HP 1.10GB Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 56)

Network management 56
Field name Description
PID When selected, sets/clears the port identifier color as blue on the VC-Enet
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. Half-duplex operations are not supported by the VC-Enet
module.
The following table describes the available actions in the Define Ethernet Network Screen. Clicking another
link in the pull-down menu or left-hand navigation window causes current edits that have not been applied to
be lost.
Task Action
Enable Smart Link on the network being
defined
Select the Smart Link checkbox.
Designate the network as a private
network Select the Private Network checkbox.
Enable VLAN tunneling Select the Enable VLAN Tunneling checkbox. This option is only
available if the 'Tunnel VLAN Tags' radio button is selected on the
Advanced Settings tab of the Ethernet Settings screen.
Set a custom value for preferred link
connection speed or maximum link
connection speed
Select the Advanced Network Settings checkbox.
Enable the selection or creation of a
shared uplink set Select the Use Shared Uplink set checkbox.
Add an external uplink port to the
network
Click the Add Port drop-down box, and then select an available port.
Change the uplink interface port speed
or disable the port Click the drop-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 56 )."
Delete an added port Left-click to select the line item, right-click to display a drop-down menu,
and then select Delete.
Save changes and remain on this screen Click Apply.
Cancel without saving changes and
return to the summary screen
Click Cancel.
Defining a network
To define a standalone network:
1. Enter a network name. The network name can be up to 64 characters in length (no spaces).
2. Select whether to enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) Smart Link (on page 54 ).
The checkbox is not available until an uplink is added to the network.
3. Select whether to designate (checked) or not designate (unchecked) this network as a private network
("
Private Networks " on page 54 ).
4. Select whether to enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) VLAN tunneling (" Server VLAN Tagging
Support " on page 70 ).