Hiding unused flexnics in a profile, Server blade power on and power off guidelines – HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 189

c.

Enter the command reset server x, where [x=bay number].

d.

Confirm that you want to reset the server blade.

2.

Re-enable the disabled ports on the VC interconnect modules using one of the following methods:

o

Click Re-enable Ports in the GUI.

o

Use the "reset port-protect" CLI command.

The SNMP agent supports trap generation when a pause flood condition is detected or cleared.
Virtual Connect provides the ability to enable or disable port pause flood protection. The feature is enabled
by default and applies to all VC-Enet modules in the domain. Port pause floods are detected and server ports

can be disabled even prior to any enclosure being imported.

Hiding unused FlexNICs in a profile

To hide unused FlexNICs in a new server profile, use the add profile command with the

HideUnusedFlexNICs property:

->add profile MyNewProfile2 HideUnusedFlexNICs=true

To hide unused FlexNICs in an existing server profile, use the set profile command with the

HideUnusedFlexNICs property:

->set profile Profile1 HideUnusedFlexNICs=true

When you hide unused FlexNICs in an existing server profile, the operating system does not enumerate

physical functions of FlexNICs not mapped to profile connections as network interfaces. This might change

the order of network interfaces in the operating system and require manual adjustments to NIC teaming or

other network configurations in the operating system to restore network connectivity.
Changing this option requires you to power off the server.

Server blade power on and power off guidelines

Certain server profile changes require the server blade in the device bay to be powered off before the

change can be made. HP recommends that administrators power off servers with the server console before

attempting such operations within the Virtual Connect Manager.
If any changes are made to a server profile that require modifications to the server, the server blade must be
powered off. Network or fabric changes do not require the server blade to be powered off. Server-side

settings include the following:

Assigning a VC- or user-defined MAC address

Changing the PXE setting

Assigning a VC-defined WWN

Changing the Fibre Channel boot parameters

Changing iSCSI boot parameters

Adding or deleting a connection of any kind

Changing the FlexNIC enumeration setting on a profile

If any of the listed settings are changing, the server must be powered off before the profile action can occur.
If the server blade is not powered off, a message appears and no changes are made. In this case, power off

the server blade and repeat the action.
When server-side settings are changing, the following operations require that server blades be powered off:

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