Contents 4
Managing users ...................................................................................................................................... 65
Local Users screen ......................................................................................................................... 66
Configuring LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+ ...................................................................................... 68
Virtual Connect networks ............................................................................................................. 85
Understanding networks and shared uplink sets ........................................................................................... 85
Shared uplink sets and VLAN tagging .............................................................................................. 85
Smart Link..................................................................................................................................... 86
Private Networks ........................................................................................................................... 86
VLAN Tunneling Support ................................................................................................................ 86
Managing networks ................................................................................................................................. 87
Network Access Groups screen ....................................................................................................... 89
Define Network Access Group screen .............................................................................................. 91
Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen ......................................................................................... 92
Ethernet Networks (Advanced Settings) ............................................................................................ 96
Quality of Service ........................................................................................................................ 101
IGMP Settings (IGMP Configuration) screen .................................................................................... 110
IGMP Settings (Multicast Filter Set) screen ....................................................................................... 114
Define Ethernet Network screen ..................................................................................................... 115
Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen ............................................................................. 122
Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen ................................................................................ 123
Managing shared uplink sets .................................................................................................................. 124
Define Shared Uplink Set screen .................................................................................................... 125
Shared Uplink Sets (External Connections) screen ............................................................................ 134
Shared Uplink Sets (Associated Networks) screen ............................................................................ 137
Virtual Connect fabrics .............................................................................................................. 139
Understanding FC fabrics ....................................................................................................................... 139
FabricAttach VC SAN fabrics ........................................................................................................ 139
DirectAttach VC SAN fabrics ........................................................................................................ 142
Mixed FabricAttach and DirectAttach VC SAN fabrics ..................................................................... 144
Bay groups ................................................................................................................................. 145
Double-dense mode ..................................................................................................................... 145
Managing fabrics .................................................................................................................................. 145
Define SAN Fabric screen ............................................................................................................ 146
SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen ..................................................................................... 153
SAN Fabrics (Server Connections) screen ....................................................................................... 155
Fibre Channel Settings (Misc.) screen ............................................................................................. 156
Virtual Connect server profiles .................................................................................................... 157
Understanding server profiles .................................................................................................................. 157
Multi-blade servers ....................................................................................................................... 159
Flex-10 overview ......................................................................................................................... 160
Flex-10 configuration ................................................................................................................... 162
FlexFabric overview ..................................................................................................................... 163
PXE settings ................................................................................................................................ 164
iSCSI offload and boot ................................................................................................................. 166
iSCSI and FCoE port assignments .................................................................................................. 167
Bandwidth assignment ................................................................................................................. 169
Managing MAC, WWN, and server virtual ID settings .............................................................................. 170
Ethernet Settings (MAC Addresses) screen ...................................................................................... 171
Fibre Channel Settings (WWN Settings) screen ............................................................................... 172
Serial Number Settings screen ....................................................................................................... 173
Advanced Profile Settings ............................................................................................................. 174
