HP 1.10GB Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 4)

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Understanding networks and shared uplink sets ........................................................................................... 74
Shared uplink sets and VLAN tagging .............................................................................................. 74
Smart Link..................................................................................................................................... 75
Private Networks ........................................................................................................................... 75
VLAN Tunneling Support ................................................................................................................ 75
Managing networks ................................................................................................................................. 76
Network Access Groups screen ....................................................................................................... 77
Define Network Access Group screen .............................................................................................. 79
Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen ......................................................................................... 80
Ethernet Settings (Advanced Settings) screen ..................................................................................... 84
Define Ethernet Network screen ....................................................................................................... 89
Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen ............................................................................... 96
Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen .................................................................................. 97
Managing shared uplink sets .................................................................................................................... 99
Define Shared Uplink Set screen ...................................................................................................... 99
Shared Uplink Sets (External Connections) screen ............................................................................ 105
Shared Uplink Sets (Associated Networks) screen ............................................................................ 108
Virtual Connect fabrics .............................................................................................................. 110
Understanding FC fabrics and bay groups ................................................................................................ 110
Virtual Connect fabric .................................................................................................................. 110
Managing fabrics .................................................................................................................................. 111
Define SAN Fabric screen ............................................................................................................ 111
SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen ..................................................................................... 117
SAN Fabrics (Server Connections) screen ....................................................................................... 118
Fibre Channel Settings (Misc.) screen ............................................................................................. 120
Virtual Connect server profiles .................................................................................................... 121
Understanding server profiles .................................................................................................................. 121
Multi-blade servers ....................................................................................................................... 123
Flex-10 overview ......................................................................................................................... 124
Flex-10 configuration ................................................................................................................... 125
FlexFabric overview ..................................................................................................................... 126
PXE settings ................................................................................................................................ 127
iSCSI offload and boot ................................................................................................................. 128
iSCSI and FCoE port assignments .................................................................................................. 130
Bandwidth assignment ................................................................................................................. 131
Managing MAC, WWN, and server virtual ID settings .............................................................................. 133
Ethernet Settings (MAC Addresses) screen ...................................................................................... 133
Fibre Channel Settings (WWN Settings) screen ............................................................................... 135
Serial Number Settings screen ....................................................................................................... 136
Advanced Profile Settings ............................................................................................................. 137
Managing server profiles ....................................................................................................................... 138
Define Server Profile screen .......................................................................................................... 138
Server Profiles screen ................................................................................................................... 156
Edit Server Profile screen .............................................................................................................. 157
Assigning a server profile with FCoE connections to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade ............... 163
Unassigning a server profile with FCoE connections to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade and deleting the
SAN fabric ................................................................................................................................. 169
General requirements for adding FC or FCoE connections ................................................................ 174
Virtual Connect and Insight Control Server Deployment .............................................................................. 177
Virtual Connect modules ............................................................................................................ 178
Firmware updates .................................................................................................................................. 178