HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 2.10 User Guide

Contents 4
SNMP Settings (SNMP FC Settings).................................................................................................. 45
System Log screen ................................................................................................................................... 46
System Log Configuration......................................................................................................................... 47
Network management................................................................................................................. 49
Networks overview.................................................................................................................................. 49
Smart Link..................................................................................................................................... 49
Private Networks ........................................................................................................................... 49
Define Ethernet Network screen................................................................................................................. 50
Defining a network ........................................................................................................................ 51
Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen......................................................................................... 52
Edit Ethernet Network screen .......................................................................................................... 54
Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen ........................................................................................... 56
Ethernet Settings (MAC Addresses) screen .................................................................................................. 57
MAC Address Settings ................................................................................................................... 58
Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen ................................................................................................... 59
Select Monitored Ports screen.......................................................................................................... 62
Ethernet Settings (Advanced Settings) screen............................................................................................... 63
Server VLAN Tagging Support ........................................................................................................ 65
Multiple Networks Link Speed Settings ............................................................................................. 67
MAC Cache Failover ..................................................................................................................... 67
IGMP Snooping ............................................................................................................................ 68
Stacking Links screen ............................................................................................................................... 68
Shared uplink sets and VLAN tagging........................................................................................................ 69
Define New Shared Uplink Set screen........................................................................................................ 69
Defining a shared uplink set............................................................................................................ 71
Edit Shared Uplink Set screen ......................................................................................................... 72
Shared Uplink Sets (External Connections) screen .............................................................................. 75
Shared Uplink Sets (Associated Networks) screen .............................................................................. 75
Storage management .................................................................................................................. 77
Storage overview .................................................................................................................................... 77
Virtual Connect Fabric.................................................................................................................... 77
Login distribution........................................................................................................................... 80
Define SAN Fabric screen ........................................................................................................................ 80
Enabling NPIV on the fabric switch............................................................................................................ 83
Brocade switch.............................................................................................................................. 83
Cisco switch ................................................................................................................................. 84
McDATA switch............................................................................................................................. 84
SAN Fabrics (External Connections)........................................................................................................... 84
SAN Fabrics (Server Connections)............................................................................................................. 85
Edit SAN Fabric...................................................................................................................................... 87
Fibre Channel Settings (FC SAN Settings) screen......................................................................................... 88
Server management .................................................................................................................... 90
Server profile overview ............................................................................................................................ 90
Flex-10 overview........................................................................................................................... 91
Flex-10 configuration ..................................................................................................................... 93
PXE settings ............................................................................................................................................ 96
Define Server Profile screen ...................................................................................................................... 97
Define Server Profile screen (multiple enclosures) ............................................................................. 101
Advanced Profile Settings ............................................................................................................. 101
Defining a Server Profile............................................................................................................... 102
Fibre Channel boot parameters ..................................................................................................... 108