User guide

Virtual Connect networks 117
Task Action
Designate the network as a private
network
Select the Private Network checkbox.
Enable VLAN tunneling
Select the Enable VLAN Tunneling checkbox.
Set a custom value for preferred link
connection speed or maximum link
connection speed
Select the Advanced Network Settings checkbox. For more information,
see "Advanced Network Settings (on page 119)."
Set the Connection Mode
Select Auto or Failover. For a description of these modes, see "Defining
a network (on page 117)."
Set the LACP Timer
Select the duration for the LACP Timer ("LACP timer configuration" on
page 101).
Use a Shared Uplink Set for the external
port
Select the Use Shared Uplink Set checkbox, and then select the Shared
Uplink Set from the pull-down menu, and then enter the External VLAN
ID. This option is only available if there are Shared Uplink Sets defined.
Add an external uplink port to the
network
Use the cascading menu to select a port.
Change the uplink interface port speed
or disable the port
Click the pull-down box under Speed/Duplex, and then select a setting.
Delete an added port
Click the Delete link in the Action column, or left-click to select the line
item, right-click to display a pull-down menu, and then select Delete.
Add this network to Network Access
Groups
In the Network Access Groups field, begin typing the name of a Network
Access Group that should include this network. When the Network
Access Group name appears, select the name.
Remove this network from Network
Access Groups
In the Network Access Groups field, click the X next to the Network
Access Group name that should not be included.
Save changes
Click Apply.
Cancel without saving changes
Click Cancel.
Defining a network
To define a standalone network:
1. Enter a network name. The network name can be up to 64 characters in length (no spaces).
2. To add a color to the network, select a color from the Color pull-down menu. The network color is used
as a visual identifier for the network within VCM.
3. To add labels to the network, type a label in the Labels field, and then press Enter. Labels are used as
text-based identifiers for the network within VCM. Each label can contain up to 24 characters,
excluding spaces. Each network can have up to 16 labels.
4. Select whether to enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) Smart Link (on page 86).
The checkbox is not available until an uplink is added to the network.
5. Select whether to designate (checked) or not designate (unchecked) this network as a private network
("Private Networks" on page 86).
6. Select whether to enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) VLAN tunneling ("VLAN Tunneling Support"
on page 86).
7. If the network is to be used only internal to the Virtual Connect domain or enclosure, go to step 9 (do not
add any external ports).