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HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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Virtual Connect server profiles 182

Column name

Description

Hide Unused Flex NICs

Prevents the operating system from enumerating FlexNICs, including those

that are not mapped to profile connections. Enumerating the unmapped

network resources might consume shared resources.

Selecting this option might reorder NIC enumeration in the host operating
system. This can disrupt server communications and require the server

administrator to manually readjust the network configuration, such as NIC

teaming, to restore communication.

Advanced Profile Settings (on

page

179

)

Select to show if server factory defaults are being used for Ethernet MAC

Addresses, Fibre Channel WWNs, and Serial Numbers.

Ethernet Adapter Connections

Port

Relative order of the Ethernet port on the server receiving the profile. System

board NICs are first in the order, followed by NICs on mezzanine cards. See
"iSCSI and FCoE port assignments (on page

171

)" and "Bandwidth

assignment (on page

173

)."

Network Name

Unassigned, name of the network, or "Multiple Networks" associated with
this port

Status

Displays the current linked status of the selected port

Port Speed Type

The requested operational speed for the server port. Valid values include

"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.

PXE

Shows whether PXE is enabled or disabled, or if USE BIOS is selected on that

port. Only one port can have PXE enabled.

Multicast Filter

Displays the name of the multicast filter or filter set associated with this

connection

MAC

Type of MAC address assignment configured for the Virtual Connect domain

Action

Perform delete operations

iSCSI HBA Connections

Port

Relative order of the port on the server receiving the profile

Network Name

Unassigned or name of the network associated with this port

Status

Displays the current linked status of the selected port

Port Speed Type

The requested operational speed for the server port. Valid values include

"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".