HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 190)

Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 190
• Assigning a profile to a server blade already installed in a device bay
• Deleting a profile, moving a profile to a different device bay, or unassigning a profile from the existing
bay
• Making modifications to a profile that affect settings on the server blade; for example, PXE
enable/disable, changing the number of connections, or changing Fibre Channel boot parameters
• Assigning a VC-assigned serial number
The following operations do not require the server blade to be powered off:
• Changing the network connected to an already defined Ethernet port
• Changing the Fabric connected to a Fibre Channel port
• Changing the speed of a Fibre Channel port
• Assigning or unassigning server profiles, if server factory defaults are used for MAC addresses and
WWNs, BIOS Fibre Channel boot settings are used, and PXE is not being enabled or disabled (USE
BIOS for all network connections).
Exceptions for Flex-10 and FlexFabric 20 connection changes are specified in the following sections.
Flex-10 and FlexFabric 20 connection changes that require power off
Always power off server blades with Flex-10 connections in the following instances:
• Adding a connection that is mapped to a Flex-10 or FlexFabric 20
• Removing a connection that is mapped to a Flex-10 or FlexFabric 20
• Assigning a profile to a server that maps Flex-10 or FlexFabric 20 connections
• Unassigning a profile with Flex-10 FlexFabric 20 connections
Flex-10 connection changes that do not require power off
With Virtual Connect v2.10 and higher, it is not necessary to power off a server blade with Flex-10
connections in the following instances:
• Changing a connection's network:
o From a single network to another single network
o From a single network to multiple networks
o From multiple networks to a single network
• Modifying the networks or VLAN IDs in a connection with multiple networks
With Virtual Connect v2.30 and higher, it is not necessary to power off a server blade with Flex-10
connections in the following instances:
• Changing a connection's network:
o From "unassigned" to a single network
o From a single network to "unassigned"
o From "unassigned" to multiple networks
o From multiple networks to "unassigned"
• Changing the requested bandwidth
FCoE connection changes that require power off
• Adding an FCoE connection to an assigned server profile