HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface for c-Class BladeSystem Version 3.51/3.60 User Guide

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Item Description
Option
quiet
Suppresses user confirmation prompts and is useful when scripting operations
Properties
UserName (required)
A valid external manager user name. The user name can be identified using the
show external-manager
command.
Enabled (required)
Enables or disables the external manager. Valid values include "true" and "false".
Examples
->set external-manager UserName=A17005068 Enabled=false
Disables the external manager
->set external-manager UserName=A17005068 Enabled=true
Enables the external manager
Item Description
show
external-manager
Display the information of an existing external manager.
Syntax
show external-manager
Example
->show external-manager
Displays the information of an existing external manager
fabric
Manage Fibre Channel SAN fabrics.
Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show
Item Description
add fabric
Add a new fabric to the domain.
Syntax
add fabric <Name> Bay=<BayNum> Ports=<PortList>
[Speed=<Auto|2Gb|4Gb|8Gb>] [LinkDist=<Auto|Manual>]
Parameter
Name (required)
A unique name for the new fabric being added to the domain.
Properties
Bay (required)
The specific interconnect bay number with which the fabric is associated.
Ports (required)
A list of one or more logical FC ports to be added to the fabric. Each port is specified
in the format "<port1>,<port2>,...", where port is the interconnect module port number
to be added to the fabric, for example "1, 2, 3, 4" (affects all modules within a bay
group).
For HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Modules, port numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4
correspond to ports X1, X2, X3, and X4, respectively.
Speed (optional)
The port speed for the uplink ports in the fabric. Valid values include "Auto", "2Gb",
"4Gb", and "8Gb". The default port speed is "Auto".
Speed restrictions:
•
For the HP 4Gb VC-FC Module and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC Module, valid
speed values include "Auto", "2Gb", and "4Gb".
•
For the HP VC 8Gb 24-Port FC Module, HP VC 8Gb 20-Port FC Module, and HP
VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module, valid speed values include "Auto", "2Gb",
"4Gb", and "8Gb".