Fc-connection – HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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Item

Description

Displays a summary of all FC SAN fabrics

->show fabric *

Displays detailed information for all FC SAN fabrics

->show fabric SAN_5

Displays detailed information for a specific FC SAN fabric

fc-connection

Manage Fibre Channel SAN connections.
Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show

Item

Description

add fc-connection

Add a new FC SAN connection to an existing server profile.

For more information, see "General requirements for adding FC or FCoE

connections (on page

155

)."

Syntax

add fc-connection <ProfileName> [Fabric=<FabricName>]

[Speed=<Auto|1Gb|2Gb|4Gb|8Gb|Disabled>]

[AddressType=<Factory-Default|User-Defined>]

[PortWWN=<WWN address>] [NodeWWN=<WWN address>]

Parameter

ProfileName (required) The name of an existing profile to which the new connection is added
Properties

Fabric (optional)

The name of an existing fabric to associate with the connection. If the fabric
name is not specified, the connection is marked as “Unassigned” and

associated with a specific bay.

Speed (optional)

The port speed of the connection port. Valid values include "Auto", "1Gb",

"2Gb", "4Gb", "8Gb", and "Disabled". If not specified, the default port speed
is set to "Auto".

Speed restrictions:

For the HP 4Gb VC-FC Module and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC Module,
supported speed values include "Auto","1Gb","2Gb", "4Gb", and

"Disabled". If the value is set to 8Gb, the speed is auto-negotiated by Virtual

Connect.

AddressType (optional) The source of WWN address assignments to be used during the creation of the

new connection. If not specified, the default is the domain default. If

"User-Defined" is specified, then both a Port WWN and Node WWN must also

be specified. Valid values include "Factory-Default" and "User-Defined".

PortWWN (required if

AddressType is

User-Defined)

The user-defined Port WWN address to use for the connection. This property is
required if the AddressType specified is "User-Defined". The PortWWN must be

an unused WWN address.

NodeWWN (required if

AddressType is

User-Defined)

The user-defined Node WWN address to use for the connection. This property
is required if the AddressType specified is "User-Defined". The NodeWWN

must be an unused WWN address.

Examples

->add fc-connection MyNewProfile Fabric=SAN_5

Adds a new FC SAN connection to a profile

->add fc-connection MyNewProfile Fabric=SomeFabric

Speed=4Gb

Adds a new FC SAN connection and configures the port speed

->add fc-connection MyNewProfile

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