HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface for c-Class BladeSystem Version 4.20 User Guide
Command line  42 
Item  Description 
->set fabric MyFabric5 -loadBalance 
Performs load balancing on a fabric with manual login re-distribution 
->set fabric MyFabric4 PrefSpeedType=Custom PrefSpeed=4000 
MaxSpeedType=Custom MaxSpeed=8000 
Modifies the fabric to preferred connection speed of 4Gb and maximum connection 
speed of 8Gb 
Item  Description 
show fabric
Display all fabric information. 
Syntax 
show fabric [<FabricName>|*] 
Parameter 
Name (optional) 
Name of an existing fabric. Use “*” to display a detailed output of all fabrics in the VC 
domain. If not specified, a summary output of all fabrics appears. 
Examples 
->show fabric 
Displays a summary of all FC SAN fabrics 
->show fabric * 
Displays detailed information for all FC SAN fabrics 
->show fabric SAN_5 
Displays detailed information for a specific FC SAN fabric 
fc-connection 
Manage Fibre Channel SAN connections. 
Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show 
Item  Description 
add fc-connection 
Add a new FC SAN connection to an existing server profile. 
For more information, see "General requirements for adding FC or FCoE 
connections (on page 191)." 
Syntax 
add fc-connection <ProfileName> [Fabric=<FabricName>] 
[Speed=<Auto|1Gb|2Gb|4Gb|8Gb|Disabled>] 
[AddressType=<Factory-Default|User-Defined|Pool-Specifie
d>] [PortWWN=<WWN address>] [NodeWWN=<WWN address>]
Parameter 
ProfileName (required)
The name of an existing profile to which the new connection is added 
Properties 
Fabric (optional) 
The name of an existing fabric to associate with the connection. If the fabric 
name is not specified, the connection is marked as “Unassigned” and 
associated with a specific bay. 
Speed (optional) 
The port speed of the connection port. Values include "Auto", "1Gb", "2Gb", 
"4Gb", "8Gb", and "Disabled". If not specified, the default port speed is set to 
"Auto". 
Speed restrictions: 
For the HP VC 4Gb FC Module, supported speed values include 
"Auto","1Gb","2Gb", "4Gb", and "Disabled". If the value is set to 8Gb, the 
speed is auto-negotiated by VC. 
AddressType (optional) 
The source of WWN address assignments used during the creation of the new 
connection. If not specified, it defaults to the domain default. If "User-Defined" 
or "Pool-Specified" is specified, then both a Port WWN and Node WWN must 










