HP Virtual Connect 1Gb Ethernet Cookbook

Scenario 1 – Simple vNet with Active/Standby Uplinks and Optional Link Aggregation 802.3ad (LACP) - Windows 22

Adding uplinks to an existing vNet via GUI

Edit the vNet named “vNet-PROD”

 In the left pane of the Virtual Connect Manager screen, click on the Network “vNet-Prod”

 Select Add Port, then add the following ports;

 Enclosure 1, Bay 1, Port 2

 Enclosure 1, Bay 2, Port 2

 Leave Connection Mode as Auto

 Select Apply

Note: By connecting FOUR Uplinks from this vNet we have provided additional bandwidth and a

redundant path to the network as two uplinks will be active and two will be in standby.

Adding uplinks to an existing vNet via CLI

The following command(s) can be copied and pasted into an SSH based CLI session with Virtual

Connect

# Edit the vNet "vNet-PROD" and configure uplinks as discussed above

add uplinkport enc0:1:2 Network=vNet-PROD speed=auto

add uplinkport enc0:2:2 Network=vNet-PROD speed=auto

set network vNet-PROD SmartLink=Disabled

Figure 13 - Adding uplinks to an existing vNet (vNet-PROD).

Note: The Port Status and Connected to information. If the connected switch supports LLDP, the

connected to information should be displayed as below.