HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack Windows Edition - Manual (Page 29)

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Configuring Router Path Failover
Router Path Failover is enabled through the Team Properties Advanced Redundancy tab. This feature is
disabled if a valid INP license is not installed on the system.
To configure Router Path Failover for a team:
1. On the NCU Main window, select the team.
2. Click Properties to display the Team Properties window.
3. Select the Advanced Redundancy tab.
4. Select the Router Path Failover option. This Router Redundancy Protocols (HSRP, VRRP) allow you to
set up two or more routers into a single router group, which acts as a backup for a virtual router.
5. Click the Router Protocol list and select the protocol type to monitor.
o HSRP-Cisco Hot Standby Router Protocol
o VRRP-Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
6. Type the router IP address in the Router IP Address box to identify the address of the router group
(also known as the virtual router IP address).
7. Click OK to save all changes and return to the NCU Main window. Or, click Cancel to ignore all
changes and return to the NCU Main window.
8. Click OK to apply the changes.
Advanced Redundancy tab team members information
Team Members window includes the following information:
• LAC. Displays the local area connection.
• Port Type. Displays the NC model number.
• Bus/Slot/Port. The bus, slot, and port location of the team member. A port location of 1 is not
reported and is left blank. The Team Members Bus/Slot/Port category changes to Bus/IO Bay/Port
for HP BladeSystem servers.
• Status. Displays team member status: Refer to "Configuring a Dual Channel Load Balancing team".
• Router Path State. If Router Path is enabled, it displays the state: OK, Degraded, Failed, and Failed
(Split LAN); otherwise, the column is not displayed.
• Fast Path State. If Fast Path is enabled, it displays the state: OK, Degraded, Failed, and Failed (Split
LAN); otherwise, the column is not displayed.
• Active Path State. If Active Path is enabled, it displays the state: OK, Degraded, and Failed;
otherwise, the column is not displayed.
• User Ranking. Displays the current user ranking of the port when Network Fault Tolerance with
Preference Order or Transmit Load Balancing with Fault Tolerance and Preference Order is in use for
the current team member; otherwise, the column is not displayed.
• Port/Path Cost. Displays the port/path cost for the port or "disconnected" if the adapter does not
have a link.