IBM Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet SX Adapter Supplemental Information
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New in This Software Release
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Release 1.3 of the Netfinity adapter software has the following new
features and improvements:

  - Teaming support for NetWare. Adapter Fault Tolerance (IBMAFT),
    Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB), and Gigabit EtherChannel* (GEC)
    are now available for NetWare 4.11 and 5.0.

  - Additional Teaming support for Windows NT 4.0. Adaptive Load
    Balancing and Gigabit EtherChannel are now available for NT 4.0.

  - IBMAFT Teaming flexibility improved. Adapter Fault Tolerance
    teams may now consist of a mix of Netfinity adapters and 10/100
    adapters.

  - Link Aggregation. Link Aggregation delivers scalable bandwidth in
    200Mbps increments, up to 800Mbps full duplex. Unlike ALB, you can
    configure Link Aggregation to increase both transmission and reception
    channels between your server and switch. Adapter teams configured for
    Link Aggregation also provide the benefits of IBMAFT. Requires an IBM
    switch with Link Aggregation capability.

  - Jumbo Frames. A feature that increases throughput and decreases CPU
    utilization by putting more data in each packet, thereby sending out
    fewer packets. Designed for Gigabit networks with an infrastructure
    that supports Jumbo Frames.

  - A UnixWare 7 driver, in addition to UnixWare 2, is now included on
    this CD.

  - Additional diagnostics support. The CD includes a DOS-based utility
    called DIAG1000.EXE. This was previously available on the support
    Web site only.

  - The drivers and IBMSet software have been improved.


Readme Files for Windows* NT*, NetWare*, and Unix*
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For more information on installing drivers for Windows NT 4.0, NetWare,
and Unix, see the text files in the \info directory on this CD-ROM.

NetWare 5.0                    NW50.TXT
NetWare 4.11                   NW411.TXT
NetWare 3.12                   NW312.TXT
NetWare Client 32              NWCLT32.TXT
Windows NT 4.0                 MSNT40.TXT
Windows NT 3.51                MSNT351.TXT
Unix                           UNIXINFO.TXT


Use any standard text editor or word processor to read or print the
files.


Making Floppy Disks for NetWare, Windows, and Unix Installation
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If you need to use a floppy disk to install the Netfinity adapter drivers
use the MAKEDISK.BAT utility, located on this CD-ROM. When you run the
utility, it prompts for drive locations.


Adapter Teaming Features: Adapter Fault Tolerance (IBMAFT), Adaptive
Load Balancing (ALB), and Gigabit EtherChannel (GEC)
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Instructions for setting up IBMAFT and ALB in Windows NT 4.0 are provided
in the MSNT40.TXT file in the \info directory on this CD-ROM and in the
Installation Guide. NetWare instructions are in the NW411.TXT and
NW50.TXT files in the \info directory and in the Installation Guide.


Installation Guide on CD
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An online version of the Netfinity Gigabit adapter Installation
Guide is located in the \info directory on this CD-ROM. The filename is
guide.pdf. It can be viewed and printed with the Adobe Acrobat* Reader.

If you do not already have the Acrobat reader on your computer, you can
install it from the IBM CD-ROM. The Acrobat reader version 3.01
installation file for Windows 95/NT is located in the \acrobat directory
on this CD-ROM. You can download other versions from the Adobe Web site
at http://www.adobe.com/acrobat.

To install the reader from the IBM CD-ROM, double-click the
AR32E301.EXE file in the \acrobat directory. Follow the prompts for
completing installation.


DMI and SNMP Software Support
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The Netfinity Gigabit adapter provides Desktop Management
Interface 2.0 and SNMP capability for your Management applications.
Software for DMI and SNMP is located in the \dmi-snmp directory on this
CD.

For DMI-SNMP information for NetWare, see the dminet.txt file in the
\dmi-snmp\snmp\nwserver directory

For DMI-SNMP information for Windows NT, see the dmiwin.txt file in the
\dmi-snmp\snmp\win32 directory





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