   PRO/100+ Server Adapter Readme File



More information on using the PRO/100+ Server Adapter CD-ROM
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How to create a floppy installation disk from this CD-ROM
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If you don't have a CD-ROM drive on the target workstation, you 
can still install and configure the PRO/100+ Server adapter 
software. 

To create the PRO/100+ Server adapter installation 
diskette, you'll need a blank, formatted, 3.5-inch, high-
density diskette.

1. Insert the PRO/100+ Server adapter CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive 
   of a system where you can run DOS. 

2. From DOS, go to the root directory on your CD-ROM drive.

   Besides README.BAT, there are two .BAT files in this
   directory:
   
   MAKEMS.BAT -- Creates adapter installation diskettes for
                 Microsoft Windows operating systems

   MAKENW.BAT -- Creates adapter installation diskettes for
                 NetWare operating systems

3. Run the .BAT file that is appropriate for your operating system
   and follow the instructions on the screen. 

   You will be prompted to label and insert the blank diskette.

4. Use your newly created diskette to install and configure the 
   PRO/100+ Server adapter software. Insert the diskette and run
   SETUP.EXE. Follow the instructions on the screen.



Using Acrobat Reader
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This CD-ROM includes the Installation Guide in .pdf format. 
You can view and print the Installation Guide using Adobe
Acrobat* Reader. If you don't have this viewer installed on your 
system, you can install it from www.adobe.com/acrobat.



Advanced Features Included on this CD-ROM
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Adaptive Load Balancing
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Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB), developed by Intel, balances
outgoing server traffic among as many as four network adapters.
This enables server bandwidth to be increased in 100Mbps increments,
up to 400Mbps.  Of course, multiple adapters can be used in a server
even if they don't support ALB, but the load must then be distributed
between them by segmenting the network - a costly and time-consuming
task. ALB provides a much simpler and more efficient solution.

Fast EtherChannel*
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Fast EtherChannel (FEC), developed by Cisco, is similar to Adaptive
Load Balancing, but must be supported in the switch as well as the
adapters. FEC balances the traffic load in both directions,
boosting throughput for data received by the server as well as data
transmitted from the server. It therefore delivers scalable
bandwidth in 200Mbps increments, up to 800Mbps at full duplex.

Adapter Fault Tolerance
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Adapter Fault Tolerance works in conjunction with Adaptive Load
Balancing and Fast EtherChannel to safeguard the vital network
link to the server. If one or more links fail, for whatever reason,
all server traffic is automatically transferred to the remaining
network adapters. The shift is transparent to applications and
users. So even in the event of a broken or loose cable, a hub or
switch port failure, or adapter hardware breakdown, the server
stays up and running.



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