Creating iscsi connections – HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual
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Virtual Connect server profiles 188
Ethernet profile connection Map to bay
Map to server port
11
3
Mezz1:1D
12
4
Mezz1:2D
13
1
Not mapped
14
2
Not mapped
FCoE connections for new profiles have changed to the connections shown in the following table.
FCoE profile connection
Map to bay
Map to server port
1
1
LOM1:1B (FCoE network only)
2
2
LOM1:2B (FCoE network only)
3
3
Mezz1:1B (either FCoE network or SAN Fabric)
4
4
Mezz1:2B (either FCoE network or SAN Fabric)
After upgrading from versions previous to VC v4.01, it is not possible to create an identical profile to the one
created prior to the upgrade. This is because mapping of the FCoE connections changed with the
introduction of the support for dual-hop FCoE on the Flex-10/10D modules. In addition, a FlexNIC-b may no
longer be available as an Ethernet connection if an FCoE connection is also preferred on the same profile.
Creating iSCSI connections
In order to provision iSCSI connections, you must remove any FCoE connections assigned by default when
FlexFabric modules are present in an enclosure. If you are not going to configure FCoE connections and the
adapter does not support iSCSI and FCoE on different PFs, delete the default connections so that those port
functions are available for iSCSI.
In the iSCSI HBA Connections section, add an iSCSI connection. Select a VC network, and then select a boot
setting:
•
Disabled—Only iSCSI offload is available. Boot is unavailable.
•
Primary—Enables you to set up a fault-tolerant boot path and displays the screen for Flex-10 iSCSI
connections (on page
). If Primary is already configured, this setting changes to Secondary.
•
USE-BIOS—Indicates if boot will be enabled or disabled using the server iSCSI BIOS utility.
The multiple network feature is not supported for iSCSI connections.
VCM looks at the number and types of connections in the profile—FCoE, iSCSI, and Ethernet. FCoE
connections are assigned first, followed by iSCSI and then by Ethernet. It is possible that some connections
will be unmapped. On server boot, the adapter enumerates functions configured by VCM. Any personality
change triggers a server reboot during POST.
After creating the iSCSI offload connections, use the iSCSI BIOS utility or OS tools to configure all iSCSI
parameters.
IMPORTANT:
After a profile has been created with iSCSI offload and assigned to a server, this
iSCSI offload configuration remains until it is manually removed through the system BIOS or OS
utility, even if the iSCSI offload is removed from the profile. Additionally, if iSCSI targets are
added using the system BIOS or the OS utility, those targets remain until they are manually
removed.