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6. Check the [Include this location in the search] check box and specifiy the
correct path. See
7. Click [Next].
8. Click [Finish].
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than
one adapter and transfers the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the
group when any trouble occurred on that adapter.
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a feature that creates a group containing more than
one adapter and enhance the through put by operating packet transmission from the
server by all the adapters.
This feature includes AFT feature.
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AFT/ALB setup must be operated after installing the drivers
and restarting the system.
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All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming
must exist on the same LAN. If they are connected to the
separate switches, they will not work normally.
If you want to use AFT/ALB feature:
1. Open the Teaming Wizard.
* The procedure in the case of the standard start menu
* The procedure in the case of the classic start menu
a. Click Start menu, point to [Settings] and click [Control Panel].
b. Click [Administrative Tools].
c. Click [Computer Management] and double click the [(Network Adapter
2. Select [Teaming] tab and then check on [Team with other adapters] and click
[New Team...].
The [New Team Wizard] dialog box appears. Click [Next]. (Specify a name for
the team if it necessary.)
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Caution
Click Start menu, point to [Control Panel], [administrative tools], and
click [Computer Management] and then double click the [(Network
Adapter Name)] in the Network Adapter list.
Name)] in the Network Adapter list.
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