Allied Telesis AT-2973T (NetExtreme II) - Manual (Page 38)

Chapter 3: Installing Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software
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Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment
Setting up a Multiple Book Agent (MBA) in a client environment involves
the following:
 “Enabling the MBA Driver” on page 38
 “Configuring the MBA Driver” on page 38
 “Setting Up the BIOS” on page 39
Enabling the
MBA Driver
To enable or disable the MBA driver, do the following:
1. Boot up your system in DOS mode.
Note
The uxdiag.exe file is included in when you download the driver
software files from the Allied Telesis web site.
2. Type the following:
uxdiag -mba [ 0-disable | 1-enable ] -c devnum
where
devnum is the specific device(s) number (0,1,2, ...) to be programmed.
Configuring the
MBA Driver
This procedure describes how to configure the MBA driver on the AT-
2973SX and AT-2973T adapters.
To configure the MBA driver, do the following:
Note
You can use the MBA Configuration Menu to configure the MBA
driver one adapter at a time as described below, or you can use the
MS-DOS based application to simultaneously configure the MBA
driver for multiple adapters. See Chapter 9, “User Diagnostics” on
page 115.
1. Restart your system.
2. Press CTRL+S within 4 seconds after you are prompted to do so.