HP 1.10GB Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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Column name

Description

Profile

Profile Name

Descriptive name for the server profile. The specified text is used as the

base (prefix) for the name of the created Virtual Connect server profiles.

The text can be up to 48 alpha-numeric characters, dashes, and
underscores. Do not use spaces.

Advanced Profile Settings (on

page

103

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Select to show if server factory defaults are being used for Ethernet MAC

Addresses, Fibre Channel WWNs, and Serial Numbers (Logical).

Ethernet Network Connections

Port

Relative order of the Ethernet port on the server receiving the profile.

System board NICs are first in the order, followed by NICs on mezzanine
cards.

Network Name

Name of the network associated with this port selected from list of defined

networks

Status

Displays the current linked status of the selected port

Port Speed

The requested operational speed for the server port. Valid values include

"Auto", "Preferred", and "Custom". The default value is "Preferred".
If the speed type is "Auto", the maximum port speed is determined by the

maximum configured speed for the network.
If the speed type is "Preferred", the speed of the network is the same as

the preferred speed of the network to which the connection is associated.
If no preferred speed is configured for a network, it defaults to "Auto".
If the speed type is "Custom", the user can configure any speed from
100Mb to MAX Configured speed for the network in 100-Mb increments.

PXE

Shows whether PXE is enabled, disabled, or USE BIOS is selected on that
port. Only one port can have PXE enabled for VC-controlled addresses.

MAC

Type of MAC address assignment configured for the Virtual Connect
domain

FC SAN Connections

Port

Relative order of the Fibre Channel port on the server receiving the profile

Connected to

Bay number of the VC-FC module to which the port is connected

FC SAN name

Name of the SAN fabric to which the port is connected, or Unassigned

Status

Status of the Fibre Channel module port connected to the server HBA port

Port speed

Speed of the VC-FC module port connected to the server HBA port

WWPN

Type of WWN address assignment configured for the Virtual Connect

domain

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

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