HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface Version 2.
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Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 What's New............................................................................................................................................. 5 Virtual Connect overview............................................................................................................................ 5 Using multiple enclosures..........................
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Introduction What's New This version of the command line interface user guide contains the following new information: • Updated the information for set snmp. • Updated the information for snmp-trap. Virtual Connect overview Virtual Connect is a set of interconnect modules and embedded software for HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures that simplifies the setup and administration of server connections.
The Virtual Connect FC modules enable connection of the enclosure to Brocade, Cisco, McDATA, or QLogic data center Fibre Channel switches, but the modules do not appear as switches to the Fibre Channel fabric.
Command line syntax CLI input is case-insensitive except when otherwise noted.
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only be valid commands. Supporting comments and blank lines enables users to maintain descriptive comments and notes in the configuration script more easily. When using a Linux SSH client, simply redirect the script into SSH. If the SSH keys are not configured on the client and in the firmware, a password prompt appears. To allow script automation and better security, SSH public/private key-pairs can be generated and uploaded to the public key to the VC firmware. >ssh Admin@192.168.0.120 < myscript.
# Create a Shared Uplink Port Set add uplinkset SharedSet1 # Assign a profile to a device bay assign profile MyProfile enc0:1 # Done!!! Unassigning multiple profiles In previous firmware releases, if the user needed to unassign multiple profiles from several device bays, the unassign profile command could be used at the command line. When many profiles need to be unassigned, sending a command for each server profile to be unassigned can be tedious.
-------------------------------------------------------------------GETTING STARTED: help : displays a list of available subcommands exit : quits the command shell ? : displays a list of managed elements for a subcommand ? : displays detailed help for a command -> Non-Interactive Mode In some cases, users might want to write automated scripts that execute a single command at a time.
->show interconnect type=VC-ENET Example 3: Displaying all external uplink that have a link established ->show uplinkport status=linked Example 4: Displaying all uplink ports with connector type of RJ-45 and speed configured to Auto ->show uplinkport type=RJ45 Speed=Auto Example 5: Displaying all servers currently powered on ->show server power=On Introduction 12
Command line Subcommands Command Description add Add a new object to the domain or to another object assign Assign a server profile to a device bay delete Delete the domain configuration exit Exit the Virtual Connect Manager command-line shell help Display context-sensitive help for a command or object import Import an enclosure into the domain load Transfer a file from a remote location to the domain poweroff Power off one or more servers poweron Power on one or more servers reboot Reb
Managed element Description fc-connection (on page 29) Manage Fibre Channel SAN fabric connections firmware (on page 31) Manage interconnect module firmware igmp (on page 32) Manage Ethernet IGMP Snooping settings interconnect (on page 33) Manage I/O interconnect modules ldap (on page 34) Manage LDAP configuration settings ldap-certificate (on page 35) Manage LDAP certificate information ldap-group (on page 36) Manage LDAP group configuration settings log-target (on page 37) Manage remote l
all Manage all Virtual Connect domain elements. Supported actions: help, show Item Description show all Display all Virtual Connect domain configuration objects. This command is typically useful for displaying a snapshot of the entire domain configuration with a single command. Syntax show all [*] Examples ->show all Displays all configuration objects (summary view) ->show all * Displays all configuration objects (detailed view) devicebay Manage general enclosure device bay settings and information.
Supported actions: delete, help, set, show Item Description delete domain Delete the existing Virtual Connect domain configuration. Deleting the domain removes the entire Virtual Connect domain configuration and resets it to the original defaults. After the domain has been deleted, you are logged out and the Virtual Connect Manager resets. Syntax delete domain [-quiet] Option quiet Suppresses user confirmation prompts. This option is useful when scripting delete domain operations.
Item Description MacType (optional) The type of MAC address source to use for assignment. Valid values include "VCDefined", "Factory-Default", and "User-Defined". MacPool (optional) The pre-defined MAC pool to use for address assignment. Valid values include integers 1-64. This property is only valid if the MacType is set to "VC-Defined". If not specified, the default pool ID is 1. MacStart (Required if MacType is UserDefined) The starting MAC address in a custom user-defined range.
Item Description ->set domain WwnType=Factory-Default Sets the WWN address source to use factory default WWN addresses ->set domain WwnType=User-Defined WwnStart=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:62:00 WwnEnd=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:62:FF Sets the WWN address source to a custom, user-defined address range ->set domain SingleDense=true Sets the display option to support single-dense server blades in a double-dense supported configuration Item Description show domain Display general Virtual Connect domain information, includi
Item Description DoubleDense (Optional) If the enclosure being imported supports double-dense server blades, then this property enables the device bay display format to support a display for double-dense server blades. The default behavior is display for single-dense server blades in the enclosure.
Item Description ->show enclosure encl Displays detailed information for a single enclosure enet-connection Manage Ethernet network connections. Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show Item Description add enet-connection Add a new Ethernet network connection to an existing server profile. The maximum number of Ethernet connections that can be added to a server profile is 32.
Item Description SpeedType (optional) The requested operational speed for the server port. Valid values include "Auto", "Preferred", and "Custom". The default value is "Preferred". If the speed type is "Auto", the maximum port speed is determined by the maximum configured speed for the network. If the speed type is "Preferred", the speed of the network is the same as the preferred speed of the network to which the connection is associated.
Item Description ->remove enet-connection MyProfile Removes an Ethernet network connection from a profile. Item Description set enet-connection Modify an Ethernet connection of a server profile.
Item Description ->set enet-connection MyProfile 1 SpeedType=Custom Speed=2000 Modifies the Ethernet network connection to set the speed to 2Gb Item Description Show enet-connection Display the ethernet connections associated with the server profiles. Syntax show enet-connection Parameter ConnectionID (optional) The ID of an existing Ethernet connection. The ID format is . can be used to display all profile Ethernet connections.
Item Description SharedServerVLanId (optional) Enables or disables the option to force server ports connected to multiple VC Ethernet networks to use the same VLAN mappings as those used by corresponding shared uplink sets. Valid values include: "true" and "false". Setting the value to "true" restricts the server network connections to be selected from a single shared uplink, and the VLAN ID cannot be modified.
Item Description ->show external-manager Displays the information of an existing external manager Item Description remove externalmanager Remove an existing external manager (VCEM) and regain local management control of the domain.
Item Description ->remove external-manager username=A1010345 macType=Factory-Default wwnType=Factory-Default serverIdType=Factory-Default Removes the external manager and releases the profile control ->remove external-manager username=A19216811 mactype=UserDefined MacStart=00-17-A4-77-00-00 MacEnd=00-17-A4-77-03FF wwnType=User-Defined WwnStart=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:62:00 WwnEnd=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:65:FF serverIdType=User-Defined serverIdStart=VCX0000000 serverIdEnd=VCX00000ZZ Removes the external manager and rel
Item Description Ports (required) A list of one or more logical FC ports to be added to the fabric. Each port is specified in the format ",,...", where port is the interconnect module port number to be added to the fabric (affects all modules within a bay group). Example: "1,2,3,4". Speed (optional) The port speed for the uplink ports in the fabric. Valid values include "Auto", "1Gb", "2Gb", "4Gb', and "8Gb". The default port speed is "Auto".
Item Description Properties Name (optional) The new name of the fabric Speed (optional) The port speed for the uplink ports in the fabric Valid values include “Auto”, “1Gb”, “2Gb”, "4Gb", and “8Gb”. The default port speed is “Auto”. Speed restrictions: • For HP 4Gb VC-FC Module and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC Module, valid speed values include "Auto","1Gb","2Gb", and "4Gb". • For HP VC 8Gb 24-Port FC Module, valid speed values include "Auto","2Gb","4Gb", and "8Gb".
fc-connection Add a new Fibre Channel SAN connection to a server profile. Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show Item Description add fc-connection Add a new FC SAN connection to an existing server profile.
Item Description ->add fc-connection MyNewProfile AddressType=UserDefined PortWWN=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:62:00 NodeWWN=50:06:0B:00:00:c2:62:01 Adds a new FC SAN connection and provides user-defined WWN addresses Item Description remove fc-connection Remove the last FC connection from an existing server profile.
Item Description ->set fc-connection MyProfile 1 Fabric=SAN_5 Changes the fabric of an FC SAN fabric connection ->set fc-connection RedProfile 2 Fabric="" Sets a FC SAN fabric connection to "Unassigned" ->set fc-connection BlueProfile 1 Fabric=SAN_7 Changes the FC SAN fabric of an FC SAN connection ->set fc-connection BlueProfile 1 Speed=4Gb Changes the port speed of an FC SAN connection ->set fc-connection BlueProfile 1 BootPriority=Primary BootPort=50:06:0B:00:00:C2:62:00 BootLun=5 Changes the SAN boot p
Item Description update firmware Update the firmware on all Virtual Connect modules in the domain. Syntax update firmware [-quiet] URL= Parameter quiet Suppresses progress messages and displays only SUCCESS and FAILURE messages Option URL (required) The location and name of the firmware image to use for the update. The default protocol to use is HTTP. Example ->update firmware url=http://www.myserver.com/fw/vc-1.20.
interconnect Manage I/O interconnect modules. Supported actions: help, remove, show Item Description remove interconnect Remove a module from the domain that has been removed physically from an enclosure. Normally this command is used if a module has been physically removed from the enclosure. To be removed, the module must not be currently in use by any element in the domain. Syntax remove interconnect Parameter ModuleID(required) The ID of the module to remove.
ldap Manage Virtual Connect directory server authentication settings. Supported actions: help, set, show Item Description set ldap Modify and test the Virtual Connect LDAP directory server authentication settings.
Item Description Syntax show ldap Example ->show ldap Displays LDAP information ldap-certificate View and upload LDAP certificates from a remote FTP server. Supported actions: load, remove, show Item Description load ldap-certificate Download an LDAP Certificate from a remote FTP server and apply it to the VC domain.
Item Description SerialNumber (optional) The serial number of an existing LDAP certificate in a colon format. "*"displays detailed output of all the LDAP certificates in the VC domain. If not specified, then displays summary output of all the LDAP certificates.
Item Description set ldap-group Modify the properties of an existing directory group. Syntax set ldap-group [Description=] [Privileges=] Parameter GroupName (required) The name of an existing group to modify Properties Description (optional) A user-friendly description for the group Privileges (optional) A set of one or more privileges for the group. Valid values include any combination of "domain", "server", "network", and "storage".
Item Description Port (optional) The port to be used on the destination to send the log messages. Valid values include 1 to 65536. The default value is 514. Security (optional) Secure transmission of the log messages. Valid values include "None" and "STunnel". The default value is "None", and no encryption is used during transmission. The "STunnel" option can be used only if the transport protocol used is TCP. Format (optional) The timestamp format for the log messages.
Item Description Port (optional) Secure transmission of the log messages. Valid values include "None" and "STunnel". The Default value is "None", and no encryption is used during transmission. The "STunnel" option can be used only if the transport protocol used is TCP. Format (optional) The timestamp format for the log messages. Valid values include "RFC3164" (Nov 26 13:15:55) and "ISO8601" (1997-07-16T19:20:30+01:00). The default value is "RFC3164".
Item Description Enabled (optional) Enables or disables MAC cache failover. Valid values include "true" and "false". Refresh (optional) The refresh interval for the MAC Cache (in seconds). Valid values include integers from 1-30. The default refresh interval is 5 seconds.
Item Description VLanID (required if network is associated with shared uplink set) The VLAN ID associated with the network (used with shared uplink port set only). The VLAN ID is a valid number between 1 and 4094. State (optional) Enables or disables the network. Valid values are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default value is "Enabled". NativeVLAN (optional) Enables or disables the network to act as a native VLAN. Valid values are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default value is "Disabled".
Item Description ->add network Network1 PrefSpeedType=Custom PrefSpeed=4000 MaxSpeedType=Custom MaxSpeed=6000 Creates a new network with a preferred connection speed of 4Gb and maximum connection speed of 6Gb Item Description remove network Remove a network from the domain. To remove a network, it must not be in use by any server profiles.
Item Description VLanID (optional) Modifies the VLAN ID of the network if it belongs to a shared uplink set that has not been configured. ConnectionMode (optional) Specifies the connection type that is formed when multiple ports are added to the network. Valid values include "Auto" and "Failover". The default value is "Auto". VLanTunnel (optional) Enables or disables VLAN tag tunneling. If enabled, VLAN tags are passed through the domain without any modification.
Item Description Syntax show network [ | *] Parameter NetworkName (optional) Name of an existing network in the VC domain. "*" displays a detailed view of all the networks. If not specified, a summary view of the networks is displayed.
Item Description ->add port-monitor AnalyzerPort=enc0:1:4 Speed=1Gb Duplex=full MonitorPort=enc0:5:4 Direction=FromServer Adds a new network analyzer port and a server port to be monitored Item Description remove port-monitor Remove ports from a port monitor configuration. Removing the network analyzer port causes port monitoring to be disabled automatically. Syntax remove port-monitor AnalyzerPort= MonitorPort= Properties AnalyzerPort The network analyzer port to be removed.
Item Description Examples ->set port-monitor AnalyzerPort=enc0:3:1 Speed=1Gb Duplex=half Modifies network analyzer uplink port properties ->set port-monitor MonitorPort=enc0:1:6 Direction=ToServer Modifies a monitored server port ->set port-monitor Enabled=true Enables port monitoring ->set port-monitor Enabled=false Disables port monitoring Item Description show port-monitor Display the Virtual Connect port monitor configuration.
Item Description SerialNumber (required if the SNType is UserDefined) A custom user-defined serial number associated with the server profile. When the profile is assigned to a device bay that contains a server, the server inherits the virtual serial number. The user-defined serial number must start with the pattern VCX01. UUID (Optional) A unique 128-bit identifier for the virtual server ID. The format is xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx where x is any alpha-numeric character.
Item Description Parameter ProfileName (required) Name of an existing profile in the VC domain. "*" removes all the existing profiles. Examples ->remove profile MyProfile Removes a server profile by name ->remove profile * Removes all server profiles Item Description set profile Modify properties of an existing server profile.
Item Description unassign profile Unassign a server profile from a device bay Syntax unassign profile Parameter ProfileName (required) Example The name of a server profile that is currently assigned to a device bay ->unassign profile MyProfile1 Unassigns a server profile from a device bay server Manage server blades. Supported actions: help, poweroff, poweron, reboot, show Item Description poweroff server Power off one or more physical servers.
Item Description ->poweroff server * -timeout=180 Shuts down all servers and specifies a custom timeout of 3 minutes Item Description poweron server Power on one or more physical servers. Syntax poweron server [ | *] [-timeout=] Parameter ServerID (required) The reference ID of a server in the domain. The format of the server ID is . If the EnclosureID is not provided, then the primary or local enclosure is used by default.
Item Description ->reboot server * -ForceOnTimeout -timeout=180 Reboots all servers using the ForceOnTimeout option and a custom timeout ->reboot server * Reboots all servers in the domain ->reboot server enc0:* Reboots all servers in a specific enclosure Item Description show server Display all servers in the domain. Syntax show server [ | *] Parameter ServerID (optional) The reference ID of a server in the domain. The format of the server ID is .
Item Description Type (required) The type of the virtual serial number source. When server profiles are created, the virtual serial numbers and UUID values are allocated from the specified pool source. Valid values include "Factory-Defined" (default), "VC-Defined", and "UserDefined". PoolID (optional) The VC-Defined Pool ID to be used. If not specified, the default Pool ID is 1. This property is only valid for VC-Defined-serial number types.
Item Description ->show server-port Displays a summary listing of all physical server ports ->show server-port * Displays detailed information for all physical server ports ->show server-port enc0:3:d2 Displays detailed information for a specific server port server-port-map Add new server port network mapping Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show Item Description add server-port-map Add a new server port network mapping, and allow server ports to be shared among multiple VC Ethernet networks.
Item Description ->add server-port-map MyProfile:3 GreenNetwork Uplinkset=MyUplinkset1 UnTagged=true Adds a new server port to shared network and label it as untagged Item Description remove serverport-map Remove a server port network mapping. This command cannot be used if the domain setting VLanTagControl is set to "Tunnel".
Item Description ->set server-port-map MyProfile:1 Network1 VLanId=100 Modifies the VLAN ID of an existing server port network mapping ->set server-port-map MyProfile:1 Network1 Untagged=true Modifies the existing server port network mapping to handle untagged packets Item Description show server-port- Display a server port network mapping. This command cannot be used if the domain map setting, VLanTagControl, is set to "Tunnel".
Item Description SmisEnabled (optional) Enables or disables SMIS. This property is valid only for VC-FC modules. The default value is "false". Valid values include "true" or "false". Examples ->set snmp enet ReadCommunity=mydatacenter1 SystemContact=admin@datacenter1.com Enabled=true Enables the SNMP agent for VC-Enet modules and supplies a community string ->set snmp fc ReadCommunity=mydatacenter2 SystemContact=admin@datacenter2.
Item Description Syntax add snmp-trap Address= [Community=][Format=][Severity=][DomainCategories=][EnetCategories=][FcCategories=] Parameter Name (required) A unique name for the new trap being added Properties Address (required) IPv4 address or DNS name for the trap destination Community (optional) The SNMP community n
Item Description ->add snmp-trap MyTrap Address=192.112.42.5 Severity=All FcCategories=All DomainCategories=All Adds a trap with all severity and category properties set. Severities are allowed even though FC Categories are set; the severities will be applied to the Domain Categories. Item Description remove snmp-trap Removes a previously configured SNMP trap destination Syntax remove snmp-trap Parameter Name (required) The name of the trap destination to be removed.
Item Description EnetCategories The Virtual Connect Ethernet trap categories to send to the destination. Valid values are "PortStatus", "PortThreshold", "Other", "All", and "None". Multiple categories can be specified, separated by commas. FcCategories The Virtual Connect Fibre Channel trap categories to send to the destination. Valid values are "PortStatus", "Other", "All", and "None". Multiple categories can be specified, separated by commas.
Item Description load ssh Transfer the SSH key from a remote FTP server and apply it to the Virtual Connect domain. A customized SSH key enables additional security for SSH clients that are allowed to access the domain configuration. If a new custom SSH key is applied, then the SSH clients must be configured correctly to have access.
Item Description Address (required) A valid IP address or host name of the FTP server, with username and password Filename (required) The name of the certificate file on the remote FTP server Example ->load ssl-certificate Address=ftp://user:password@192.168.10.12 Filename=my-new-ssl.crt Transfers a new custom SSL Certificate from the remote FTP server Item Description show ssl-certificate Display the Virtual Connect web server SSL certificate information.
ssl Allow or disallow weak SSL encryption (browser/SOAP). Supported actions: set, show, help Item Description set ssl Allow modifications to be made to the SSL configuration, and enable or disable string encryption for SSL communication with the web server. Syntax set ssl Strength=[] Property Strength (required) The strength of the encryption cipher. Valid values include "All" and "Strong". The default value is "All".
Item Description Example ->show status Displays domain status information supportinfo Generate and transfer a support information file to a remote FTP or TFTP server on the network. Supported actions: help, save Item Description save supportinfo Generate and transfer a Virtual Connect Support Information file to a remote TFTP or FTP server.
Item Description ->show systemlog -first=12 Displays the first twelve records from the system log ->show systemlog -last=8 Displays the last eight records from the system log ->show systemlog -last=20 -pause=6 Displays the last twenty records from the system log, six records at a time To add a remote target, see "add log-target (on page 37)." uplinkport Manage interconnect module uplink ports.
Item Description remove uplinkport Remove an uplink port element from a network or a shared uplink port set. Syntax remove uplinkport [Network= | UplinkSet=] Parameters PortID (required) The name of the port to remove from a network (required). The port name must be in the following format: :: If EnclosureID is not specified, it defaults to the local enclosure.
Item Description ->set uplinkport enc0:2:4 UplinkSet=MyUplinkSet Speed=Disabled Disables a specific port that belongs to a shared uplink set ->set uplinkport enc0:2:4 Network=MyNetwork Role=Primary Modifies a network uplink port with the connection mode set as "Failover" to take the primary port role Item Description show uplinkport Display all Ethernet module uplink ports known to the domain. If the port is a member of a network or a shared uplink port set, then it is displayed also.
Item Description Parameter UplinkSetName (required) The unique name of the new shared uplink port set to create (required) Property ConnectionMode (optional) Specifies the connection type that is formed when multiple ports are added to the uplinkset. Valid values include "Auto" and "Failover". The default value is "Auto".
Item Description Syntax show uplinkset [ | *] Parameter UplinkSetName (optional) Name of an existing uplink port set. "*" displays a detailed view of all the uplink port sets. If not specified, summary of all uplink port sets will be displayed.
Item Description ->add user bill Password=HGtwf7272562 Privileges="domain,network" FullName="Bill Johnson" ContactInfo=billj@company.com Enabled=true Adds a new user and configures additional user properties ->add user Admin Password=hjkhfd Privileges=* Adds an "Admin" user with all privileges Item Description remove user Remove a user from the Virtual Connect Manager database. Syntax remove user Parameter UserName (required) The name of an existing user that will be removed.
Item Description ->set user bill Password=HGtwf7272562 Privileges="domain,network" FullName="Bill Johnson" ContactInfo=billj@company.com Enabled=true Modifies several properties of an existing user ->set user tom privileges=* Gives a user all privileges Item Description show user Display user summary or user details. Syntax show user [] Parameter UserName (optional) Name of an existing user in the VC domain. If not specified, then summary of all existing user will be displayed.
Item Description show user-security Display general domain user security settings. Syntax show user-security Example ->show user-security Displays strong user password settings vcm Reset the Virtual Connect Manager. Supported actions: help, reset Item Description reset vcm Reset the Virtual Connect Manager. A failover to the standby VCM may also be specified (optional), if there is a standby VCM available.
• • Help summary—lists all supported actions and a short description of each: >help (or ?) add add an element to an existing object assign assign a server profile to a device bay . . .
- Display a summary listing of all device bays: ->show devicebay - Show detailed information for all device bays: ->show device bay * - Show detailed information for a specific device bay 2 of a specific enclosure: ->show devicebay enc0:2 Output format The CLI provides two different output formats: • Interactive user output format • Scriptable output format The interactive user output format is the default.
network storage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------brad domain Brad Mills brad.mills@hp.com true server ---------------------------------------------------------------------------jim network Jimmy Joe jimmy.joe@hp.com true ---------------------------------------------------------------------------alice storage Alice Candle alice.candle@hp.
Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled : : : : network Jimmy Joe jimmy.joe@hp.com true UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled : : : : : alice storage Alice Candle alice.candle@hp.com false Scriptable output format Scriptable output format allows scripts to invoke CLI commands and receive command responses that can be easily parsed by the scripts. This capability is provided by two options that are available: output=script1 and -output=script2.
Full Name= Contact Info= Enabled=true Example 3: Scriptable output format displaying all users (with table header) ->show user -output=script2 UserName;Privileges;FullName;ContactInfo;Enabled Administrator;domain,server,network,storage;Steve Johnson;steve.johnson@hp.com;true Admin;domain,server,network,storage;Admin;Admin;true steve;domain,server,network,storage;Steve Johnson;steve.johnson@hp.
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI Basic configuration A Virtual Connect domain consists of an enclosure and a set of associated modules and server blades that are managed together by a single instance of the Virtual Connect Manager. The Virtual Connect domain contains specified networks, server profiles, and user accounts that simplify the setup and administration of server connections.
• password: LDAP Authentication >ssh 192.168.0.120 login as: password: Domain setup A Virtual Connect domain consists of an enclosure and a set of associated modules and server blades that are managed together by a single instance of the Virtual Connect Manager. the Virtual Connect domain contains specified networks, server profiles, and user accounts that simplify the setup and administration of server connections.
• • • >add user bob password=fhkjdhfk privileges=domain,network Modify an existing user >set user bob fullname="Bob J Smith" enabled=false Remove an existing user >remove user bob Remove all local users except for the Administrator account >remove user * Display local users: • • • Summary display >show user Detailed display >show user * Displaying info on a single user >show user steve Up to 32 local user accounts can be created.
It is possible to create a user with no privileges. This user can only view status and settings. NOTE: The vcmuser_ account is an internal Onboard Administrator account created and used by Virtual Connect Manager to communicate with the Onboard Administrator. This account can show up in the Onboard Administrator system log. This account cannot be changed or deleted. Configuring LDAP authentication support for users • • • • Set LDAP properties >set ldap ipaddress=192.168.0.
override the factory default MAC addresses while the server remains in that Virtual Connect enclosure. When configured to assign MAC addresses, Virtual Connect securely manages the MAC addresses by accessing the physical NICs through the enclosure Onboard Administrator and the iLO interfaces on the individual server blades. Always establish control processes to ensure that a unique MAC address range is used in each Virtual Connect domain in the environment.
Creating an enet-network To create a new Ethernet network use the add network command: >add network MyNetworkName Modifying enet-network properties To modify Ethernet network properties, use the set network command: >set network MyNetworkName state=enabled name=NewName smartlink=enabled Displaying enet-networks To display Ethernet network properties, use the show network command: • • • Summary display >show network Detailed display >show network * Single network display > show network MyNetwork Adding
Because VLAN tags are added or removed when Ethernet packets leave or enter the VC-Enet shared uplink, the VLAN tags have no relevance after the Ethernet packet enters the enclosure. IMPORTANT: If you are deploying a server where VLAN tags will be used (added) on the server itself, do not connect the server Ethernet port carrying VLAN-tagged traffic to a shared uplink set. Identifying an associated network as the native VLAN causes all untagged incoming Ethernet packets to be placed onto this network.
> set enet-vlan PrefSpeedType=Custom PrefSpeed=500 MaxSpeedType=Custom MaxSpeed=2500 Fibre Channel setup To configure external Fibre Channel connectivity for the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, do the following: 1. Identify WWNs to be used on the server blades deployed within this Virtual Connect Domain. 2. Define SAN fabrics.
Serial number (logical) settings Virtual Connect Manager can be configured to use logical serial numbers and logical UUIDs with a server profile regardless of the type of physical server. With these configuration values, software licensed with one or both of these values can be migrated to new hardware without re-licensing.
• After an enclosure is imported into a Virtual Connect domain, server blades remain isolated from the networks and SAN fabrics until a server profile is created and assigned. • Server blades must be powered off to receive (or relinquish) a server profile assignment when using Virtual Connect-administered MAC addresses, WWNs, or changing Fibre Channel boot parameters.
A server profile can be assigned and defined for each device bay so that the server blade can be powered on and connected to a deployment network. These profiles can then later be modified or replaced by another server profile. A server profile can also be assigned to an empty bay to allow deployment at a later date.
When a VC-Enet uplink that was previously in standby mode becomes active, it can take several minutes for external Ethernet switches to recognize that the c-Class server blades can now be reached on this newly-active connection. Enabling Fast MAC Cache Failover causes Virtual Connect to transmit Ethernet packets on newly-active links, which enables the external Ethernet switches to identify the new connection (and update their MAC caches appropriately.
Operation Examples Display server profiles • Summary display >show profile • Detailed display >show profile * • Single profile display >show profile MyProfile Delete the domain configuration >delete domain Update interconnect module firmware >update firmware url=http://www.mywebserver.com/images/vc1.31.
Virtual Connect Manager not found at this IP address. If the user attempts to login to the alternate I/O bay, they might receive the error message during the attempted login: Unable to communicate with the Virtual Connect Manager. Please retry again later. The login should succeed after the Virtual Connect Manager has restarted on this alternate Virtual Connect Ethernet module. Allow up to 5 minutes, depending on the enclosure configuration.
Technical support Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP: • Technical support registration number (if applicable) • Product serial number • Product model name and number • Product identification number • Applicable error messages • Add-on boards or hardware • Third-party hardware or software • Operating system type and revision level HP contact information For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller: • See the Contact HP worldwi
Acronyms and abbreviations BIOS Basic Input/Output System CLI Command Line Interface DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS domain name system EFI extensible firmware interface FC Fibre Channel HBA host bus adapter I/O input/output IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IP Internet Protocol iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interface LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Acronyms and abbreviations 92
LUN logical unit number MAC Media Access Control PXE Preboot Execution Environment SAN storage area network SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol SSH Secure Shell SSL Secure Sockets Layer TCP Transmission Control Protocol UDP User Datagram Protocol UUID universally unique identifier VCM Virtual Connect Manager WWN World Wide Name WWPN worldwide port name Acronyms and abbreviations 93
Index A all 15 authorized reseller 91 B basic configuration 77 C CLI command execution modes 10 command batching 8 Command line 13 command line overview 6 command line syntax 7 Command output filtering 11 common management operations 88 configuring LDAP 80 configuring the Virtual Connect domain 77 configuring, user accounts 78 connection mode 40 D devicebay command 15 domain command 15 domain name 78 domain setup 78 E enclosure command 18 e-net networks, displaying 82 enet-connection command 20 enet-net
P U parameters 7 port monitor 44 private networks 40 profile command 46 properties 8 unassigning multiple profiles 10 uplink port properties, modifying 82 uplink ports, adding 82 uplink ports, adding to shared uplink port set 83 uplinkport command 64 uplinkset command 66 user command 68 user profile 70 using multiple enclosures 6 R remote access 11 resetting Virtual Connect Manager 89 S scriptable output format 75 serial number (logical) settings 85 server command 49 server identification 51 server pro
