HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 3.00 User Guide for Integrity BL8x0c i2 Server Blades

Network management 59
Field name Description
PID
When selected, this option sets/clears the port identifier color as blue
on the VC E-net module to aid in the location of the specific uplink.
The PID status for the overall network also appears.
Speed/Duplex
Pull-down menu to specify the speed and duplex (where applicable)
of the uplink port
The following table describes the available actions in the Edit Network Screen. Clicking another link in the
pull-down menu or left-hand navigation window causes current edits that have not been applied to be lost.
Task Action
Enable or disable Smart Link on the
network being defined
Select the Smart Link checkbox.
Designate or do not designate the
network as a private network
Select the Private Network checkbox.
Enable or disable VLAN tunneling
Select the Enable VLAN Tunneling checkbox. This option is only
available if the 'Tunnel VLAN Tags' radio button is selected on the
Advanced Settings tab of the Ethernet Settings screen.
Enable or disable the network Select the Enabled checkbox.
Set a custom value for preferred link
connection speed or maximum link
connection speed
Select the Advanced Network Settings checkbox.
Add an external uplink port to the
network
Click the Add Port drop-down box, and then select an available port.
Change the uplink interface port
speed or disable the port
Click the drop-down box under Speed/Duplex, and then select a
setting.
Change the connection mode
Click the down arrow in the box next to Connection Mode, and then
select Auto or Failover. For a description of these modes, see
"Defining a network (on page 55)."
Delete an added port
Left-click the port to select it, right-click to display a menu, and then
select Delete.
Save changes and remain on this
screen
Click Apply.
Cancel without saving changes and
return to the summary screen
Click Cancel.
If the network mappings are changed on the NIC ports, a link might not be re-established between the
module and the ports of an NC364m mezzanine card.
If the server is rebooted, the link is established on all ports on both sides of the connection. Manually
toggling the link from the server should also restore the link.
Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen
To access this screen, click the Ethernet Networks link in the left VC Manager navigation window, and
then click the Summary tab.
To view a list of all defined Ethernet networks, click Ethernet Networks in the left window.