HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 3.00 Setup and Installation Guide for HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Series Server Blades

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Select the type and range of MAC address, and then click Next.
Selecting VC-assigned MAC address ranges
When using VC-assigned MAC addresses, you can choose between using an HP pre-defined MAC
address range or using a user-defined MAC address range.
• HP pre-defined MAC address range (recommended). These pre-defined ranges are reserved and will
never show up as factory default on any hardware. There are 64 ranges of 1024 unique addresses
to choose from. Be sure to use each range only once within a data center.
• User-defined MAC address range. To avoid potential conflict with other hardware MAC addresses
in the environment, consider using a subrange of MAC addresses reserved by the IEEE for locally-
administered MAC addresses. Ensure that the range does not conflict with any Ethernet device
already deployed within the enterprise.
• When Flex-10 technology is utilized, Virtual Connect will automatically reserve sixteen MAC
addresses for use by a dual-port Flex-10 LOM or mezzanine adapter. This may limit number of the
server profiles that can be defined in a Virtual Connect domain
IMPORTANT: If you plan to use RDP for RedHat Linux installation and also plan to use User-
or HP-defined MAC addresses, you must import the enclosure before running RDP.
Select the type and range of MAC address, and then click Next.
NOTE: After any server profiles are deployed using a selected MAC address range, that
range cannot be changed until all server profiles are deleted.