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Troubleshooting Tips
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What happens during Failover?
The driver momentarily halts data transmission, does error
checking, transfers the MAC address of the primary port to the
backup port, enables the backup port for data transmissions,
and continues to transmit data on the backup port.
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If I have the Duralink64 standard drivers installed and want
to install the Failover drivers, what do I need to do?
You must uninstall or remove the Duralink64 standard drivers,
and reboot the system. Then you can install the Duralink64
Failover drivers.
Duralink64 v5.x Port Aggregation Software Questions
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What is Duralink64 Port Aggregation software?
Adaptec's Duralink64 Port Aggregation technology builds upon
standards-based Fast Ethernet to provide network managers a
reliable high-speed solution for the network backbone.
Duralink64 Port Aggregation software groups up to 12 Fast
Ethernet ports onto a single aggregated connection operating up
to 1.2 Gigabits/sec per workgroup. See the Port Aggregation
white paper on the Adaptec Web site (
http://www.adaptec.com
).
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What are the key benefits of Duralink64 Port Aggregation
software?
– Network scalability
– Increases bandwidth by adding ports
– Allows segmentation of the network as needed by grouping
ports
– Adds fault tolerance by design
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What applications or environments call for Duralink64 Port
Aggregation?
Applications or environments that require Duralink64 Port
Aggregation include servers that have large numbers of clients
or download large amounts of data, such as application and
video servers.
