NetWare* ANS Command Line Parameters and Keywords

The following NetWare keywords are applicable for the NetWare ANS driver.

NOTE: Always type IANS before the keyword and include the team number in the command line if more than one team exists.

See also EXAMPLES files for usage.

Parameter

Description

Example

HELP or -h
-h<keyword> Used alone, this command shows a list of all known ANS keywords. If it is followed by a keyword, a specific help message is displayed for that keyword. -h probes

STATUS Displays the status of the team. If more than one team exists, the team name must be included. load ians status team=1

NAME Gives user the ability to set a unique string identifier for each virtual adapter (team or VLAN). load ians frame=ethernet_II name=server1

TEAM Assigns unique numeric identifier for each virtual adapter (team or VLAN). The number can be user-assigned or machine-generated. Range = 0-9999. Default = 1 and increments by one.

MODE

Sets the teaming type for the given team. Modes=AFT | ALB | SFT | FEC | GEC | AD. Default=AFT.

AFT	Adapter Fault Tolerance
ALB	Adaptive Load Balancing
SFT	Switch Fault Tolerance
FEC	Fast EtherChannel (*used here to include Link Aggregation and static 802.3ad)
GEC	Gigabit EtherChannel (*used here to include Link Aggregation and static 802.3ad)
AD	IEEE 802.3ad teaming mode

load ians commit mode=ALB team=2

BIND Matches physical adapters to specific drivers and virtual adapters to protocols.

COMMIT Used after binding all underlying base drivers as team members before binding to the protocol. load ians commit mode=ALB team=2

RECOMMIT Used to dynamically add members or VLANs to an existing team.

REMOVETEAM Used to remove any team by number except the last team. ians removeteam=2

PRIMARY Allows user to set the primary adapter. If not specified, the default is the first team member. bind ians ce100b primary

SECONDARY Allows user to set the secondary adapter. bind ians ce100b secondary

NO_DEFAULT_PRIMARY Allows user to block from choosing the first team member as the primary. bind ians no_default_primary

SMPMODE Enables SMP awareness. Values=SMP | NONSMP. Default matches the machine. Use only on first load ians line. load ians smpmode=smp frame=ethernet_II

TX_ECBS_TO_USE Sets the number of ECBs (buffers) in RAM for each virtual adapter (team or VLAN). Range = 0-9999; Default = 64. Use on load line.

MAX_TX_QUEUE Sets the depth of the transmit queues. Range = 0-9999. Default = 1000

RESET LBN Resets a particular virtual adapter (logical board number).

DELAY Sets the time interval, in minutes, before actual commit. Range = 0-5. Default = 0. load ians commit mode=ALB delay=5

The following commands are specific to certain modes only. Probe settings are only applicable in AFT and ALB modes.

When setting intervals for different probe commands, note that a "tic" is a unit of time equal to 110 milliseconds.

NOTE: Always include the team number in the command line if more than one team exists.

Parameter
Valid Range Default Value
Description

VLANID 1 - 4095 n/a Creates a virtual adapter with a specific VLAN number (must match network).

REMOVEVLANID Removes the set VLANID

PROBES ON | OFF BROADCAST | MULTICAST ON, BROADCAST Allows checking for link state between team members (optional). Only for AFT or ALB teams of more than 1 adapter using ETHERNET_II or ETHERNET_SNAP.

PROBE_RETRY_COUNT 0 - 9999 7 Number of times probes will be resent before deciding the link is down.

PROBE_BURST_SIZE 1 - 9999 3 Number of back to back probes to send (to attempt to get through heavy traffic).

PROBE_SET_DEFAULT Resets all probe-related parameters except PROBES

PROBE_SEND_INTERVAL 4 - 9998 18 tics Sets the time interval between probe transmissions.

PROBE_CHECK_INTERVAL 0 - 9998 2 tics Sets the time interval between probe checks (returns).

PROBE_RECHECK_INTERVAL 0 - 9998 2 tics Sets the time interval between probe checks during retries.

BALANCE_INTERVAL 18 - 1080 180 tics Sets the amount of time between load balance checks (not AFT and SFT).

STFORWARD_DELAY 0 - 255 15 Sets the SFT failover delay for SFT mode. Should be the max spanning tree forward delay for the switches connected to the server. Range = 0-255. Default = 15.

RLBMODE Enable/Disable Enable Enable/disable the receive load balancing in the ALB team mode.

Parameter	Valid Range	Default Value	Description
VLANID	1 - 4095	n/a	Creates a virtual adapter with a specific VLAN number (must match network).
REMOVEVLANID			Removes the set VLANID
PROBES	ON \| OFF BROADCAST \| MULTICAST	ON, BROADCAST	Allows checking for link state between team members (optional). Only for AFT or ALB teams of more than 1 adapter using ETHERNET_II or ETHERNET_SNAP.
PROBE_RETRY_COUNT	0 - 9999	7	Number of times probes will be resent before deciding the link is down.
PROBE_BURST_SIZE	1 - 9999	3	Number of back to back probes to send (to attempt to get through heavy traffic).
PROBE_SET_DEFAULT			Resets all probe-related parameters except PROBES
PROBE_SEND_INTERVAL	4 - 9998	18 tics	Sets the time interval between probe transmissions.
PROBE_CHECK_INTERVAL	0 - 9998	2 tics	Sets the time interval between probe checks (returns).
PROBE_RECHECK_INTERVAL	0 - 9998	2 tics	Sets the time interval between probe checks during retries.
BALANCE_INTERVAL	18 - 1080	180 tics	Sets the amount of time between load balance checks (not AFT and SFT).
STFORWARD_DELAY	0 - 255	15	Sets the SFT failover delay for SFT mode. Should be the max spanning tree forward delay for the switches connected to the server. Range = 0-255. Default = 15.
RLBMODE	Enable/Disable	Enable	Enable/disable the receive load balancing in the ALB team mode.

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