3
Where to Find Web-based Guides .........................................................................................................................................8
Contacting Allied Telesis ........................................................................................................................................................9
Online Support ................................................................................................................................................................9
Email and Telephone Support .........................................................................................................................................9
Returning Products..........................................................................................................................................................9
Sales or Corporate Information .......................................................................................................................................9
Management Software Updates ......................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 1: Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) Overview ..................................................................................12
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 (BACS 2) Features ....................................................................................................13
BASP for Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP ...............................................................................................14
Failover and Load Balance............................................................................................................................................14
Virtual LAN (VLANs)......................................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 2: Overview............................................................................................................................................................16
Information Provided by the BACS 2 Applications ........................................................................................................17
BACS 2 Features ..........................................................................................................................................................17
Installing the BACS 2 Application .........................................................................................................................................19
Installing Using the GUI.......................................................................................................
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Using Silent Installation .................................................................................................................................................19
Managing the BACS Application ..........................................................................................................................................21
Initializing the BACS 2 Application ................................................................................................................................21
Updating the BACS Application.....................................................................................................................................21
Removing the BACS Application ...................................................................................................................................21
Configuring the BACS 2 Application .....................................................................................................................................23
Vital Sign Tab ................................................................................................................................................................23
Resources Tab ..............................................................................................................................................................25
Hardware Tab................................................................................................................................................................26
Advanced Tab ...............................................................................................................................................................27
Network Test Tab ..........................................................................................................................................................30
Diagnostics Tab.............................................................................................................................................................31
Statistics Tab.................................................................................................................................................................32
General Statistics ................................................................................................................................ 33
IEEE 802.3 Statistics ........................................................................................................................... 34
Custom Statistics................................................................................................................................. 34
BASP Statistics Tab ......................................................................................................................................................35
Configuring Teaming ............................................................................................................................................................37
Creating a Team Using the Wizard ...............................................................................................................................38
Creating a Team Using the Expert Mode ......................................................................................................................48
Modifying a Team..........................................................................................................................................................52
Viewing the Team Properties and Statistics ..................................................................................................................57
Chapter 3: Installing the BASP ............................................................................................................................................60
Uninstalling the BASP ..........................................................................................................................................................61
Chapter 4: Adapter Teaming ...............................................................................................................................................64
Smart Load Balancing (SLB)™ .....................................................................................................................................64
Link Aggregation (802.3ad) ...........................................................................................................................................64
Generic Link Aggregation (Trunking).............................................................................................................................64
Smart Load Balance Auto-Failback Disable..................................................................................................................65
Failover Teaming..................................................................................................................................................................66
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