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Virtual Connect server profiles 177
Column name Description
Profile Name
Descriptive name for the server profile. The text can be up to 64
alpha-numeric characters, dashes, and underscores. Do not use spaces.
Network Access Group
Associates a network access group to the profile. The default network access
group is "default."
Hide Unused Flex NICs
Prevents the operating system from enumerating FlexNICs, including those
that are not mapped to profile connections. Enumerating the unmapped
network resources might consume shared resources.
Selecting this option might reorder NIC enumeration in the host operating
system. This can disrupt server communications and require the server
administrator to manually readjust the network configuration, such as NIC
teaming, to restore communication.
Advanced Profile Settings (on
page 174)
Select to show if server factory defaults are being used for Ethernet MAC
Addresses, Fibre Channel WWNs, and Serial Numbers.
Ethernet Adapter Connections
Port
Relative order of the Ethernet port on the server receiving the profile. System
board NICs are first in the order, followed by NICs on mezzanine cards. See
"iSCSI and FCoE port assignments (on page 167)" and "Bandwidth
assignment (on page 169)."
Network Name
Unassigned, name of the network, or "Multiple Networks" associated with
this port
Status
Displays the current linked status of the selected port
Port Speed Type
The requested operational speed for the server port. Valid values include
"Auto", "Preferred", "Custom", and "Disabled". The default value is
"Preferred".
Auto—The maximum port speed is determined by the maximum configured
speed for the network.
Preferred—The speed of the network is the same as the preferred speed of the
network to which the connection is associated. If no preferred speed is
configured for a network, it behaves like "Auto".
Custom—You can configure any speed from 100Mb to the maximum
configured speed for the network in 100-Mb increments.*
For all speed types the maximum port speed is determined by the maximum
configured speed for the network. If the speed type is "Auto," VCM
determines the
appropriate port speed based on the available bandwidth for
the port. The configured port speed behaves like Auto (default). If the speed
type is "Disabled," bandwidth is not allocated. You can only set the minimum
port speed here. The maximum is set in the port link speed.
PXE
Shows whether PXE is enabled or disabled, or if USE BIOS is selected on that
port. Only one port can have PXE enabled.
Multicast Filter
Displays the name of the multicast filter or filter set associated with this
connection
MAC
Type of MAC address assignment configured for the Virtual Connect domain
Action
Perform delete operations
iSCSI HBA Connections
Port
Relative order of the port on the server receiving the profile
Network Name
Unassigned or name of the network associated with this port
Status
Displays the current linked status of the selected port
Port Speed Type
The requested operational speed for the server port. Valid values include
"Auto", "Preferred", "Custom", and "Disabled". The default value is
"Preferred".