HP NC3131 Fast Ethernet Server Adapter - Manual (Page 5)

Using Network Configuration Utility Agent with HP SIM 5
Using Network Configuration Utility Agent with
HP SIM
Replicate Agent Settings tool
The Replicate Agent Settings tool lets you configure adapters and adapter teams on target servers based
on configuration information transferred from a source server. The target server is not required to be
identical to the source server.
The Replicate Agent Settings tool identifies adapters by their relative order in the system. The relative
order is determined by the following properties.
• Slot and port order for adapters in non-HP BladeSystem configurations
• Enclosure switch bay number and switch port order for adapters in HP BladeSystem configurations
Adapters embedded on the system board are assigned the lowest numbers, followed by adapters ordered
by their slot or switch bay number with the lowest slot or switch bay number first. Multiport adapters are
ordered by ascending port or switch port number within each slot.
Order of adapters on target systems
Adapters on the target system are configured to match the corresponding adapter number on the source
server.
• The first adapter on the target system is configured using data from the first adapter on the source
server.
• The second adapter on the target system is configured using data from the second adapter on the
source server, and so on.
• If the target system has more adapters than the source server, then the extra adapters retain their
current settings.
• If the target system has fewer adapters than the source server, data for additional adapters on the
source server is ignored.
HP Multifunction adapters on target systems
To transfer iSCSI, TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE), or Receive-Side Scaling (RSS) parameters on an HP
multifunction adapter, the following conditions apply.
• The multifunction adapter must be located in the same relative position on the target server as on the
source server.
• If these multifunction parameters are assigned to an adapter that does not support iSCSI, TOE, or
RSS, they are ignored.
• If an adapter supports these multifunction parameters but the parameters are not assigned, the
existing settings are left unchanged.