HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface Version 2.
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Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 What's New............................................................................................................................................. 5 Virtual Connect overview............................................................................................................................ 5 Using multiple enclosures..........................
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Introduction What's New This version of the command line interface user guide contains the following new information: • Updated overview information to include the HP 8Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module for cclass BladeSystem • Added support for managing multiple enclosures within a single domain • Added the test subcommand, for testing the configuration of an object such as log-target • Added the parameter IpAddress to the enclosure managed element • Added 8Gb to optional fabric and fc-conne
The Virtual Connect FC modules enable connection of the enclosure to Brocade, Cisco, McData, or Qlogic data center Fibre Channel switches, but the modules do not appear as switches to the Fibre Channel fabric.
Command line syntax CLI input is case-insensitive except when otherwise noted.
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only be valid commands. Supporting comments and blank lines enables users to maintain descriptive comments and notes in the configuration script more easily. When using a Linux SSH client, simply redirect the script into SSH. If the SSH keys are not configured on the client and in the firmware, a password prompt appears. To allow script automation and better security, SSH public/private key-pairs can be generated and uploaded to the public key to the VC firmware. >ssh Admin@192.168.0.120 < myscript.
# Create a Shared Uplink Port Set add uplinkset SharedSet1 # Assign a profile to a device bay assign profile MyProfile enc0:1 # Done!!! Unassigning multiple profiles In previous firmware releases, if the user needed to unassign multiple profiles from several device bays, the unassign profile command could be used at the command line. When many profiles need to be unassigned, sending a command for each server profile to be unassigned can be tedious.
-------------------------------------------------------------------GETTING STARTED: help : displays a list of available subcommands exit : quits the command shell ? : displays a list of managed elements for a subcommand ? : displays detailed help for a command -> Non-Interactive Mode In some cases, users might want to write automated scripts that execute a single command at a time.
->show interconnect type=VC-ENET Example 3: Displaying all external uplink that have a link established ->show uplinkport status=linked Example 4: Displaying all uplink ports with connector type of RJ-45 and speed configured to Auto ->show uplinkport type=RJ45 Speed=Auto Example 5: Displaying all servers currently powered on ->show server power=On Introduction 12
Command line Subcommands Command Description add Add a new object to the domain or to another object assign Assign a server profile to a device bay delete Delete the domain configuration exit Exit the Virtual Connect Manager command-line shell help Display context-sensitive help for a command or object import Import an enclosure into the domain load Transfer a file from a remote location to the domain poweroff Power off one or more servers poweron Power on one or more servers reboot Reb
Managed element Description fc-connection (on page 29) Manage Fibre Channel SAN fabric connections firmware (on page 31) Manage interconnect module firmware igmp (on page 32) Manage Ethernet IGMP Snooping settings interconnect (on page 32) Manage I/O interconnect modules ldap (on page 33) Manage LDAP configuration settings ldap-certificate (on page 35) Manage LDAP certificate information ldap-group (on page 36) Manage LDAP group configuration settings log-target (on page 37) Manage remote l
all Manage all Virtual Connect domain elements. Supported actions: help, show Item Description show all Display all Virtual Connect domain configuration objects. This command is typically useful for displaying a snapshot of the entire domain configuration with a single command. Syntax show all [*] Examples ->show all Displays all configuration objects (summary view) ->show all * Displays all configuration objects (detailed view) devicebay Manage general enclosure device bay settings and information.
Supported actions: delete, help, set, show Item Description delete domain Delete the existing Virtual Connect domain configuration. Deleting the domain removes the entire Virtual Connect domain configuration and resets it to the original defaults. After the domain has been deleted, you are logged out and the Virtual Connect Manager resets. Syntax delete domain [-quiet] Option quiet Suppresses user confirmation prompts. This option is useful when scripting delete domain operations.
Item Description MacType (optional) The type of MAC address source to use for assignment. Valid values include "VCDefined", "Factory-Default", and "User-Defined". MacPool (optional) The pre-defined MAC pool to use for address assignment. Valid values include integers 1-64. This property is only valid if the MacType is set to "VC-Defined". If not specified, the default pool ID is 1. MacStart (Required if MacType is UserDefined) The starting MAC address in a custom user-defined range.
Item Description ->set domain WwnType=Factory-Default Sets the WWN address source to use factory default WWN addresses ->set domain WwnType=User-Defined WwnStart=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:62:00 WwnEnd=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:62:FF Sets the WWN address source to a custom, user-defined address range ->set domain SingleDense=true Sets the display option to support single-dense server blades in a double-dense supported configuration Item Description show domain Display general Virtual Connect domain information, includi
Item Description DoubleDense (Optional) If the enclosure being imported supports double-dense server blades, then this property enables the device bay display format to support a display for double-dense server blades. The default behavior is display for single-dense server blades in the enclosure.
Item Description ->show enclosure encl Displays detailed information for a single enclosure enet-connection Manage Ethernet network connections. Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show Item Description add enet-connection Add a new Ethernet network connection to an existing server profile. The maximum number of Ethernet connections that can be added to a server profile is 32.
Item Description SpeedType (optional) The requested operational speed for the server port. Valid values include "Auto", "Preferred", and "Custom". The default value is "Preferred". If the speed type is "Auto", the maximum port speed is determined by the maximum configured speed for the network. If the speed type is "Preferred", the speed of the network is the same as the preferred speed of the network to which the connection is associated.
Item Description ->remove enet-connection MyProfile Removes an Ethernet network connection from a profile. Item Description set enet-connection Modify an Ethernet connection of a server profile.
Item Description ->set enet-connection MyProfile 1 SpeedType=Custom Speed=2000 Modifies the Ethernet network connection to set the speed to 2Gb Item Description Show enet-connection Display the ethernet connections associated with the server profiles. Syntax show enet-connection Parameter ConnectionID (optional) The ID of an existing Ethernet connection. The ID format is . can be used to display all profile Ethernet connections.
Item Description SharedServerVLanId (optional) Enables or disables the option to force server ports connected to multiple VC Ethernet networks to use the same VLAN mappings as those used by corresponding shared uplink sets. Valid values include: "true" and "false". Setting the value to "true" restricts the server network connections to be selected from a single shared uplink, and the VLAN ID cannot be modified.
Item Description ->show external-manager Displays the information of an existing external manager Item Description remove externalmanager Remove an existing external manager (VCEM) and regain local management control of the domain.
Item Description ->remove external-manager username=A1010345 macType=Factory-Default wwnType=Factory-Default serverIdType=Factory-Default Removes the external manager and releases the profile control ->remove external-manager username=A19216811 mactype=UserDefined MacStart=00-17-A4-77-00-00 MacEnd=00-17-A4-77-03FF wwnType=User-Defined WwnStart=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:62:00 WwnEnd=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:65:FF serverIdType=User-Defined serverIdStart=VCX0000000 serverIdEnd=VCX00000ZZ Removes the external manager and rel
Item Description Ports (required) A list of one or more logical FC ports to be added to the fabric. Each port is specified in the format ",,...", where port is the interconnect module port number to be added to the fabric (affects all modules within a bay group). Example: "1,2,3,4". Speed (optional) The port speed for the uplink ports in the fabric. Valid values include "Auto", "1Gb", "2Gb", "4Gb', and "8Gb". The default port speed is "Auto".
Item Description Properties Name (optional) The new name of the fabric Speed (optional) The port speed for the uplink ports in the fabric Valid values include “Auto”, “1Gb”, “2Gb”, "4Gb", and “8Gb”. The default port speed is “Auto”. Speed restrictions: • For HP 4Gb VC-FC Module and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC Module, valid speed values include "Auto","1Gb","2Gb", and "4Gb". • For HP VC 8Gb 24-Port FC Module, valid speed values include "Auto","2Gb","4Gb", and "8Gb".
fc-connection Add a new Fibre Channel SAN connection to a server profile. Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show Item Description add fc-connection Add a new FC SAN connection to an existing server profile.
Item Description ->add fc-connection MyNewProfile AddressType=UserDefined PortWWN=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:62:00 NodeWWN=50:06:0B:00:00:c2:62:01 Adds a new FC SAN connection and provides user-defined WWN addresses Item Description remove fc-connection Remove the last FC connection from an existing server profile. Syntax remove fc-connection Parameter ProfileName (required) The name of an existing profile from which the last FC connection is to be removed.
Item Description ->set fc-connection RedProfile 2 Fabric="" Sets a FC SAN fabric connection to "Unassigned" ->set fc-connection BlueProfile 1 Fabric=SAN_7 Changes the FC SAN fabric of an FC SAN connection ->set fc-connection BlueProfile 1 Speed=4Gb Changes the port speed of an FC SAN connection ->set fc-connection BlueProfile 1 BootPriority=Primary BootPort=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:62:00 BootLun=5 Changes the SAN boot priority and sets additional boot parameters Item Description show fc-connection Display the
Item Description Parameter quiet Suppresses progress messages and displays only SUCCESS and FAILURE messages Option URL (required) The location and name of the firmware image to use for the update. The default protocol to use is HTTP. Example ->update firmware url=http://www.myserver.com/fw/vc-1.20.rom Updates the firmware on all Virtual Connect modules in the domain ->update firmware -quiet URL=http://www.someserver.com/firmware/vc-1.20.
Item Description remove interconnect Remove a module from the domain that has been removed physically from an enclosure. Normally this command is used if a module has been physically removed from the enclosure. To be removed, the module must not be currently in use by any element in the domain. Syntax remove interconnect Parameter ModuleID(required) The ID of the module to remove. The ID is in the format :.
Item Description set ldap Modify and test the Virtual Connect LDAP directory server authentication settings.
ldap-certificate View and upload LDAP certificates from a remote FTP server. Supported actions: load, remove, show Item Description load ldap-certificate Download an LDAP Certificate from a remote FTP server and apply it to the VC domain.
Item Description ->show ldap-certificate B4:02:C0:29:B5:E5:B4:81 Displays detailed information for a specific LDAP certificate ldap-group Manage Virtual Connect directory groups. Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show Item Description add ldap-group Add a new directory group to the directory services configuration.
Item Description Privileges (optional) A set of one or more privileges for the group. Valid values include any combination of "domain", "server", "network", and "storage". Example ->set ldap-group MyGroup Description="Test Group" Privileges=domain,server,network Modifies a directory group description and privileges Item Description show ldap-group Display the existing directory groups.
Item Description Example ->add log-target Destination=192.168.2.1 Port=600 Format=ISO8601 State=Enabled Adds log-target 192.168.2.1 Item Description remove log-target Remove an existing remote logging destination. Syntax remove log-target Property ID (required) The index of the remote log destination to be deleted Example ->remove log-target 3 Removes log-target index number 3 Item Description set log-target Modify the properties of an existing remote log destination.
Item Description ->set log-target 1 Destination=192.168.3.1 Modifies log-target at index 3 and modifies the IP address to a new one Item Description show lot-target Display the remote log destination settings. Syntax show log-target [] Property ID (optional) The index of the remote log destination whose detailed configuration needs to be viewed. '*' displays detailed information of all the remote log destinations.
Item Description Example ->show mac-cache Displays Ethernet MAC Cache failover settings network Manage Virtual Connect Ethernet networks. Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show Item Description add network Create a new Ethernet Network. After the network has been created, uplink ports can be added, if the network is not using a shared uplink port set.
Item Description VLanTunnel (optional) Enables or disables VLAN tag tunneling. If enabled, VLAN tags are passed through the domain without any modification. If disabled, all tagged frames are discarded. If multiple networks are configured on any server port, this option cannot be modified. PrefSpeedType (optional) Default connection speed for any Ethernet connection attached to this network. Valid values include "Auto" and "Custom". "Custom" allows the user to configure the preferred speed.
Item Description ->remove network MyNetwork Removes a network ->remove network * Removes all networks Item Description set network Modify an existing Ethernet network.
Item Description MaxSpeedType (Optional) Maximum connection speed for any Ethernet connection attached to this network. Valid values include "Unrestricted" and "Custom". "Custom" allows the user to configure the preferred speed. The default value is "Unrestricted". MaxSpeed (required if MaxpeedType is "Custom) The maximum connection speed for any Ethernet connection attached to this network. Valid values range from 100Mb-10Gb in 100Mb increments.
port-monitor Add a new network analyzer port and other ports to be monitored. Supported actions: add, remove, set, show Item Description add port monitor Add a new network analyzer port and other ports to be monitored. Syntax add port-monitor AnalyzerPort= Speed= Duplex= MonitorPort= Direction= Properties AnalyzerPort (optional) The uplink port that is used for monitoring network traffic.
Item Description ->remove port-monitor AnalyzerPort=enc0:3:1 Removes the network analyzer from the configuration ->remove port-monitor monitorPort=enc0:1:1 Removes a specific server port from the monitored port list ->remove port-monitor monitorPort=* Removes all monitored ports Item Description set port-monitor Modify an existing port monitor configuration.
Item Description Example ->show port-monitor Displays the port monitor configuration profile Manage server profiles. Supported actions: add, assign, help, remove, set, show, unassign Item Description add profile Create a new server profile. After the profile has been created, the profile can then be configured using the "set" subcommand and additional network and fabric connections can also be added. The server profile can also be assigned to a device bay using the "assign" subcommand.
Item Description ->add profile MyNewProfile2 -NoDefaultEnetConn -NoDefaultFcConn Creates a new profile without adding default Ethernet and FC connections ->add profile MyNewProfile SNType=Factory-Default Creates a new profile and uses the factory assigned serial number ->add profile MyNewProfile SNType=User-Defined SerialNumber=VCX0113121 UUID=15713c60-fcf2-11dca656-0002a5d5c51b Creates a new profile and specifies a custom virtual serial number and UUID Item Description assign profile Assign a serv
Item Description Name (required) The new name of the server profile EFIState (required) Specifies the presence or absence of EFI state information Example ->set profile MyProfile Name=MyNewProfileName Changes the name of a server profile ->set profile Profile1 EFIState=absent Removes EFI partition block information from a profile Item Description show profile Display all server profiles that exist in the domain and a summary of the associated Ethernet and FC connections.
Item Description Syntax poweroff server [ | *] [-Force | -ForceOnTimeout] [-timeout=] Parameter ServerID (required) The reference ID of a physical server in the domain. The format of the server ID is . If the Enclosure ID is not provided, then the primary or local enclosure is used by default. "*" powers off all servers in the domain. Options Force Forces a power off operation without waiting for the OS to shutdown gracefully.
Item Description ->poweron server * Powers on all servers in the domain ->poweron server enc0:* Powers on all servers in a specific enclosure Item Description reboot server Reboot one or more physical servers. Syntax reboot server [|*] [-Force] [-ForceOnTimeout] [-timeout= Parameter ServerID (required) The reference ID of a server in the domain. The format of the server ID is .
Item Description ->show server * Displays detailed information for all servers ->show server enc2:* Displays detailed information for all servers in a specific enclosure ->show server enc0:4 Displays detailed information for the specific server in device bay 4 of an enclosure named "MyEnclosure" serverid Add Virtual Serial Number and Virtual UUID properties to server profiles. Supported actions: help, set, show Item Description set serverid Modifiy Virtual Server ID domain settings.
Item Description ->set serverid Type=User-Defined Start=VCX0000001 End=VCX0100010 Modifies virtual server ID settings to use a custom, User-Defined serial number range Item Description show serverid Display virtual server ID configuration properties. Syntax show serverid Example ->show serverid Displays virtual server ID configuration properties server-port Display the physical server ports. Supported actions: help, show Item Description show server-port Display physical port information.
Item Description Syntax add server-port-map [Uplinkset=] [Network=] [VLanID=] [Untagged=] Parameters ConnectionID (required) The reference ID an existing enet-connection associated with a profile and a server port. The format of the ConnectionId is . Network (required) The name of a valid network to which the mapping will be added.
Item Description ->remove server-port-map MyProfile:1 * Removes all server port network mappings from a profile ->remove server-port-map * Removes all the server port mappings in the domain Item Description set server-portmap Modify an existing server port network mapping. This command cannot be used if the domain setting VLanTagControl is set to "Tunnel" or if the network is associated with a shared uplink port set.
Item Description ->show server-port-map * Displays detailed output of all the server port mappings snmp View and modify the SNMP configuration for VC-Enet and VC-FC modules, and add, modify, and remove SNMP trap configurations related to trap destinations. Supported actions: set, show Item Description set snmp Modify the SNMP configuration for the VC domain.
Item Description ->show snmp Enet Displays SNMP configuration for only VC-Enet modules ->show snmp FC Displays SNMP configuration for only VC-FC modules ->show snmp Displays SNMP configuration for all VC modules snmp-trap Displays SNMP trap information Supported actions: add, remove, set, show Item Description snmp-trap Add a new SNMP trap destination for VC-Enet and VC-FC interconnect modules.
Item Description Parameter TrapID (required) (Required) The reference name of the trap destination to be modified. The format of the trap ID is : where the address is the IP address of the trap destination host. Property Community (optional) The SNMP community name string for the trap. For ENET modules, maximum string length is 39. For FC modules, maximum string length is 24. The default community name is "public", if not specified. Example ->set snmp-trap ENET:192.135.67.
Item Description Address (required) The IP address or host name of an FTP server, with username and password FileName (optional) The name of the remote file containing the SSH key to transfer Example ->load ssh Address=ftp://user:password@192.168.10.12 FileName=/ssh_key.pub Transfers the SSH key from the remote FTP server Item Description remove ssh Remove any custom SSH keys that have been applied.
Item Description show ssl-certificate Display the Virtual Connect web server SSL certificate information. Syntax show ssl-certificate [*] Examples ->show ssl-certificate Displays web server SSL Certificate details ->show ssl-certificate * Displays detailed information of SSL certificate ssl-csr Transfer an SSL certificate signing request to a remote FTP server.
Item Description Strength (required) The strength of the encryption cipher. Valid values include "All" and "Strong". The default value is "All". Examples ->set ssl strength=strong Enables strong SSL encryption ->set ssl strength=all Enables default SSL encryption settings (weak) Item Description show ssl Display SSL current configuration. Syntax show ssl Example ->show ssl Displays SSL current configuration stackinglink Display stacking link information and status.
Item Description save supportinfo Generate and transfer a Virtual Connect Support Information file to a remote TFTP or FTP server. Syntax save supportinfo address= Parameter Address A valid IP address of a TFTP or FTP server, with username and password (where required) Examples ->save supportinfo address=tftp://192.168.10.12 Saves a support information file to a remote TFTP server ->save supportinfo address=ftp://user:password@192.168.10.
uplinkport Manage interconnect module uplink ports. Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show Item Description add uplinkport Add a new uplink port to an existing network or a shared uplink port set. Syntax add uplinkport [Network= | UplinkSet=] [Speed=] [Role=] Parameter PortID (required) The ID of an uplink port to add (required).
Item Description UplinkSet (optional) The name of the shared uplink port set from which the port is to be removed Examples ->remove uplinkport enc0:1:2 Network=MyNetwork Removes a specific uplink port (Bay 1, Port 2) from a network ->remove uplinkport * Network=BlueNetwork Removes all uplink ports from a network named "BlueNetwork" ->remove uplinkport enc0:2:3 UplinkSet=SharedUplinkSet1 Removes a specific uplink port (Bay 2, Port 3) from a shared uplink set Item Description set uplinkport Modify an
Item Description PortID (optional) The ID of an uplink port. The PortID format is ::. "*" displays a detailed view of all uplink ports.
Item Description UplinkSetName (required) The name of an existing shared uplink port set. "*" removes all the existing uplink port sets from the domain. Example ->remove uplinkset MyUplinkSet Removes a shared uplink port set Item Description set uplinkset Modify an existing shared uplink port set.
Item Description add user Create a new user and add it to the Virtual Connect Manager database. Syntax add user Password= [FullName=] [ContactInfo=] [Enabled=] [Privileges=] Parameter UserName (required) The name of the new user to add. The username must be unique within the domain. Properties Password (required) The password of the new user.
Item Description Syntax set user [] [FullName=] [ContactInfo=] [Enabled=] [Privileges=] Parameter UserName (required) The name of the user to be modified Properties Password (optional) The new password of the user can be entered as clear text in the command or as a masked string at the prompt. If the Password value is blank, the user is prompted to enter the password at the prompt.
user-security Manage strong password validations when adding new users and specifying passwords for users. Supported actions: help, set, show Item Description set user-security Modify domain user security settings and enforce additional security requirements for user passwords. Syntax set user-security StrongPasswords= MinPasswordLength=<3-40> Properties StrongPasswords (optional) Enables or disables strong password enforcement.
Item Description Failover Forces a failover from the current primary Virtual Connect Manager to the standby manager Examples ->reset vcm Resets the Virtual Connect Manager ->reset vcm -failover Resets the Virtual Connect Manager and forces a failover to the standby VCM (if available) version Display CLI version information. Supported actions: help, show Item Description show version Display CLI version information.
General Enclosure Device Bay settings and information Supported Subcommands: help show ----------------------------------------------------------------------->show devicebay -help Description: This command displays all device bays in the domain Syntax: show devicebay [ | *] Parameters: DeviceBayName : The reference name of a device bay in the domain.
Interactive user output format The interactive user output format provides a user friendly view of information at the command line. When providing an overview, or listing, of several instances of data, a tabular text format is displayed. If an individual instance of data is being displayed, then the stanza format is used.
->show user UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled * : : : : : Administrator domain,server,network,storage Steve Johnson steve.johnson@hp.com true UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled : : : : : Admin domain,server,network,storage Admin Admin true UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled : : : : : steve domain,server,network,storage Steve Johnson steve.johnson@hp.com true UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled : : : : : brad domain,server Brad Mills brad.
The script1 output format can be used to format the output using a name-value pair format, using an equal sign as the delimiter. All text on the left side of the equal sign designates the "name" of a property, and the text on the right side of the equal sign designates the "value" of the property. If "no-headers" is provided as an additional option value, only the values are displayed. Each property is displayed on a separate line.
steve;domain,server,network,storage;Steve Johnson;steve.johnson@hp.com;true Example 6: Scriptable output format displaying a single user (no table header) ->show user steve -output=script2,no-headers steve;domain,server,network,storage;Steve Johnson;steve.johnson@hp.
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI Basic configuration A Virtual Connect domain consists of an enclosure and a set of associated modules and server blades that are managed together by a single instance of the Virtual Connect Manager. The Virtual Connect domain contains specified networks, server profiles, and user accounts that simplify the setup and administration of server connections.
• password: LDAP Authentication >ssh 192.168.0.120 login as: password: Domain setup A Virtual Connect domain consists of an enclosure and a set of associated modules and server blades that are managed together by a single instance of the Virtual Connect Manager. the Virtual Connect domain contains specified networks, server profiles, and user accounts that simplify the setup and administration of server connections.
• • • >add user bob password=fhkjdhfk privileges=domain,network Modify an existing user >set user bob fullname="Bob J Smith" enabled=false Remove an existing user >remove user bob Remove all local users except for the Administrator account >remove user * Display local users: • • • Summary display >show user Detailed display >show user * Displaying info on a single user >show user steve Up to 32 local user accounts can be created.
It is possible to create a user with no privileges. This user can only view status and settings. NOTE: The vcmuser_ account is an internal Onboard Administrator account created and used by Virtual Connect Manager to communicate with the Onboard Administrator. This account can show up in the Onboard Administrator system log. This account cannot be changed or deleted. Configuring LDAP authentication support for users • • • • Set LDAP properties >set ldap ipaddress=192.168.0.
override the factory default MAC addresses while the server remains in that Virtual Connect enclosure. When configured to assign MAC addresses, Virtual Connect securely manages the MAC addresses by accessing the physical NICs through the enclosure Onboard Administrator and the iLO interfaces on the individual server blades. Always establish control processes to ensure that a unique MAC address range is used in each Virtual Connect domain in the environment.
Creating an enet-network To create a new Ethernet network use the add network command: >add network MyNetworkName Modifying enet-network properties To modify Ethernet network properties, use the set network command: >set network MyNetworkName state=enabled name=NewName smartlink=enabled Displaying enet-networks To display Ethernet network properties, use the show network command: • • • Summary display >show network Detailed display >show network * Single network display > show network MyNetwork Adding
Because VLAN tags are added or removed when Ethernet packets leave or enter the VC-Enet shared uplink, the VLAN tags have no relevance after the Ethernet packet enters the enclosure. IMPORTANT: If you are deploying a server where VLAN tags will be used (added) on the server itself, do not connect the server Ethernet port carrying VLAN-tagged traffic to a shared uplink set. Identifying an associated network as the native VLAN causes all untagged incoming Ethernet packets to be placed onto this network.
> set enet-vlan PrefSpeedType=Custom PrefSpeed=500 MaxSpeedType=Custom MaxSpeed=2500 Fibre Channel setup To configure external Fibre Channel connectivity for the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, do the following: 1. Identify WWNs to be used on the server blades deployed within this Virtual Connect Domain. 2. Define SAN fabrics.
Serial number (logical) settings Virtual Connect Manager can be configured to use logical serial numbers and logical UUIDs with a server profile regardless of the type of physical server. With these configuration values, software licensed with one or both of these values can be migrated to new hardware without re-licensing.
• After an enclosure is imported into a Virtual Connect domain, server blades remain isolated from the networks and SAN fabrics until a server profile is created and assigned. • Server blades must be powered off to receive (or relinquish) a server profile assignment when using Virtual Connect-administered MAC addresses, WWNs, or changing Fibre Channel boot parameters.
A server profile can be assigned and defined for each device bay so that the server blade can be powered on and connected to a deployment network. These profiles can then later be modified or replaced by another server profile. A server profile can also be assigned to an empty bay to allow deployment at a later date.
When a VC-Enet uplink that was previously in standby mode becomes active, it can take several minutes for external Ethernet switches to recognize that the c-Class server blades can now be reached on this newly-active connection. Enabling Fast MAC Cache Failover causes Virtual Connect to transmit Ethernet packets on newly-active links, which enables the external Ethernet switches to identify the new connection (and update their MAC caches appropriately.
Operation Examples Display server profiles • Summary display >show profile • Detailed display >show profile * • Single profile display >show profile MyProfile Delete the domain configuration >delete domain Update interconnect module firmware >update firmware url=http://www.mywebserver.com/images/vc1.31.
Virtual Connect Manager not found at this IP address. If the user attempts to login to the alternate I/O bay, they might receive the error message during the attempted login: Unable to communicate with the Virtual Connect Manager. Please retry again later. The login should succeed after the Virtual Connect Manager has restarted on this alternate Virtual Connect Ethernet module. Allow up to 5 minutes, depending on the enclosure configuration.
Technical support Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP: • Technical support registration number (if applicable) • Product serial number • Product model name and number • Product identification number • Applicable error messages • Add-on boards or hardware • Third-party hardware or software • Operating system type and revision level HP contact information For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller: • See the Contact HP worldwi
Acronyms and abbreviations BIOS Basic Input/Output System CLI Command Line Interface DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS domain name system EFI extensible firmware interface FC Fibre Channel HBA host bus adapter I/O input/output IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IP Internet Protocol iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interface LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Acronyms and abbreviations 90
LUN logical unit number MAC Media Access Control PXE Preboot Execution Environment SAN storage area network SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol SSH Secure Shell SSL Secure Sockets Layer TCP Transmission Control Protocol UDP User Datagram Protocol UUID universally unique identifier VCM Virtual Connect Manager WWN World Wide Name WWPN worldwide port name Acronyms and abbreviations 91
Index A all 15 authorized reseller 89 B basic configuration 75 C CLI command execution modes 10 command batching 8 Command line 13 command line overview 6 command line syntax 7 Command output filtering 11 common management operations 86 configuring LDAP 78 configuring the Virtual Connect domain 75 configuring, user accounts 76 connection mode 40 D devicebay command 15 domain command 15 domain name 76 domain setup 76 E enclosure command 18 e-net networks, displaying 80 enet-connection command 20 enet-net
P U parameters 7 port monitor 44 private networks 40 profile command 46 properties 8 unassigning multiple profiles 10 uplink port properties, modifying 80 uplink ports, adding 80 uplink ports, adding to shared uplink port set 81 uplinkport command 62 uplinkset command 64 user command 65 user profile 68 using multiple enclosures 6 R remote access 11 resetting Virtual Connect Manager 87 S scriptable output format 72 serial number (logical) settings 83 server command 48 server identification 51 server pro
