Overview
Chapter
AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Server Program BASP Overview
AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite BACS Features
Failover and Load Balance
AT-2931SX BASP for Windows 2000 and Windows
Virtual LAN VLANs
Failover and Load Balance
AT-2931SX BASP for Linux
Virtual LAN VLAN
AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite BACS Applications
Chapter
Overview
Information Provided by the BACS Applications BACS Features
2. Click Next in Broadcom Management Programs Setup
Installing the AT-2931SX BACS Application
Installing with the GUI
Using Silent Installation
Updating the AT-2931SX BACS Application
2. Click Next in Broadcom Management Programs Setup
4. In InstallShield Wizard, click Remove, and then click Next
Removing the AT-2931SX BACS Application
Initializing the AT-2931SX BACS Application
Configuring the AT-2931SX BACS Application
Figure 2. Vital Sign Tab
Network Status The following network status information is provided
Resources This section describes the Resources Tab. See Figure
Figure 4. Hardware Tab The Hardware Tab contains the following fields
Figure 5. Network Test Tab
Figure 6. Diagnostics Tab
If an AT-2931SX adapter is disabled, team statistics are not displayed
General Statistics
IEEE 802.3 Statistics
Custom Statistics
MAC Rx w/ no Pause Command. MAC control frames with no pause command
Configuring Teaming
members is restored fallback, the restored team members resumes the handling the traffic
Creating a Team
To create a team, perform the following procedure
1. From the Tools menu, click Create a Team as shown in Figure
Figure 10. Advanced Control Suite 2 Menu
Figure 11. New Team Configuration
Figure 12. New Team Configuration Menu, Creating a Team
Modifying a Team
Add a VLAN Remove a team or a VLAN
2. From the Team Properties Tab, click Add VLAN
Viewing the Team Properties and Statistics
Adding a VLAN
Displaying VLAN Properties and Statistics and Running VLAN Tests
3. Click Remove VLAN
Saving and Restoring a Configuration
Installing BACS on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Systems
“Installing the AT-2931SX BASP” on page
“Uninstalling the AT-2931SX BASP” on page
Chapter
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite BACS Applications” on page
Installing the AT-2931SX BASP
For BASP installation procedures, refer to Chapter 2, “AT-2931SX
Uninstalling the AT-2931SX BASP
Installing BACS on a Linux System
Chapter
BASP Driver for Linux
Packaging
Installing BASP
basplnx-version.i386.tgz is the tar archive for i386 platform
Installing the BASP Source RPM Package for Red Hat and United Linux
Installing the AT-2931SX BASP TAR Archive
Description
AT-2931SX BASP Files
Filename
baspcfg.8
man page for baspcfg utility
Table 3. Contents of the release.txt File Continued
Filename
The configuration script name must be prefixed with team
commands
Command
where
Parameter
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide
Parameter
Description
Description
AT-2931SX BASP Configuration Scripts for Red Hat Distributions
Script
Broadcom NICE Patches
Uninstalling the RPM Package
To uninstall a RPM package, perform the following procedure
and to reboot the system
reboot
Removal of Physical Interface in Generic Trunking and 802.3ad Mode
1. Backup the original team configuration script
team-gec is the name of the configuration script
3. Stop the running team
Installing the TAR Archive
AT-2931SX BASP SNMP Agent for Linux
Installing the RPM Package
SNMP Files
Filename
Description
Known Problems
Uninstalling the RPM Package Both Source and Binary
Filename
Description
Key Protocols and Interfaces
Chapter
“Adapter Teaming” on page “Failover Teaming” on page
“VLANs Overview” on page
Adapter Teaming
Smart Load Balancing SLB
Generic Link Aggregation Trunking
Link Aggregation 802.3ad
Smart Load Balance Auto Failback Disable
Failover Teaming
VLANs Overview
Description
Component
Table 8. Example VLAN Network Topology
Description
VLANs Support Adaptive Interrupt Frequency Dual DMA Channels
Component
ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor
32-bit or 64-bit PCI Bus Master
Troubleshooting
“Software Problems and Solutions” on page
Chapter
“Verifying the Correct Drivers are Loaded” on page
Verifying the Correct Drivers are Loaded
Linux
Module
Size
Used by
Software Problems and Solutions
Problem Team configuration is not retained when you edit it
AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Server Program BASP
“CIM” on page “SNMP” on page
Manageability Features
Chapter
Page
SNMP
AT-2931SX BASP Extensible- agent