San fabrics (external connections) screen – HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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Task

Description

Modify a fabric name

Type a name in the Fabric Name field. Do not use spaces.

Set the uplink port speed

Click the pull-down arrow in the Configured Speed field, and then select

a speed. The default value is Auto, which auto-negotiates the speed with
the FC switch to which the ports are connected.

Change the login re-distribution (on
page

109

)

Select the Show Advanced Settings checkbox, and then select Manual or
Automatic. The default is Manual. The Automatic option is only available
on FlexFabric modules, and enables you to specify an interval, in

seconds, for how long the previously offline links must be stable before
the module can re-distribute logins. For more information, see "Fibre
Channel Settings (Misc.) screen (on page

115

)."

Add an uplink port

Select a bay and port, and then click Add. In double-dense mode, do not
select Bay 7 or Bay 8.

Delete an uplink port

Left-click an uplink port row to select it, right-click to display a menu, and
then select Delete Port, or click Delete in the Action column.

Save changes

Click Apply.

Cancel without saving changes

Click Cancel.

SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen

To access this screen, click SAN Fabrics in the left navigation tree.
This screen lists all of the SAN fabrics that have been created and displays the external connection

information.

The following table describes the fields within the SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen.

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