Configuring ldap authentication support for users, Network setup, Configuring mac address ranges – HP Virtual Connect 1.10Gb-F Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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It is possible to create a user with no privileges. This user can only view status and settings.

NOTE:

The vcmuser_ account is an internal Onboard Administrator account created and used

by Virtual Connect Manager to communicate with the Onboard Administrator. This account

can show up in the Onboard Administrator system log. This account cannot be changed or

deleted.

Configuring LDAP authentication support for users

Set LDAP properties
>set ldap ipaddress=192.168.0.110 enabled=true

Add/Remove LDAP directory groups
>add ldap-group MyNewGroup description="This is my test group"

privileges=domain,server,network

Enable/Disable local users
>set ldap localusers=disabled

Display LDAP settings and directory groups
>show ldap
>show ldap-group

Network setup

To establish external Ethernet network connectivity for the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, do the

following:

1.

Identify the MAC addresses to be used on the server blades deployed within this Virtual Connect

domain.

2.

Setup connections from the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure to the external Ethernet networks.
These connections can be uplinks dedicated to a specific Ethernet network or shared uplinks that
carry multiple Ethernet networks with the use of VLAN tags.

Configuring MAC Address ranges

Use VC-Defined MAC addresses
>set domain MacType=VC-Defined MacPool=10

Use factory-default MAC addresses
>set domain MacType=Factory-Default

Set user-defined MAC addresses
>set domain MacType=User-Defined MacStart=00-17-A4-77-00-00 MacEnd=00-

17-A4-77-00-FF

IMPORTANT:

Configuring Virtual Connect to assign server blade MAC addresses requires

careful planning to ensure that the configured range of MAC addresses is used once within the

environment. Duplicate MAC addresses on an Ethernet network can result in a server network

outage.

Each server blade Ethernet NIC ships with a factory default MAC address. The MAC address is a 48-bit

number that uniquely identifies the Ethernet interface to other devices on the network. While the hardware

ships with default MAC addresses, Virtual Connect has the ability to assign MAC addresses that will

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