HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 Update 1 Installation and Configuration Guide for Provisioning with Virtual Resources

Physical networks discovered from Virtual Connect are represented as a subnet whether they are
a single network or a tunneled trunk network carrying multiple subnets.
Matrix infrastructure orchestration represents Virtual Connect networks based on the VC network
configuration. Following are characteristics of tunneled trunk Virtual Connect networks:
• Subnets can be designated as a tunneled trunk
• Set of subnets carried on the tunneled trunk can be defined
• Tunneled trunks are designated as "Tunnel VLAN tags" in the network configuration
• All traffic from an uplink port is tunneled through VC to the downlink port without modifying
VLAN tags
• Cannot be mapped to a multi-network VC profile NIC port
• Cannot be part of a shared uplink set
Virtual Connect mapped trunk configuration
A Virtual Connect mapped trunk configuration enables VC to play a more active role managing
traffic on the VLANs, including designating one of the VLANs to handle untagged packets from
the VM Host. This constitutes hybrid support for both tagged and untagged networks on the VM
Host.
Shared uplink sets (SUS) are commonly used in this configuration to provide a set of VLANs
associated with the trunk. As in the tunneled VLAN trunk case, the list of VLANs must be supplied
by the administrator in the infrastructure orchestration console or designer, a defined SUS, or from
an external LAN management tool.
Matrix infrastructure orchestration represents Virtual Connect networks based on the VC network
configuration. Virtual Connect networks capable of being mapped are:
• Always single network subnets
• Multiple mapped subnets that are assigned to a single VC server blade NIC port creating a
per-VC profile trunk
For mapped trunks, each Virtual Connect network defined in the shared up-link set is discovered
by Matrix infrastructure orchestration. The mapped trunk to the VC server blade is created as a
multi-network containing a subset of the defined networks when the VC profile is created.
104 Configuring Matrix infrastructure orchestration