Setting up Adapter Fault Tolerance in NetWare
Setting up AFT in NetWare
1.Copy the following lines from the EXAMPLES.TXT file (on the Configuration and Drivers disk) and paste them into the appropriate files. These commands assume the AFT.NLM and E100B.LAN files are in the system directory of your workstation. (Files must be copied from the Configuration and Drivers disk to your workstation's hard drive).
Adapter Fault Tolerance must be loaded before the PRO/100+ controller driver, E100B.LAN, or any other LAN driver.
Copy this line into the STARTUP.NCF file
;- Load Adapter Fault Tolerance load aft
Copy these lines into the AUTOEXEC.NCF file
;- Load LAN driver on 1st controller load e100b slot=7 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=pri_802.2
;- Load LAN driver on 2nd adapter load e100b slot=8 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=sec_802.2
;- Bind ipx to 1st controller. Note: do not bind protocols ;- to 2nd adapter
bind ipx pri_802.2 net=2
;- Set the 2nd adapter to be a Fault Tolerance Partner
;- to the first controller
aft bind 7 8
Where:
slot= the slot in which your PRO/100+ adapter is installed, such as 7. If you don’t know the number, load the driver without it. NetWare will prompt you with supported PCI slot numbers.
frame= the frame type of the network segment the computer is on.
7 is the primary controller’s slot number.
8 is the secondary adapter’s slot number.
Choose Ethernet Controller Teaming Options 17