HP 1.10GB Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 110)

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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 ).
iSCSI offload and boot
The iSCSI configuration setup feature enables a VC user to configure a server to boot from a remote iSCSI
target as part of the VC server profile.
Use the iSCSI offload feature to offload iSCSI protocol processing from the OS to the NIC. In addition to
offloading TCP/IP protocol processing, it also offloads iSCSI protocol processing.
The following items are required for iSCSI offload and boot:
• VC 3.10 or higher firmware. If the VC firmware is downgraded to an older version, the iSCSI boot
parameter configuration is not supported. All iSCSI boot parameters are cleared.
• HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module—supports iSCSI, and supports FCoE connections to server
bays
• HP VC Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module—supports iSCSI
• The latest BIOS on a supported server. See the Virtual Connect QuickSpecs on the HP website
(
http://www.hp.com/go/vc ).
• NIC requirements:
o HP NC551i Dual-Port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapters
o HP NC551m Dual-Port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapters
o HP NC553i 10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter
o HP NC553m 10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter
• One Command OS tool