Fibre channel boot parameters – HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual
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With Legacy VLAN capacity, each server connection is limited to 28 VLAN mappings.
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With Expanded VLAN capacity, each server connection is limited to 162 VLAN mappings. However,
each physical server port is also limited to 162 VLAN mappings.
IMPORTANT:
Care must be taken not to exceed the limit per physical server port. For example,
if you configure 150 VLAN mappings for a server connection (FlexNIC-a) of a Flex-10 physical
server port, then you can only map 12 VLANs to the remaining three server connections
(FlexNIC-b, FlexNIC-c, and FlexNIC-d) of the same physical server port. If you exceed the 162
VLAN limit, the physical server port is disabled and the four server connections are marked as
Failed.
Fibre Channel boot parameters
Virtual Connect Manager supports setting Fibre Channel boot parameters and enabling/disabling Fibre
Channel boot. To access the Fibre Channel boot parameters, select the Fibre Channel Boot Parameters
checkbox on the Define Server Profile screen (on page
) or the Edit Server Profile screen (on page
under either the FC HBA connections or the FCoE connections, whichever is applicable.
There are four SAN Boot options:
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Use BIOS/EFI (default)—SAN boot settings are not configured by Virtual Connect Manager. BIOS
settings are used.
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Primary—Port is enabled for SAN boot and is first in the boot order.
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Secondary—Port is enabled for SAN boot and is second in the boot order.
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Disabled—Port is disabled for SAN boot.
IMPORTANT:
If Use BIOS is not selected, any parameters set on this screen override the settings
used in other tools, such as RBSU.
A server blade must be powered on at least once with the mezzanine cards installed before Virtual Connect
can properly set the device boot order. The BIOS must first discover the local devices before Virtual Connect
can properly configure the boot order.
When a server blade is first powered on after profile assignment, any Fibre Channel HBA ports that have
SAN boot enabled are configured. However, it may require a subsequent reboot for the boot controller order
to be set correctly.
If the boot settings are changed in the RBSU, the Virtual Connect specified boot settings are not re-applied
until the server has completed POST.
If SAN boot is enabled for a port, be sure that the Target Port Name and LUN are entered correctly.
For more information on SAN boot parameters, see the HP website