HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.2 Update 1 Infrastructure Orchestration User Guide

You can specify a network connection as requiring redundancy. When selected, IO
automatically configures NICs to the same network. The VC Profile is constructed such that
the NICs are distributed across alternate VC-Ethernet modules. IO only assigns auto/static IP
addresses to the primary NIC of the redundant pair. The failover NIC will not have an IP
address allocated or assigned. The service XML model is annotated with the NICs that
participate in the redundant pair and will also include the MAC addresses that have been
assigned to each connection. IO does not automatically team the NICs at the OS level.
The order in which you connect the networks in infrastructure orchestration designer governs
the NIC order in the VC profile. PXE is supported only on the first two ports of a LOM or MEZZ
NIC. In designer, add networks in order with the boot network in the first (or second) position
in the list.
When using active/active configuration, the Redundant flag must be left deselected, and you
must explicitly wire two separate Virtual Connect networks to represent the same active/active
network in the data center.
6. In the Software tab, select the OS and any additional software.
7. (Optional) On the Load Balance tab, request a load balancer containing the specified attributes
to distribute network traffic across servers in a virtual or physical server group.
For more information about configuring load balancers, see “Configuring a load balancer”
(page 53).
8. Configure the Physical Storage component. The Storage Type is FC-SAN.
Select Select a storage template or Specify desired attributes. See “Physical storage
provisioning” (page 156) for a description of these options.
Select the Disk is bootable check box. Leave the RAID Level set to Any.
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