HP Advanced Services zl Module with Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Installation and Getting Started Guide

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Getting Started
Introduction
Important In some circumstances, the SMA cannot enable a virtual interface created on
interface 2 by Hyper-V. For this reason, it is recommended that you do not
activate Hyper-V on this interface. For further recommendations, see “Guide-
lines for Using Hyper-V” on page 4-11 of Chapter 4: “Special Guidelines for
Using the Advanced Services zl Module with Microsoft Windows Server 2008
R2.”
At the factory default settings, the interface 1 is disabled and interface 2
is enabled. As emphasized above, you cannot disable interface 2. You can,
however, enable interface 1 if you want to use both interfaces.
 Management interface—The management interface is a Gigabit inter-
face on the module’s front panel. It connects directly to the module and
the Windows server that runs on it rather than to the switch backplane.
The HP zl switch does not manage this port, and, by default, traffic
received on this interface does not pass through the module and out its
other interfaces.
This port provides failsafe management access to the Windows Server
2008 R2 that runs on the module. The interface’s default IP address is
192.168.2.10/30, and you can connect to that IP address using RDP as long
as your station is directly connected to the management port.
You can establish settings for the internal interfaces from the HP zl switch side
and from the module/server side. The settings must be consistent. For exam-
ple, the interface is only accessible if enabled on the switch and on the server.
In addition, if you configure 802.1Q VLAN tags on the server interface, you
must do so on the corresponding switch interface.
On the other hand, you can only control the management interface through
the module or the server that runs on it.
Depending on how you are managing the module, you will see the module’s
interfaces labeled in different ways:
 The host HP zl switch CLI (or Web browser interface)—The HP zl
switch knows about the module’s internal interfaces and treats them
much like Ethernet interfaces on other zl module interfaces. In the switch
CLI, the interface IDs are <slot>1 and <slot>2. For example, if you have
installed your module in slot C, you can use the c1 and c2 interface IDs to
enable and disable the internal ports and to assign untagged and tagged
VLANs to these interfaces.
You cannot manage the module’s management interface through the HP
zl switch CLI.