Advanced network settings – HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual
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IMPORTANT:
For best performance, HP recommends limiting the number of shared uplinks sets
in one domain to two. There is a 1000 network limit per Virtual Connect domain.
Advanced Network Settings
These settings affect only newly created profiles.
Versions of VC prior to v4.01 used the "preferred speed" to control bandwidth allocation. When existing
profiles are upgraded to VC v4.01, the "maximum speed" from the network is set automatically on the
connection. If no maximum speed was configured prior to the upgrade, then the maximum speed will be 10
Gb for Ethernet connections and 8Gb for FCoE connections. The pre-4.01 behavior can be retained by
setting "maximum speed" to the same value as "preferred speed".
IMPORTANT:
Depending on the NIC firmware versions in use, you might need to upgrade the
NIC firmware for these speed enforcement settings to work correctly. HP recommends SPP version
2013.02.00 or later.
To change these settings:
1.
Click the selection box, and then select a setting (100Mb to 10Gb):
o
Set preferred connection speed. This value is the default speed for server profile connections
mapped to this network. The server administrator can increase or decrease this setting on an
individual profile connection.
o
Set maximum connection speed. This value is the maximum speed for server profile connections
mapped to this network. This setting limits the maximum port speed from the server to the network
connection associated with the multiple networks.
2.
Click Apply.
For more information, see "Multiple Networks Link Speed Settings (on page
)."