HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack Windows Edition - Manual (Page 27)

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Configuring Active Path Failover
Active 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 Active 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 Active Path Failover option to enable it. Active Path Failover allows a team member to
send a packet to a remote node (called the echo node) and receive a reply to determine that the
team member sending the packet has a path to the node. The absence of a reply within the specified
time period can be used to determine when a team member does not have a path to the echo node.
The default setting is disabled. If Active Path Failover is enabled, you must enter a valid IP address
for the echo node. Entering an Echo Node MAC address is optional.
5. Click the Echo Node Response Mechanism list and select the type of echo node request probe to be
sent.
o Community Address ARP-(Recommended) Tests connectivity using a standard ARP. This method
works for all devices designated as the echo node including routers, HSRP devices, and Linux
servers. If Community Address ARP is selected, you must enter the IP address to be used for the
community probe. You can also configure the MAC address to be used or use the MAC address
default. The advantage of using Community Address ARP is that it works on all echo node types.