HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 2.30 User Guide

Network management 81
Field name Description
PID PID status icon (lit or unlit) for the port
Speed/Duplex Pull-down menu to specify the speed and duplex (where applicable) of
the uplink port
Delete Displays Delete icon. Click to delete that line item.
Associated Networks (VLAN-
tagged)
Network Name Displays the name of the associated networks
VLAN ID Displays the VLAN ID number
Native Select whether native VLAN is enabled (checked) or disabled
(unchecked)
Smart Link Select whether Smart Link is enabled (checked) or disabled (unchecked)
Private Network Select to designate (checked) or not to designate (unchecked) this
network as a private network
Advanced Displays icon that accesses advanced network settings
The following table describes the available actions in the Define New Shared Uplink Set screen. Clicking
another link in the pull-down menu or left navigation window causes current edits that have not been
applied to be lost.
Task Action
Add an external port Click the down arrow on Add Port. Select the enclosure, bay number, and
port number.
Set the Port Role to primary or
secondary
Click the down arrow in the Port Role column and select Primary or
Secondary.
Change the uplink interface
port speed or disable the port
Click the drop-down box under Speed/Duplex, and then select a setting.
Delete a port Click the Delete icon in the Delete column of the port to be deleted.
Change connection mode Click the down arrow in the box next to Connection Mode, and then select
Auto or Failover. For information on Connection Modes, see "Defining a
shared uplink set ("Define New Shared Uplink Set screen" on page 79)."
Add an Associated Network Click Add Network.
Enable native VLAN on the
network being defined
Select the box under Native. Only one network can be designated as the
native VLAN.
Enable or disable Smart Link
on the network being defined
Select the box under Smart Link.
Designate or do not designate
this network as a private
network
Select the box under Private Network.
Set a custom value for
preferred link connection
speed or maximum link
connection speed
Click on the Advanced icon for the line item to be changed.