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D-Link DFE-570TX Setup Manual

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Summary of Contents for D-Link DFE-570TX

  • Page 1: Setup Guide

    Setup Guide © 2000 D-Link Corporation. All rights reserved...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Introduction to DFE-570TX... 3 Key Features... 4 Important Information... 4 Requirements... 5 What’s New in DFE-570TX for Windows 2000 ... 4 Microsoft Cluster Server... 5 Hardware Driver Compatibility ... 5 NDIS 4.0 and NDIS 5.0 Drivers ... 5 NDIS 3.x Drivers ... 6 Before You Install - a Checklist...

  • Page 3: Introduction To Dfe-570Tx

    If a connection to an adapter is lost, DFE-570TX will instantly take the adapter out of the array and balance the traffic across the remaining NICs with no loss of data and, just as importantly, without loss of connection.

  • Page 4: Key Features

    “gotchas” that can waste hours of installation time. What’s New in DFE-570TX for Windows 2000 The Windows 2000 version of DFE-570TX is different in a number of ways from the Windows NT version of DFE-570TX.

  • Page 5: Requirements

    After installing DFE-570TX, an advanced configuration option must be set to allow Microsoft Cluster Server to bind to the DFE-570TX Virtual adapter. The Clustering Support option can be found on the Advanced Tab in DFE-570TX. For more detail on setting this option please refer to the...

  • Page 6: Ndis 3.X Drivers

    This process generates a small amount of traffic on the network and introduces some latency in the failover process. However, even when using Status Packets, DFE-570TX can provide failover within 1 or 2 seconds with only three to four packets lost on average.

  • Page 7: Quick Setup Guide

    “Available Adapters” list at the top of the dialog and select Add... D-Link Corporation DFE-570TX Setup Guide Figure 1. Select the destination directory to copy the DFE-570TX files to. Figure 2. Adding adatpers to the Array. Page - 7 -...
  • Page 8 Step 9 When finished configuring the array, close the DFE-570TX Properties dialog and return the Setup program. Click the finish button to complete the setup.

  • Page 9: Verifying Protocol Information Of The Array

    Local Area connection for the array. Its name in the Network and Dial-up Connections folder is updated to “ Group Primary Local Area Connection” where Group is the name of the array you created in DFE-570TX. To view the Primary Local Area Connection, perform the following steps: Step 1 From the Start Menu, select Settings, Network and Dial-up Connections.
  • Page 10 Note: When DFE-570TX is installed, the title of each Local Area Conneciton is changed to reflect the array name it is associated with in DFE-570TX. Also, the Primary and Secondary adapters (connections) are identified for each array. Step 3 Display the properties for the array’s Primary Local Area Connection.

  • Page 11: Using The Dfe-570Tx Statistics Utility

    Using the DFE-570TX Statistics Utility Launching the DFE-570TX Statistics Utility At any time, you can instantly gauge the status of any port in a DFE-570TX array and view performance statistics on each array or individual ports. To view statistics and status information for DFE-570TX simply launch the main user interface from the Start Menu.
  • Page 12 Status Tab - Viewing NIC Card Status and Alerts Within the Status tab, you can view the status of each NIC instantly. DFE-570TX keeps track of five different states for each NIC in an array. These states are represented using different color icons for the NICs in the tree view.

  • Page 13: Advanced Settings

    DFE-570TX Setup Guide Reactivating Adapters Normally, if an adapter fails but later indicates it is online again, DFE-570TX will automatically add the adapter back into the array. However, if the adapter fails three times within one hour (default), DFE-570TX will permanently remove the adapter from the array. These...
  • Page 14 DFE-570TX Setup Guide Failover Settings The Failover Settings section provides options that control the failover function. Each setting is discussed below. The first column of options set the conditions to permanently remove adapters from the array. The setting for Max Down Count is the number of times an adapter must go down (and comes back online) in the defined time period before being permanently removed.
  • Page 15 Scale To change the scale of any chart or graph, simply selected the appropriate option under Scale on the Graph Settings Tab. With DFE-570TX you can switch the scale from Packets per second, Megabits per second or Kbits per second.
  • Page 16 You can further customize the graph by selecting or unselecting each breakout component on the legend below the graph. Graph Type DFE-570TX gives you two ways to view throughput data in real time – Line Graphs or Bar Charts. Line Graph The line graph is similar to Performance Monitor in Windows 2000.

  • Page 17: Protocol Stats Tab

    DFE-570TX Setup Guide Protocol Stats Tab The Protocol Stats Tab displays detailed statistics in tabular form for all protocols on the selected device. The device’s total throughput statistics are shown as well as totals for IP, IPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk protocols.

  • Page 18: Windows Event Log Messages

    Windows Event Log Messages DFE-570TX will report all adapter errors and state changes to the Windows Event Log. To view messages in the Event Log, use the Event Viewer supplied by NT. Examples of all the events generated by DFE-570TX are shown below: Downed Adapter: The adapter <Adapter Name>...

  • Page 19: Contacting D-Link

    For technical assistance, you can reach us via e-mail, fax or phone. E-mail: support@dlink.com.tw Fax: 886-3-578-1861 Phone: 886-2-577-9110 D-LINK TAIWAN No. 20, Park Ave. II, Science-based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O. C. D-Link Corporation DFE-570TX Setup Guide Page - 19 -...

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