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Properties for nc67xx and nc77xx server adapters, Novell netware, Advanced server program for netware – HP 441877-00B User Manual

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Properties for NC67xx and NC77xx Server Adapters

Speed/Duplex Setting. Changes the current speed and duplex settings. Be sure this setting is
compatible with the link partner (examples: switch, hub).

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Default = Auto/Auto

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Range = Auto/Auto; 10/Half; 10/Full; 100/Half; 100/Full; 1000/Full

Maximum Frame Size. Specifies the maximum number of bytes in a single packet. Larger frames can
increase throughput and decrease CPU use by putting more data in each packet, thereby sending
out fewer packets. This is equivalent to Jumbo Frames and must comply with switch limitations.

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Default = 1514 Bytes

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Range = 1514 Bytes; 4088 Bytes; 9014 Bytes

NOTE:

All Gigabit team members must support maximum frame size for this parameter to be

enabled. If any one team member is not supported, then it is disabled for the team. Size of the
frame is determined by the lowest value for the team members. The 16128 setting applies for
Fiber Gigabit Ethernet server adapters only.

Flow Control. Specifies the type of flow control that is needed.

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Default = Disable

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Range = Disable; Rx Pause; Tx Pause; Rx/Tx Pause; Auto

Novell Netware

Advanced Server Program for NetWare

The following describes how to install and configure the Advanced Server Program (ASP).

Installing ASP

IMPORTANT:

Teaming NC150, NC32x, NC37x, NC1020, NC6770, or NC77xx adapters

with NC110x, NC310, NC31xx, NC340x, NC360x, NC364x, NC61xx, or NC71xx
adapters is not supported for NetWare.

Load QASP.LAN just like a standard LAN driver with all necessary frame types for the team. QASP.LAN
requires a special VSLOT parameter to specify the virtual slot. The virtual slot can be viewed as a team
number.

NOTE:

Before loading the network drivers, the recommended sequence is to load QASP.LAN.

This allows QASP.LAN to determine the initial link state of the bound adapters without delay.

Example:

LOAD QASP.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_II NAME=QASP_1_EII VSLOT=1

If you are using the NetWare NIC agent (for example, Insight Manager) and teaming, you
must load BMAPI.NLM.

Loading network drivers

To load the network drivers: