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

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Column name

Description

network.

Auto—VCM determines the appropriate port speed based on the available

bandwidth for the port.

Preferred—Use the preferred speed of the SAN Fabric or FCoE network
selected for this connection. If no preferred speed is configured, VCM

determines the speed.

Custom—Allows you to select a custom port speed setting between 100Mb
and the configured maximum connection speed in 100Mb increments

Disabled—The FCoE connection is disabled and no bandwidth is allocated.

1,2,4, and 8Gb—Predefined custom port speed selection that can be used for
the FCoE connection assigned to a SAN Fabric

WWPN

Type of WWN address assignment configured for the Virtual Connect

domain

MAC

Type of MAC address assignment configured for the Virtual Connect domain

Action

Perform delete operations

Assign Profile to Server Bay

Power

Icon indicates if the server blade is powered on or off (when a server blade is

selected).

Server Bay Assignment

Displays the enclosure name, bay number, and type of server blade

S/N

Serial number of the server blade in the device bay

Model

Model name of the server blade in the device bay

Status

Status of the server blade in the device bay

UID

Icon indicates if the server blade UID is on or off.

* Only Flex-10 NICs and FlexFabric NICs connected to Flex-10 modules and FlexFabric modules are able to set the

transmit bandwidth allocation. Other parts are restricted to the actual physical speed (1Gb).

The following table describes the available actions in the Define Server Profile screen. Clicking another link

in the pull-down menu or left navigation tree causes current edits that have not been applied to be lost.

Task

Action

Change a profile name

Edit a name in the Profile Name field.

Associate a network access

group

Click the Network Access Group pull-down arrow, and then select a network

access group.

Select to use server factory
defaults for Ethernet MAC

addresses

Select the Advanced Profile Settings check box, and then select the Use Server
Factory Defaults for Ethernet MAC addresses check box.

Select to use server factory
defaults for Fibre Channel

WWNs

Select the Advanced Profile Settings check box, and then select the Use Server

Factory Defaults for Fibre Channel WWNs check box.

Select to use factory defaults for

serial numbers

Select the Advanced Profile Settings check box, and then select the Use Server

Factory Defaults for Serial Numbers check box.

Assign a Network Name

1

Click Unassigned in the Network Name field, and then click the pull-down
arrow.

2

Click Select a network.. or Multiple Networks to find and select a network
for this connection.

See "Multiple network connections for a server port (on page

197

)."

Change the port speed setting

1

Click the pull-down arrow in the Port Speed Type Column.

2

Select Preferred, Auto, Custom, or Disabled. If Custom is selected, set the

port speed, and then click OK.

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