Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 770)

OneCommand NIC Teaming and VLAN Manager User Manual P009415-01A Rev. A
3. Using the OneCommand NIC Teaming and VLAN Manager
Replacing a Team Adapter
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Replacing a Team Adapter
Note: Adapters that have been disabled in either Network Connections or device
Manager cannot be managed by the OneCommand NIC Teaming and VLAN
Manager and may not be visible to the OneCommand NIC Teaming and VLAN
Manager. Make sure that any affected adapters are enabled before making any
NIC Teaming configuration changes.
Note: You should not disable an adapter port that is part of an 802.3ad static team. If
you do, I/O will fail because an 802.3ad team is switch dependent. When using
802.3ad static teams, you must disable links by disabling the switch port.
Replacing a Primary Adapter
To remove a team’s primary adapter, you must first set a secondary adapter as the
primary adapter. Afterwards, you can replace the old primary adapter. Using this
method, you avoid having to rebuild the team.
Replacing a malfunctioning primary adapter will cause the team to assume the new
adapter’s MAC address. To prevent the team’s network identity from changing,
program the new adapter with the old adapter’s MAC address. To change primary and
secondary adapters:
1. From the OneCommand NIC Teaming and VLAN Manager window, select the
team that you want to modify.
2. Click the Modify Team tab.
3. Select the team member that you want to make primary.
4. Click the Set Primary button.
To replace a team’s primary adapter with one of the same model:
1. Turn off the machine.
2. Replace the adapter.
3. Turn on the machine.
4. Update the ports on the new adapter to use the MAC addresses from the old ports.
To replace a team’s primary adapter with one of a different model:
1. Turn off the machine.
2. Replace the adapter.
3. Turn on the machine.
4. Update the ports on the new adapter to use the MAC addresses from the old ports.
Replacing a Secondary Adapter
To replace a secondary adapter with one of the same model:
1. Turn off the machine.
2. Replace the adapter.
3. Turn on the machine.