HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 4.01 User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 4.01 User Guide
- Abstract
- Notice
- Contents
- Introduction
- HP Virtual Connect Manager
- Virtual Connect domains
- Understanding Virtual Connect domains
- Managing domains
- Managing SNMP
- Viewing the system log
- Managing SSL configuration
- HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures
- Virtual Connect users and roles
- Understanding VC administrative roles
- Managing users
- Local Users screen
- Configuring LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+
- Minimum requirements
- LDAP Server Settings (LDAP Server) screen
- LDAP Server Settings (LDAP Groups) screen
- LDAP Server Settings (LDAP Certificate) screen
- RADIUS Settings (RADIUS Server) screen
- RADIUS Settings (RADIUS Groups) screen
- TACACS+ Settings screen
- Role Management (Role Authentication Order) screen
- Role Management (Role Operations) screen
- Virtual Connect networks
- Understanding networks and shared uplink sets
- Managing networks
- Network Access Groups screen
- Define Network Access Group screen
- Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen
- Ethernet Settings (Advanced Settings) screen
- Quality of Service
- IGMP Settings (IGMP Configuration) screen
- IGMP Settings (Multicast Filter Set) screen
- Define Ethernet Network screen
- Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen
- Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen
- Managing shared uplink sets
- Virtual Connect fabrics
- Virtual Connect server profiles
- Understanding server profiles
- Managing MAC, WWN, and server virtual ID settings
- Managing server profiles
- Define Server Profile screen
- Creating FCoE HBA connections for a BL890c i4
- Limited Ethernet connections when using HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D modules
- Creating iSCSI connections
- Flex-10 iSCSI connections
- Define Server Profile screen (multiple enclosures)
- Multiple network connections for a server port
- Defining server VLAN mappings
- Fibre Channel boot parameters
- Server Profiles screen
- Edit Server Profile screen
- Assigning a server profile with FCoE connections to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade
- Unassigning a server profile with FCoE connections to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade and deleting the SAN fabric
- General requirements for adding FC or FCoE connections
- Define Server Profile screen
- Virtual Connect and Insight Control Server Deployment
- Virtual Connect modules
- Firmware updates
- Stacking Links screen
- Throughput Statistics screen
- Enclosure Information screen
- Enclosure Status screen
- Interconnect Bays Status and Summary screen
- Causes for INCOMPATIBLE status
- Ethernet Bay Summary (General Information) screen
- Ethernet Bay Summary (Uplink Port Information) screen
- Ethernet Bay Summary (Server Port Information) screen
- Ethernet Bay Summary (MAC Address Table) screen
- Ethernet Bay Summary (IGMP Multicast Groups) screen
- Ethernet Bay Summary (Name Server) screen
- Ethernet Port Detailed Statistics screen
- FC Port Detailed Statistics screen
- FC Bay Summary screen
- Interconnect Bay Overall Status icon definitions
- Interconnect Bay OA Reported Status icon definitions
- Interconnect Bay VC Status icon definitions
- Interconnect Bay OA Communication Status icon definitions
- Server Bays Summary screen
- Server Bay Status screen
- Port status conditions
- Interconnect module removal and replacement
- Virtual Connect modules
- Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port FC Module
- Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-Port FC Module
- Upgrading or removing an HP Virtual Connect Flex-10, HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric, or HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D module
- Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric module from a VC-FC module
- Onboard Administrator modules
- Maintenance and troubleshooting
- Appendix: Using Virtual Connect with nPartitions
- Support and other resources
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Documentation feedback
- Index
Virtual Connect fabrics 157
This screen lists all of the SAN fabrics that have been created and displays the external connection
information.
The following table describes the fields within the SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen.
Field Description
Status
Status of the fabric
SAN Fabric
Name of the fabric
Fabric Type
The type of fabric, FabricAttach or DirectAttach
Login Re-Distribution
Login Re-distribution setting for the fabric. For all standard VC-FC modules, this is
always Manual. For FlexFabric modules in a FabricAttach fabric, this can be set as
described in "Login re-distribution (on page 151)." The login re-distribution is not
applicable for FlexFabric modules in a DirectAttach fabric.
Port Status
Shows the link status, link speed, and connectivity of the port
If the port is unlinked and no connectivity exists, the cause is displayed. For more
information about possible causes, see "Port status conditions (on page 264)."
Connected To
WWN of the principal switch on the SAN fabric that this port is connected to on the
other end
Enclosure
Enclosure selected for the SAN fabric
Bay
Enclosure bay selected for the SAN fabric
Port
Faceplate name of the port
Action
Perform edit, delete, and re-distribute operations
The following table describes the available actions in the SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen.
Clicking another link in the pull-down menu or left navigation tree causes current edits that have not been
applied to be lost.
Task Action
Add a SAN fabric
Click Add below the table, or right-click on the header row to display a
menu, and then select Add.
Edit a SAN fabric
Click the Edit link in the Action column, or left-click to select a fabric,
right-click to display a menu, and then select Edit.