HP Advanced Services zl Module with VMware® vSphere™ Platform Quick Start Guide
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Getting Started
First Steps
Identifying the Module Interfaces
There are three ports on the module, two internal and one external.
Two10-GbE wire-speed, internal ports connect to the switch backplane.
These switch ports are <slot-ID> 1 and <slot-ID> 2 — for a zl module in
slot C of a switch, these ports are ports C1 and C2. The ports are untagged
members of VLAN 1, by default. On the ESXi host, by default, port vmnic1,
switch port <slot-ID> 2, is configured and is the default management
interface port.
One RJ-45 (10/100/1000 Ethernet) port, labeled Management Port, located
on the front panel of the module, connects to the module only and must
be manually connected to a switch port for network communication. On
the ESXi host, this is port vmnic0.
Using the Switch CLI to Manage the ESXi Host
The switch command line interface (CLI) can be used to manage the module
(shutdown, reload, locate) and to display status information on the module
hardware. The switch CLI provides access, through an internal serial connec-
tion, to the ESXi direct console, for configuring the ESXi host. See the
Installation and Getting Started Guide for a complete description of using
the switch CLI in managing an ESXi host.
Displaying the ESXi Host Module’s Chassis Slot
The show modules command from the switch CLI displays whether or not a
module running an ESXi host is present in a zl switch, and the switch slot
where it is installed. In this example, the module is in switch slot ‘F’ as shown
below:
HP Switch# show modules
Status and Counters - Module Information
Chassis: 5406zl J8697A Serial Number: SG807SU3MF
Allow V1 Modules: Yes
Management Module: J8726A Serial Number: SG807AS02E Core Dump: YES
Core Mod
Slot Module Description Serial Number Status Dump Ver
---- -------------------------------------- -------------- -------- ----- ---
A HP J8702A 24p Gig-T zl Module Up NO 1
C >Module E Extension Slot Unknown -
E HP J9484A ONE Ext Svs zl Module SG9604Q111 Up NO 1
F HP J9483A ONE Adv Svs zl Module SG9604P164 Up NO 1