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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