HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 3.30 User Guide

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Understanding networks and shared uplink sets ............................................................................................. 70
Shared uplink sets and VLAN tagging ................................................................................................ 70
Smart Link ....................................................................................................................................... 71
Private Networks .............................................................................................................................. 71
VLAN Tunneling Support ................................................................................................................... 71
Managing networks ................................................................................................................................... 72
Network Access Groups screen ......................................................................................................... 73
Define Network Access Group screen ................................................................................................ 75
Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen ........................................................................................... 76
Ethernet Settings (Advanced Settings) screen ....................................................................................... 80
Define Ethernet Network screen ......................................................................................................... 84
Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen ................................................................................. 91
Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen ................................................................................... 92
Managing shared uplink sets ....................................................................................................................... 94
Define Shared Uplink Set screen ........................................................................................................ 94
Shared Uplink Sets (External Connections) screen .............................................................................. 100
Shared Uplink Sets (Associated Networks) screen .............................................................................. 103
Virtual Connect fabrics .............................................................................................................. 105
Understanding FC fabrics and bay groups .................................................................................................. 105
Virtual Connect fabric ..................................................................................................................... 105
Managing fabrics .................................................................................................................................... 106
Define SAN Fabric screen ............................................................................................................... 106
SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen ....................................................................................... 112
SAN Fabrics (Server Connections) screen ......................................................................................... 113
Fibre Channel Settings (Misc.) screen ............................................................................................... 115
Virtual Connect server profiles .................................................................................................... 116
Understanding server profiles .................................................................................................................... 116
Multi-blade servers ......................................................................................................................... 118
Flex-10 overview ............................................................................................................................ 119
Flex-10 configuration ...................................................................................................................... 120
FlexFabric overview ........................................................................................................................ 121
PXE settings ................................................................................................................................... 122
iSCSI offload and boot ................................................................................................................... 123
iSCSI and FCoE port assignments .................................................................................................... 125
Bandwidth assignment .................................................................................................................... 126
Managing MAC, WWN, and server virtual ID settings ................................................................................ 128
Ethernet Settings (MAC Addresses) screen ........................................................................................ 128
Fibre Channel Settings (WWN Settings) screen ................................................................................. 130
Serial Number Settings screen ......................................................................................................... 131
Advanced Profile Settings ................................................................................................................ 132
Managing server profiles .......................................................................................................................... 133
Define Server Profile screen ............................................................................................................. 133
Server Profiles screen ...................................................................................................................... 151
Edit Server Profile screen ................................................................................................................. 152
Assigning a server profile with FCoE connections to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade ................ 158
Unassigning a server profile with FCoE connections to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade and deleting the
SAN fabric .................................................................................................................................... 164
General requirements for adding FC or FCoE connections .................................................................. 169
Virtual Connect and Insight Control Server Deployment ................................................................................ 172
Virtual Connect modules ............................................................................................................ 173
Firmware updates .................................................................................................................................... 173