HP NC320m - PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter User manual

HP ProLiant Essentials
Intelligent Networking Pack Windows Edition
User Guide
Part Number 381655-00J
March 2007 (Ninth Edition)

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Contents
Overview..................................................................................................................................... 4
HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack Introduction........................................................................ 4
Intelligent Networking Pack licenses................................................................................................... 5
Using Virus Throttle ..................................................................................................................... 12
How Virus Throttle works.......................................................................................................................... 12
Installing Virus Throttle for Windows .......................................................................................................... 12
Monitoring Virus Throttle status.................................................................................................................. 13
Virus Throttle Status and Configuration Utility .............................................................................................. 16
Launching the Virus Throttle Status and Configuration Utility................................................................ 16
Configuring Virus Throttle parameters............................................................................................... 17
Using advanced networking features............................................................................................. 21
Configuring advanced features ................................................................................................................. 21
Configuring a Dual Channel team ................................................................................................... 23
Advanced Pack redundancy features ......................................................................................................... 25
Configuring Active Path Failover...................................................................................................... 27
Configuring Fast Path Failover......................................................................................................... 28
Configuring Router Path Failover ..................................................................................................... 29
Advanced Redundancy tab team members information....................................................................... 29
Configuring VLAN IDs.................................................................................................................... 30
Using discovery protocol ............................................................................................................. 32
About Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol................................................................. 32
Configuring Discovery Protocols ...................................................................................................... 33
IGMP support............................................................................................................................. 35
Introduction to IGMP................................................................................................................................ 35
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 36
Potential solutions for INP configuration problems........................................................................................ 36
Installing an Intelligent Networking Pack license ................................................................................ 36
Using Virus Throttle........................................................................................................................ 37
Configuring advanced networking features....................................................................................... 37
Configuring Discovery Protocol ....................................................................................................... 39
Acronyms and abbreviations........................................................................................................ 41
Index......................................................................................................................................... 43

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Overview
In this section
HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack Introduction ...................................................................... 4
HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack
Introduction
The HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack-Windows Edition is part of the ProLiant Essentials
software family and is integrated with HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM), SmartStart, and HP
Management agents.
The Intelligent Networking Pack (INP) provides advanced capabilities that allow servers to proactively
adapt to networking infrastructure problems thus improving server availability and network performance.
The Intelligent Networking Pack Windows Edition includes:
•Virus Throttle—a network packet-filtering feature that helps slow down the spread of viruses on your
system. Virus Throttle monitors all outbound connection requests and counts the number of unique
connections. It detects abnormal ("virus-like") behavior in the requests, and slows down excessive
connection requests to new hosts until you can determine if they are viral in nature and take action
•Advanced redundancy and teaming capabilities, including:
oActive Path Failover—an advanced redundancy feature that allows a ProLiant server to detect
blocked paths and to redirect data along an unblocked path to the core network.
oFast Path Failover—an advanced redundancy feature that allows a ProLiant server to use the
quickest path to the core network (or the root bridge).
oRouter Path Failover—an advanced redundancy feature that allows a ProLiant server to detect a
blocked path to a router and to redirect packets along an unblocked path to a router.
oDual Channel Load Balancing—a special type of teaming that allows the creation of two teams,
called groups, inside of a single team. Each group is assigned one or more teamed ports and
can be connected to a different switch to provide switch fault tolerance. Full inbound and
outbound load balancing is provided across both groups. Should any group completely fail,
caused by a failure of all teamed ports in the group or by a failure of the group's switch, the
team remains available through the other group. Two types of Dual Channel Load Balancing
teams can be configured: Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing teams and 802.3ad
Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing teams.
oDual Channel Network Fault Tolerance—a special type of teaming that allows the creation of two
teams, called groups, inside of a single team. All team members within each group are
dynamically placed into a port-trunk/channel by dynamic Link Aggregation Control Protocol
(LACP) agreement with the switch. A failure of a team member to synchronize joining a port-trunk
or channel with the switch is treated as an error and that team member is considered failed.
Dynamic Dual Channel Network Fault Tolerance (NFT) provides the safety of additional backup
links between the server and hub/switch. Dynamic Dual Channel NFT is implemented with one
channel team providing a primary adapter and another channel team providing a secondary,

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backup adapter. During normal operations, if the adapters in the primary team fail, a link to one
of the adapters in the secondary, backup team automatically takes over. Four types of Dual
Channel NFT teams can be configured: Switch-assisted Dual Channel NFT teams, Switch-assisted
Dual Channel NFT and Preference Order teams, 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel NFT teams,
and 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel NFT and Preference Order teams.
NOTE: Dual Channel Network Fault Tolerance teaming capabilities are not supported on
systems running Windows® 2000.
•Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) support—a media- and protocol-independent network protocol that is
used to obtain protocol addresses of neighboring devices and discover the platform and other
information of those devices.
•Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) support—a media- and protocol-independent network protocol
that is used to obtain protocol addresses of neighboring devices and discover the platform and other
information of those devices.
•Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) support—IGMP is a session-layer (Layer-3) protocol
used to establish membership in a Multicast group. It can register a router to receive specific
multicast traffic.
The INP features are included with the networking software (release 7.71 and higher). To enable the INP
features, an INP license must be installed on the system. This user guide describes how to install these
licenses on your system and how to configure the features.
For the latest driver, firmware, and documentation updates, go to HP Networking website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/index.html).
Intelligent Networking Pack licenses
Each server requires a separate INP license. When installed on the system, the license is "attached" to the
server and cannot be revoked. The license will stay with that server for the life of the server. The license is
associated with the server's serial number, so a change in the server's name or IP address will not
invalidate the license. One INP license enables all INP features on the server.
Four categories of INP licenses are available. Each license offers full, unlimited functionality.
•Single license pack—Authorizes one licensed seat.
•Flexible Quantity license pack—Authorizes the set number of licensed seats ordered.
•Activation Key Agreement license pack—Allows you to authorize additional licensed seats under the
terms of a signed and implemented Activation Key Agreement (AKA) only.
•Demo—Allows you to evaluate the features for a set number of seats and a set number of days
Installing an Intelligent Networking Pack license
INP-Windows Edition licenses can be installed through the following:
•HP ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager, which can be launched through one of the
following:
oHP Network Configuration Utility (NCU) (release 7.71 and higher)
oHP Virus Throttle for Windows Utility installation
•HP ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager (nalicense)

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•HP ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager (vtlicense)
•HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) License Manager Utility
Windows operating system requirements
Both the NCU and Virus Throttle utility require that the HP ProLiant system be running
Microsoft®Windows® 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64.
Launching the license manager through the Network Configuration Utility
If the NCU software (release 7.71 and higher) is installed on your server, click License Manager on the
NCU Main window to display the License Manager.
If the NCU software is not installed on your server, complete the following steps:
1. Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com).
2. Click Software & Driver Downloads from the left menu bar.
3. Type the product name in the For product box and press Enter. For example, type NC370T.
4. Select your Operating System software.
5. Click HP ProLiant Networking Software.
6. Click download and save the HP SoftPaq (sp#####.exe) file to a directory on your hard drive. The
SoftPaq file is a self-extracting executable with a file name based on the SoftPaq number.
7. Click the SoftPaq file to extract the files and then open the cmponent.htm file.
8. Click the Network Teaming and Configuration link.
9. Install the component according to the directions. When the NCU is installed, the NCU tray icon
appears on the task bar of the Windows desktop.

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10. Click the NCU tray icon to display the NCU Main window.
11. Click License Manager to display the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager. For information
on installing licenses refer to "About ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager (on page 8)."
Launching the license manager through the Virus Throttle installation
When you first install Virus Throttle the utility looks for a valid INP license on the system. If it does not find
one, it automatically launches the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager for you to enter a license
key.
To install Virus Throttle and launch the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager complete the
following steps:
1. Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com).
2. Click Software & Driver Downloads from the left menu bar.
3. Type the product name in the For product box and press Enter. For example, type NC370T.
4. Select your Operating System software.
5. Click HP ProLiant Networking Software.
6. Click download and save the HP SoftPaq (sp#####.exe) file to a directory on your hard drive. The
SoftPaq file is a self-extracting executable with a file name based on the SoftPaq number.
7. Click the SoftPaq file to extract the files and then open the cmponent.htm file.

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8. Click the HP Virus Throttle link. If the utility does not identify a valid INP license on the system, the
following message displays:
9. Click Yes to display the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager. For information on installing
licenses refer to "About ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager (on page 8)."
NOTE: After the INP license is installed on the system, the Virus Throttle installation
automatically continues.
For additional information on Virus Throttle, refer to "Using Virus Throttle (on page 12)."
About ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager
The ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager allows you to enter new INP-Windows Edition licenses
as well as view the status of other ProLiant Essentials licenses on your system.

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The Currently installed licenses window displays the following information:
•Product Name—the name of the licensed networking product.
•Type—The license type.
oSingle license pack—Authorizes one seat. Depending upon the type of product a seat may be a
single server (INP) or a single port (iSCSI Pack).
oFlexible quantity license pack—Authorizes a set number of seats ordered.
oActivation Key Agreements (AKA) license pack—For use with signed and implemented (AKAs).
Allows you to activate additional seats under the terms of an existing AKA.
oDemo (For evaluation purposes only)—This trial license is provided for a set number of seats and
a set number of days.
•Seats Max—The total number of seats authorized for use by this key.
•Seats Used—The number of seats that are currently used.
•Days Max (Demo key only)—The total number of days authorized for use by this key.
•Days Left (Demo key only)—The number of days remaining for the license.
•License Key—The 25-digit license key string.
The Licensable devices window displays all devices that can be enabled. To enable or disable ports go to
the NCU.
•Licensed and Unlicensed Devices—Enabled ports are displayed with a solid adapter icon and
disabled ports are displayed with a faded adapter icon.
•Non-port based licenses—When a non-port based license is selected in the Currently installed
licenses list, the Licensable devices list is disabled.
•License seat unavailable—If all seats for a given license have been used, a licensed port of the same
type must be disabled to make a license seat available to a different port or an additional license of
the same product type with additional seats must be installed.
The following controls are available:
•Install License(s)—Opens the Install ProLiant Essentials License Key(s) dialog box.
•Export Licenses—Allows you to export currently installed licenses into a formatted license key file so
that you can easily move multiple licenses from one system to another.
•Close—Removes the License Manager dialog box from the screen.
•Help—Launches the License Manager Help file.
To install a license:
You can install single or multiple license keys in the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager window.
To install a single license key:

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1. From the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager window, click Install License(s)… to display
the Install ProLiant Essentials License Key(s) dialog box.
2. Select the Install a single license key option and enter the license key string. You may also copy the
license key from another source and paste it into the boxes.
3. Click Install. The license is displayed in the Currently installed licenses window.
To install multiple license keys from a key file:
1. From the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager window, click Install License(s)….
2. Select the Install license keys from a file option and click Open License Key File....
3. Select the [filename].key file and click Open. A list of keys available for installation appears.
4. Select the license keys to install by clicking the check boxes. Selecting Invert selection reverses all
check box selections.
5. Click Install.
NOTE: HP recommends that you retain the license key for future reference. The key is needed
for technical support and future upgrades.
To export a license:
1. Click Export Licenses. The Save As dialog box appears.
2. Enter a license key filename called [filename].key and click Save. A text file is created.
3. Click Close. The NCU Main window appears.
Installing licenses using the nalicense
The HP ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager (nalicense), which ships with the NCU, is a
Windows based command line utility and can be run at the command line of a Command Prompt
window or from a Windows command file.
The nalicense command validates that the license is a proper INP license and if it is valid it adds it to
the system. The nalicense command can also be used to display valid licenses on the system.
For information about the utility, refer to the HP ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager for
Windows User Guide located on the HP website (http://www.hp.com).