HP Virtual Connect 1.10Gb-F Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 146)

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Redundancy for PXE operations can be achieved using multiple PXE enabled NICs. However, the Virtual
Connect Manager is limited to enabling only one NIC for PXE booting. If a configuration requires more
than one NIC to have PXE enabled, you should set all NICs in the VC Manager to the "Use BIOS" setting,
and configure the NIC PXE settings through their respective BIOS utilities (F9 for embedded NICs, and F1
for mezzanine NIC ports.)
The following table lists examples of valid configurations for PXE enabling NIC ports. This is only a
sampling of the possible valid configurations.
PXE enabled PXE disabled Server blade configuration
Embedded NIC 1,
Mezz 1 NIC port 1
Embedded NIC 2,
Mezz NIC port 2
BL46xc with a dual-port NIC Mezzanine
adapter
Embedded NIC 2,
Mezz 1 NIC port 1
Embedded NIC 1,
Mezz NIC port 2
BL46xc with a dual-port NIC Mezzanine
adapter
Embedded NIC 1,
Mezz 1 NIC port 1,2 Embedded NIC 1 BL46xc with a dual-port NIC Mezzanine
adapter
Mezz 1 NIC port 1,2 Embedded NIC 1,2 BL46xc with a dual-port NIC Mezzanine
adapter
Embedded NIC 1,
Mezz 1 NIC port 1
Mezz 2 NIC ports 1,2 Embedded NIC 2, 3,4
Mezz 1 NIC port 1
Mezz 2 NIC port 3,4 BL48xc with a dual-port NIC Mezzanine
adapter and a quad-port NIC Mezzanine
adapter
Embedded NIC 4,
Mezz 1 NIC ports 1,2
Mezz 2 NIC ports 1,2,3,4 Embedded NIC 1,2,3 BL48xc with a dual-port NIC Mezzanine
adapter and a quad-port NIC Mezzanine
adapter
Mezz 1 NIC port 1
Mezz 2 NIC ports 1 Embedded NIC 1,2,3,4
Mezz 1 NIC port 2
Mezz 2 NIC port 2,3,4 BL48xc with a dual-port NIC Mezzanine
adapter and a quad-port NIC Mezzanine
adapter
In each configuration above, only one embedded NIC port is allowed to have PXE enabled (any
embedded NIC port is eligible), but any and all mezzanine NIC ports can be enabled whether or not an
embedded NIC port is being enabled.
For more information on RBSU, see the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide on the Documentation CD
or the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/support/smartstart/documentation ).
Define Server Profile screen
Use this screen to create a new server profile definition, which defines and configures Ethernet and Fibre
Channel connectivity for the server. This screen can be edited only by users with server privileges, but it is
viewable by all authorized users.
IMPORTANT: The network setup wizard or equivalent steps must be performed before defining
server profiles. See "HP Virtual Connect Network Setup Wizard (on page 75 )."