Displaying NIC Properties
Follow these steps to display NIC properties:
1Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2In the Load Balance/RSL window, select a NIC.
3Click Properties.
The NIC Properties window appears, showing the properties of the selected NIC.
Displaying Group PropertiesFollow these steps to display group properties:
1Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2In the Load Balance/RSL window, select a group in the Load Balancing/RSL Groups list box.
3Click Properties.
The Group Properties window appears, showing the properties of the selected group.
Troubleshooting a Load Balancing ConfigurationUse the troubleshooting tips in the following table to solve problems that may occur in a load balancing configuration.
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Receive load balancing fails to begin functioning.
Check the Group Properties to verify that the dedicated IP address has been entered. If no address appears in the Group Properties dialog box, enter one to enable receive load balancing.
Receive load balancing stops | Cables may be disconnected, or there may be other hardware |
functioning. | problems. Reconnect or change the cables. Correct any other |
| hardware problems. Bidirectional load balancing is restored |
| after this type of failure when applications create new |
| connections or new clients log in. |
Reconnecting cables does not | Check the event log for a duplicate IP address. If another device |
restore load balancing. | is using a load balancing group's dedicated IP address, change |
| one of the IP addresses. See “Changing an IP Address” on |
| page 37 for instructions. |
Receive load balancing does not function across a router.
Receive load balancing across a router is not supported. Clients across the router cannot use receive load balancing, but clients within the subnet get higher throughput from receive load balancing.
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