DL380 G4 + Netware 6.5 Teaming

[Peter Hughes]

Hi,

Ive jsut setup a new server using nw 6.5 sp3, and have teamed the two network cards for fault tolerance: Below is the details of the load/bind commands in the autoexec.ncf
LOAD ODINEB.NLM
LOAD TCPIP
LOAD QASP.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_II NAME=TEAM1 VSLOT=1
LOAD BMAPI.NLM
LOAD Q57.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_II SLOT=10017 NAME=Q57_1_EII SPEED=1000FD
LOAD Q57.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_II SLOT=10018 NAME=Q57_2_EII SPEED=1000FD
QASP BIND TEAM1 Q57_1_EII
QASP BIND TEAM1 Q57_2_EII STANDBY
BIND IP TEAM1 ADDR=10.1.1.16 MASK=255.255.255.0 GATE=10.1.1.1

Everything starts ok, and the server communicates as it should do, but when i check the hp advanced server program console, it shows the primary link as "down" If i unplug the secondary link cable, which is active, and then re-plug it in, communications are not re-established...

any thoughts would be appreciated..

Regards

[Connery]

Peter,
Do both NICs show physical link (link light)?

If you don't team them, do both adapters work if you assign an IP address to them? In other words, is this just a teaming problem or a problem with one of the NICs?

[Peter Hughes]

Hi,

Ive sorted out the problem where both nics were not linked, this was due to the fact I was forcing the second nic to 1000mbit fd, which was connected to a 10/100 switch... Ive now rectified this

At the moment it is set to Smart Load Balance, I was wanting to set this to "fault tolerant"

Any help would be great..