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HP 1.10GB Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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Field name

Description

is unlinked and no connectivity exists, the cause is displayed. For more

information about possible causes, see "Port status conditions (on page

208

)."

Connector Type

Displays the type of connector on the port; for example, RJ-45

Connected to

If the port is connected to a switch that supports LLDP, the switch MAC

address and switch port number appear. A link is provided to obtain
more information about the far-end switch port.

PID

When selected, this option sets/clears the port identifier color as blue on

the VC E-net module to aid in the location of the specific uplink. The PID

status for the overall network also appears.

Speed/Duplex

Pull-down menu to specify the speed and duplex (where applicable) of
the uplink port

Network Access Groups

Displays the Network Access Groups that include this network.

The following table describes the available actions in the Edit Ethernet Network screen. Clicking another link

in the pull-down menu or left navigation tree causes current edits that have not been applied to be lost.

Task

Action

Modify network color

Select a color from the Color pull-down menu.

Modify network label

Type a label in the Labels field, and then press Enter. A network can have
up to 16 labels. Labels cannot contain spaces and are limited to 24

characters.

Enable or disable Smart Link on the
network being defined

Select the Smart Link checkbox.

Designate or do not designate the
network as a private network

Select the Private Network checkbox.

Enable or disable VLAN tunneling

Select the Enable VLAN Tunneling checkbox.

Enable or disable the network

Select the Enabled checkbox.

Set a custom value for preferred link
connection speed or maximum link

connection speed

Select the Advanced Network Settings checkbox.

Add an external uplink port to the
network

Use the cascading menu to select a port, and then click Add Port.

Change the uplink interface port speed
or disable the port

Click the pull-down box under Speed/Duplex, and then select a setting.

Change the connection mode

Click the down arrow in the box next to Connection Mode, and then

select Auto or Failover. For a description of these modes, see "Defining
a network (on page

91

)."

Delete an added port

Click the Delete link in the Action column, or left-click the port to select it,

right-click to display a menu, and then select Delete.

Add this network to Network Access
Groups

In the Network Access Groups field, begin typing the name of a Network

Access Group that should include this network. When the Network
Access Group name appears, select the name.

Remove this network from Network
Access Groups

In the Network Access Groups field, click the X next to the Network

Access Group name that should not be included.

Save changes

Click Apply.

Cancel without saving changes

Click Cancel.

If the network mappings are changed on the NIC ports, a link might not be re-established between the
module and the ports of an NC364m mezzanine card.