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HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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Virtual Connect server profiles 205

Column name

Description

"Auto", "Preferred", "Custom", and "Disabled". The default value is

"Preferred".

Auto—The maximum port speed is determined by the maximum configured

speed for the network.
Preferred—The speed of the network is the same as the preferred speed of the

network to which the connection is associated. If no preferred speed is

configured for a network, it behaves like "Auto".
Custom—You can configure any speed from 100Mb to the maximum

configured speed for the network in 100-Mb increments.*

For all speed types the maximum port speed is determined by the maximum
configured speed for the network. If the speed type is "Auto," VCM

determines the appropriate port speed based on the available bandwidth for

the port. The configured port speed behaves like Auto (default). If the speed
type is "Disabled," bandwidth is not allocated. You can only set the minimum

port speed here. The maximum is set in the port link speed.

Allocated Port Speed

Allocated bandwidth of the port. See "Bandwidth assignment (on page

171

)."

Boot Setting

Enables or disables offload or boot on the network connection. Valid values

are DISABLED, PRIMARY, (SECONDARY), and USE-BIOS. For more

information, see "Creating iSCSI connections (on page

188

)." After selecting

an option, you must click outside the grid to complete the selection. This is the
same procedure that is followed when selecting a fabric or network for an FC

or Ethernet connection, respectively. Once the Boot Setting column has been

completed, you can then edit the Target Port Name and LUN.

MAC

As of VC 3.70, the actual hardware MAC for mapped connections appears.

For unmapped connections, FACTORY-DEFAULT continues to appear. If the

profile is assigned, the MAC address assigned to the port appears. If the

profile is unassigned and the domain is set to show factory default MAC
addresses, FACTORY-DEFAULT appears. If the profile is using VC-defined

MAC addresses, the VC-defined MAC address appears. If the profile is using

hardware MAC addresses, FACTORY-DEFAULT appears.

Mapping

Server hardware mapping assignment. See "iSCSI and FCoE port

assignments (on page

169

)."

Action

Delete a connection. Connections can be removed starting with the last

connection in the list.

FC HBA Connections

Port

Relative order of the Fibre Channel port on the server receiving the profile

Connected to

Bay number of the VC-FC module to which the port is connected

FC SAN Name

Name of the SAN fabric to which the port is connected, or Unassigned

Status

Status of the Fibre Channel module

Port Speed Type

Speed of the VC-FC module port connected to the server HBA port. Can be set
to "1", "2", "4", "8", "Auto", or "Disabled".

Auto—VCM determines the appropriate port speed based on the available

bandwidth for the port.
Disabled—The connection is disabled and no bandwidth is allocated.

1,2,4, and 8Gb—Predefined custom port speed selection that can be used for

the connection.

For the HP 4Gb VC-FC Module and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC Module,
supported speed values include "Auto","1Gb","2Gb", "4Gb", and

"Disabled". If the value is set to 8Gb, the speed is auto-negotiated by Virtual

Connect.*