HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 4.20 User Guide

Contents 4
Managing users ...................................................................................................................................... 65
Local Users screen ......................................................................................................................... 66
Configuring LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+ ...................................................................................... 68
Virtual Connect networks ............................................................................................................. 86
Understanding networks and shared uplink sets ........................................................................................... 86
Shared uplink sets and VLAN tagging .............................................................................................. 86
Smart Link..................................................................................................................................... 87
Private Networks ........................................................................................................................... 87
VLAN Tunneling Support ................................................................................................................ 87
Managing networks ................................................................................................................................. 88
Network Access Groups screen ....................................................................................................... 90
Define Network Access Group screen .............................................................................................. 92
Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen ......................................................................................... 93
Ethernet Networks (Advanced Settings) ............................................................................................ 97
Quality of Service ........................................................................................................................ 103
sFlow Settings (General) screen ..................................................................................................... 111
sFlow Settings (Ports) screen .......................................................................................................... 113
IGMP Settings (IGMP Configuration) screen .................................................................................... 114
IGMP Settings (Multicast Filter Set) screen ....................................................................................... 118
Define Ethernet Network screen ..................................................................................................... 120
Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen ............................................................................. 126
Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen ................................................................................ 128
Managing shared uplink sets .................................................................................................................. 129
Define Shared Uplink Set screen .................................................................................................... 129
Shared Uplink Sets (External Connections) screen ............................................................................ 138
Shared Uplink Sets (Associated Networks) screen ............................................................................ 141
Virtual Connect fabrics .............................................................................................................. 143
Understanding FC fabrics ....................................................................................................................... 143
FabricAttach VC SAN fabrics ........................................................................................................ 143
DirectAttach VC SAN fabrics ........................................................................................................ 146
Mixed FabricAttach and DirectAttach VC SAN fabrics ..................................................................... 148
Bay groups ................................................................................................................................. 149
Double-dense mode ..................................................................................................................... 149
Managing fabrics .................................................................................................................................. 149
Define SAN Fabric screen ............................................................................................................ 150
SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen ..................................................................................... 157
SAN Fabrics (Server Connections) screen ....................................................................................... 159
Fibre Channel Settings (Misc.) screen ............................................................................................. 160
Virtual Connect server profiles .................................................................................................... 161
Understanding server profiles .................................................................................................................. 161
Multi-blade servers ....................................................................................................................... 163
Flex-10 overview ......................................................................................................................... 164
Flex-10 configuration ................................................................................................................... 166
FlexFabric overview ..................................................................................................................... 167
PXE settings ................................................................................................................................ 168
iSCSI offload and boot ................................................................................................................. 170
iSCSI and FCoE port assignments .................................................................................................. 171
Bandwidth assignment ................................................................................................................. 173
Managing MAC, WWN, and server virtual ID settings .............................................................................. 174
Ethernet Settings (MAC Addresses) screen ...................................................................................... 175
Fibre Channel Settings (WWN Settings) screen ............................................................................... 177