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 ...........................................................
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.
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.
• 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.
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.
. 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.
The Currently installed licenses window displays the following information: • Product Name—the name of the licensed networking product. • Type—The license type. o Single 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). o Flexible quantity license pack—Authorizes a set number of seats ordered. o Activation Key Agreements (AKA) license pack—For use with signed and implemented (AKAs).
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.
Installing licenses using vtlicense The HP ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager (vtlicense), which ships with Virus Throttle, is a Windows-based command line utility that is run at a command line of a Command Prompt window or from a Windows command file. The vtlicense command validates an INP license and then adds it to the system if it is valid. The vtlicense command also displays licenses currently installed on the system.
Using Virus Throttle In this section How Virus Throttle works......................................................................................................................... 12 Installing Virus Throttle for Windows......................................................................................................... 12 Monitoring Virus Throttle status ................................................................................................................
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 an operating system. 5. Click HP Virus Throttle for Windows to download the HP Virus Throttle component pack (cp######.exe) file. The component pack file is a self-extracting executable with a file name based on the component pack number. 6.
configuration parameter is changed. Statistics and delay queue information can be viewed on the Status tab in either Aggregate (summary for all active instances of the Virus Throttle filter driver) or Individual (per instance) mode. The default setting is the Aggregate mode. • Status. Displays the current state and the number of interfaces with virus-like activity since the Virus Throttle filter drivers were initialized.
o TCP Packets Placed on Queue. Number of connection TCP packets queued since filter driver initialization. o TCP Packets Removed from Queue. Number of connection TCP packets removed from the delay queue since filter driver initialization. o Currently Queued TCP Packets. Number of connection TCP packets currently on the delay queue. o TCP Packets Dropped Due to Queue Overflow. Number of TCP packets that were dropped due to the delay queue being full since filter driver initialization.
• Statistics Display Mode. Sets the type of values to be displayed. o Aggregate. Displays a summary of all instances since driver initialization. o Individual. Displays values on a per-instance basis. • License Manager. Opens the License Manager dialog box allowing you to add or view HP ProLiant Essentials Network pack licenses. • OK. Processes all changes made in the current session and closes the Virus Throttle Status and Configuration Utility. • Cancel.
If no inconsistencies are detected in the filter driver parameters, the Status tab appears. The Status tab shows overall status, statistics, and delay queue information. Refer to "Monitoring Virus Throttle status." If inconsistencies are found, the following message appears. 3. Click OK to display the Configuration tab. Update the current settings for all active instances of the filter driver as needed. Refer to "Configuring Virus Throttle parameters (on page 17).
• Delay Queue High Water Mark. Controls the number of TCP or UDP connection requests in the delay queue at which "virus-like" activity is considered to be occurring for each instance of the filter driver. The default setting is 160 connection requests. The valid range is 1-Delay Queue Size. • Delay Queue Low Water Mark. Controls the number of TCP or UDP connection requests in the delay queue below which "virus-like" activity is considered to have stopped. The default setting is 100 connection requests.
The Keep Proportions option provides a way to keep the high and low water mark values at a preset percentage of the delay queue size for TCP and UDP outbound connection request. When Keep Proportions is not selected, the delay queue high and low water mark values can be changed.
3. When you click OK to process your changes, an informational message appears warning about a network interruption. Click Yes to start and stop the Virus Throttle instances so the new parameters can be read from the registry. 4. After the configuration is completed, a successful message appears. Click OK to close the Virus Throttle Status and Configuration Utility.
Using advanced networking features In this section Configuring advanced features ................................................................................................................ 21 Advanced Pack redundancy features ........................................................................................................
NOTE: Dual Channel Network Fault Tolerance teaming capabilities are not supported on systems running Windows® 2000. Switch-assisted Dual Channel NFT Switch-assisted Dual Channel NFT requires a minimum of two adapters in a channel team and a minimum of one adapter per group. When you select Switch-assisted Dual Channel NFT, the Team Members window becomes team members grouping and displays two windows labeled Group 0 and Group 1.
Fast Path Failover, Active Path Failover, and Router Path Failover are available on Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing teams. 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing teams With 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing teams, team members are dynamically placed into groups. All team members within each group are dynamically placed into a port trunk/channel by dynamic protocol agreement, Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), with the switch.
A unique character string identifying this team displays in the Team Name box. This name displays as the device name in the Network and Dial-up Connections window and on the NCU Main window. 3. Select a Dual Channel team type from the Team Type Selection list. Dual Channel team type options include: 4. 5. o Switch-assisted Dual Channel Network Fault Tolerance o Switch-assisted Dual Channel Network Fault Tolerance and Preference Order o 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Network Fault Tolerance o 802.
— Not Joined—The member cannot be joined in the team because it has an incompatible setting. The most likely cause is changing a parameter for a team member using the local area connection property sheet. — Degraded (Fast Path)—The team member and no other team members can receive Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs). Because all team members have equal Fast Path status, the team member is still in use by the team. — Degraded (Active Path)—The team member and other team members cannot reach the echo node.
Active Path Failover Active Path Failover allows a ProLiant server to predict and bypass failed network paths through use of a user assigned echo node. An echo node is a device on the network with which connectivity is required. Periodically, each team member transmits an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) request packet to the echo node. If a response is not received from the echo node within a set timeout period, the team member is marked as failed.
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.
o Directed ARP-Tests connectivity with the echo node device using a modified ARP. This method works for most switches or servers that are designated as the echo node. It is not recommended for routers or Linux servers. The advantage of using Directed ARP is that less configuration of parameters is required. 6. In the Echo Node IP Address box type the IP address of the echo node. 7. Click the Echo Node Probe Interval list and select the interval at which packets are transferred to the echo node.
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.
Configuring VLAN IDs If Active Path Failover, Fast Path Failover (with Cisco PVST+ set as the Spanning Tree Protocol), or Router Path Failover are configured for a team, you can select the VLAN ID for validation and monitoring. Before creating and editing VLANs, you should be aware that: • The NCU supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging only. • The NCU supports a VLAN identifier range of 1 to 4094. • Up to 64 VLANs can be defined for a team. To create a VLAN for a team: 1.
3. To create a new VLAN, click Add. The VLAN properties input box appears. 4. Type a user-defined VLAN name. Every VLAN must have a name assigned to it. Duplicate names are allowed if you want to use the same names for different VLAN IDs. 5. The next available VLAN ID appears in the VLAN ID box. Change the VLAN ID by either typing an ID or by using the list to select a valid ID.
Using discovery protocol In this section About Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol ............................................................... 32 About Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol CDP and LLDP are layer two, neighbor device discovery protocols that run on all networking devices such as routers, access servers, bridges, and switches.
Configuring Discovery Protocols From the Discovery Protocols tab, you can configure CDP and LLDP settings for the selected team. These advanced teaming features are disabled unless a valid ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack license is installed on the system. For more information on how to install a license, refer to "Installing an Intelligent Networking Pack license." To access the Discovery Protocols tab for a team: 1. On the NCU main window, select a team. 2.
• Protocol Type—CDPv1, CDPv2, or LLDP • Device ID—The device name. • Port ID—The port on which the CDP or LLDP packet is sent. • Platform—The hardware platform name of the device. • Capabilities—The type of device. o Unknown o Router o Transparent bridge o Source-routing bridge o Switch o Host o IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) Device o Repeater • VTP Management Domain—The system's VTP management domain name.
IGMP support In this section Introduction to IGMP............................................................................................................................... 35 Introduction to IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is used to register dynamic multicast group membership. It can register a router to receive specific multicast traffic. IGMP traffic will only be sent to those team members that are part of a multicast group.
Troubleshooting In this section Potential solutions for INP configuration problems ...................................................................................... 36 Potential solutions for INP configuration problems This section provides possible solutions to problems that may occur during the configuration of INP features. The following tables provide steps to take before calling your service representative.
Using Virus Throttle Problem Possible cause Possible solution The Virus Throttle Status and Configuration utility Status tab indicates that "virus-like" activity is occurring. A virus has infected your server. In a time-sensitive manner, identify the program or programs responsible for the "virus-like" behavior. OR A non-virus program is exhibiting "virus-like" behavior by making more connections to more unknown hosts than the Virus Throttle Configuration parameter settings.
Problem Possible cause Possible solution The INP license is installed but you cannot enable Fast Path Failover on the team. It is disabled. This may be expected behavior based on the configured settings. Open the NCU and go to the Information tab for the team. Check the Current Mode. One or more members (but not all) of the team currently have a red X with a status of "Failed (Active Path)" and the team is degraded (yellow team icon).
Problem Possible cause Possible solution Unable to select VLAN ID for Active Path, Fast Path, and Router Path. This may be expected behavior based on the configured settings. Go to Advanced Redundancy Tab and enable the failover mechanism such as Active Path Failover or Fast Path Failover or Router Path Failover for which you are unable to set VLAN ID. Open the NCU and go to the Information tab for the team. Check the Current Mode. If the current team mode is 802.
Problem Possible cause Possible solution When using SLB, 802.3ad, and Dual-Channel teams some ports in my aggregation (trunk) do not have any information displayed. Map your network configuration using Some network devices may Discovery Protocol and verify the configuration only transmit a CDP or LLDP frame down a single port in a is satisfactory. trunk. In that case, you should expect that the data from the port that is receiving the frame should represent all ports in that aggregation.
Acronyms and abbreviations ARP Address Resolution Protocol BPDU Bridge Protocol Data Unit CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol HSRP Hot Standby Routing Protocol IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IP Internet Protocol LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol LAN local-area network LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol MAC medium access control NCU Network Configuration Utility NDIS network driver interface specification Acronyms and abbreviations 41
NFT network fault tolerant NIC network interface controller SIM Systems Insight Manager SLB switch-assisted load balancing SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol STP Spanning Tree Protocol TCP Transmission Control Protocol TLB transmit load balancing UDP User Datagram Protocol VLAN virtual local-area network WMI Windows Management Instrumentation Acronyms and abbreviations 42
Index C configuring a dual channel load balancing team 23 configuring active path failover 27 configuring fast path failover 28 configuring router path failover 29 configuring VLAN IDs 29 D discovery protocol 32 I IGMP support 35 installing virus throttle 12 P ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack 4 T troubleshooting 36 V Virus Throttle status and configuration utility 16 Virus Throttle, defined 12 W Windows operating systems 6 Index 43
