HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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Virtual Connect server profiles 135

Column name

Description

Profile

Profile Name

Descriptive name for the server profile. The text can be up to 64

alpha-numeric characters, dashes, and underscores. Do not use spaces.

Network Access Group

Associates a network access group to the profile. The default network access

group is "default."

Advanced Profile Settings (on

page

132

)

Select to show if server factory defaults are being used for Ethernet MAC
Addresses, Fibre Channel WWNs, and Serial Numbers.

Ethernet Adapter Connections

Port

Relative order of the Ethernet port on the server receiving the profile. System

board NICs are first in the order, followed by NICs on mezzanine cards. See
"Port assignment" and "Bandwidth assignment (on page

126

)."

Network Name

Name of the network associated with this port. Click Select Network to use the

Select Ethernet Network box to find and select a network for this connection.
You can filter networks by various attributes, including name, labels, color,
and shared uplink set name (if one is associated).

Status

Displays the current linked status of the selected port

Port Speed

The requested operational speed for the server port. Valid values include

"Auto", "Preferred", and "Custom". The default value is "Preferred".
If the speed type is "Auto", the maximum port speed is determined by the
maximum configured speed for the network.

If the speed type is "Preferred", the speed of the network is the same as the
preferred speed of the network to which the connection is associated. If no
preferred speed is configured for a network, it defaults to "Auto".

If the speed type is "Custom", you can configure any speed from 100Mb to
MAX Configured speed for the network in 100-Mb increments.*

PXE

Shows whether PXE is enabled, disabled, or USE BIOS is selected on that

port. Only one port can have PXE enabled.

MAC

Type of MAC address assignment configured for the Virtual Connect domain

Action

Perform delete operations

iSCSI HBA Connections

Port

Relative order of the port on the server receiving the profile

Network Name

Name of the network associated with this port. Click Select Network to use the
Select Ethernet Network box to find and select a network for this connection.

You can filter networks by various attributes, including name, labels, color,
and shared uplink set name (if one is associated).

Status

Displays the current linked status of the selected port

Port Speed

The requested operational speed for the server port. Valid values include
"Auto", "Preferred", and "Custom". The default value is "Preferred".
If the speed type is "Auto", the maximum port speed is determined by the

maximum configured speed for the network.
If the speed type is "Preferred", the speed of the network is the same as the
preferred speed of the network to which the connection is associated. If no

preferred speed is configured for a network, it defaults to "Auto".
If the speed type is "Custom", you can configure any speed from 100Mb to
MAX Configured speed for the network in 100-Mb increments.*

Boot Setting

Enables or disables offload or boot on the network connection. Valid values
are DISABLED, PRIMARY, (SECONDARY), and USE-BIOS. For more

information, see "Creating iSCSI connections (on page

139

)." After selecting

an option, you must click outside the grid to complete the selection.

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