Installing Windows Server 2008 D-21Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapterand automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the groupwhen any trouble occurred on that adapter.Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapterand enhances the throughput by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters.This feature includes AFT feature.IMPORTANT: AFT/ALB setup must be operated after installing the drivers andrestarting the system. All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must existon the same LAN. If they are connected to the separate switches,they will not work normally. The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing(ALB) can be connected to only Switching Hub. When exchange the mother board or option network card, make sureto remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate theadapter team after exchange complete.Setup Teaming1. Open the [Device Manager].2. Open [Network adapters] → [Intel(R) xxx] properties.3. Click [Teaming] tab and check the [Team this adapter with other adapters] check box.Click [New Team].4. Fill the name of the team in [Specify a name for the team] and click [Next].5. Include the adapter to the team and click [Next].IMPORTANT: Do not include the member adapter over than two.6. Select a team type ([Adapter Fault Tolerance]/[Adaptive Load Balancing]).Click [Next].7. Click [Finish].8. Click [TEAM: "Team name"] from [Device manager]→[Network adapters] to modify theteam. Click [Settings] tab and click [Modify Team] button.
