IBM 8682 manual Ethernet port connector, IntraNetWare

If the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox is not checked or is not present, traffic will automatically switch back to the primary adapter when the primary link status is restored. In this mode, the adapter cannot be hot-swapped. Users with the IBM Hot Plug PCI for Windows NT Server 4.0 package installed should check the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox.

If the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox is checked, traffic will remain on the secondary adapter until the user directs it to return to the primary adapter. This can be done after the hot-swap replacement of the primary adapter or by using the DMI interface.

8.Select Close to exit from the Network setup.

When you restart the server, the failover function will be in effect.

If a failover occurs, a message is written to the NT Event Viewer log. In addition, if the Enable for DMI / Hot Swap Support checkbox is checked, a DMI alert will also be generated.

IntraNetWare:

The IBM PCI Hot Plug System Bus Driver Diskette for Novell Netware V4.41, V4.42, and V5.0 is available for download from the IBM Web site at:

http://www.pc.ibm.com/support

The failover function is now enabled. If a failover occurs:

vThe operating system console generates a message.

vThe custom counters for the device driver contain variables that define the state of the failover function and the location of the redundant pair. You can use the NetWare Monitor to view the custom counters.

Note: If the primary adapter was hot-replaced while the Ethernet traffic was being handled by the secondary Ethernet controller, the traffic does not automatically switch back to the primary adapter when the primary adapter comes back online. In this case, issue the command:

LOAD d:\path\PCNTNW SCAN

where d and path are the drive and path where the driver is located. This command causes the device driver to locate the primary adapter and switch the Ethernet traffic to it.

Ethernet port connector

The following table shows the pin-number assignments for the RJ-45 connector. These assignments apply to both 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX devices.

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