HP Network Configuration Utility Agent User Guide Part Number 381502-00K October 2007 (Tenth Edition)
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Contents Overview..................................................................................................................................... 4 Network Configuration Utility Agent ............................................................................................................ 4 Using Network Configuration Utility Agent with HP SIM .................................................................... 5 Replicate Agent Settings tool........................................................
Overview Network Configuration Utility Agent The HP Network Configuration Utility (NCU) enables configuration of network adapters and teams of network adapters installed on a ProLiant server. To better support server management, the Replicate Agent Settings tool of HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) has been enhanced to work with the NCU.
Using Network Configuration Utility Agent with HP SIM Replicate Agent Settings tool The Replicate Agent Settings tool lets you configure adapters and adapter teams on target servers based on configuration information transferred from a source server. The target server is not required to be identical to the source server. The Replicate Agent Settings tool identifies adapters by their relative order in the system. The relative order is determined by the following properties.
• TOE and RSS capabilities are only available through Multifunction Server Adapters running Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) on Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or later) or Windows Server 2003 x64 (SP1 or later). See the Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com) website to download the latest version of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) and the required Microsoft hotfixes in article numbers 921136, 919948, and 923187 of the Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB).
3. Select Configure>Replicate Agent Settings from the menu bar. The Step 1: Verify Target Systems window displays with the selected targets listed. NOTE: If the systems selected are not compatible with the Replicate Agent Settings tool, the "Tool launch OK?" column provides a brief explanation of the problem. To change the targeted list, click Change Targets. To remove the selected system, click Remove in the "Keep?" column. 4. Click Next. The Step 2: Choose Source System window appears. 5.
7. Expand the HP Network Configuration Utility tree to view the networking properties that can be replicated. These properties are located under Network Configuration then Networking Properties. An overview of the networking configuration provides the following information: Teams—Number of teams in the configuration.
Viewing task results The Task Results window displays the task instance results and status of each targeted server. Details identifies the success or failure of the configuration and may include one of the following messages: Status Message Agent Configured Successfully Network Configuration-Agent Configured Successfully. Networking Configuration Replication Error Network Configuration Replication Error-Error retrieving system model.
Acronyms and abbreviations ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interface NCU Network Configuration Utility RSS Receive-Side Scaling SIM Systems Insight Manager TOE TCP/IP Offload Engine VLAN virtual local-area network WOL Wake-on LAN Acronyms and abbreviations 10
Index C configuration, target site 5 E error messages 9 L log file 9 N network configuration replication 9 Network Configuration Utility 6 R replication settings 4, 5, 6 T team configuration 6 Index 11
