User guide

HP Virtual Connect for Cisco Network Administrators (version 4.x)

Document Number: C01386629 Date: January 2014

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IPX, AppleTalk, etc.?

A25: Virtual Connect only supports IP (IPv4) on its management interfaces (Web, SSH CLI, or SNMP). In reference to Virtual

Connect’s bridging functionality, VC supports any layer 3 or higher protocol in use on blade servers. Since Virtual Connect is a layer

2 device, it is layer 3 protocol agnostic. Meaning, the blade servers can communicate through VC using any upper layer

protocol (e.g. IPv4, IPv6, IPX, AppleTalk, etc.) that’s carried within an Ethernet frame.

Q26: Does Virtual Connect support jumbo frames?

A26: Yes, VC-Enet supports Ethernet frames sizes up to 9216 bytes.

Q27: Does Virtual Connect support EtherChannel\802.3ad\SLB on the downlinks to the server NICs? Can I use LACP port trunking

on the server NICs connected to Virtual Connect?

A27: No, Virtual Connect does not support EtherChannel\802.3ad on the downlinks to server NIC ports.

Q28: What Level of SSH does Virtual Connect support?

A28: Virtual Connect has a strong security across management interfaces with support for SSL and SSH —including 2048-bit SSL

certificates.

Q29: What is the inter-port latency.on the Virtual connect Ethernet modules.

A29: The following is the current numbers:

FlexFabric 1.2 μs on Ethernet only ports

1.7 μs Ethernet/FC port

Flex 10/10D .9 μs on Ethernet only ports

Flex 10 1.2 μs on Ethernet only ports

Q30: Can I access Virtual Connect from the CLI and what are the CLI commands.

A30: Virtual connect has a robust CLI command structure. The same commands that are executed in the GUI can

be executed in the CLI. For a complete listing of commands seethe following link: Virtual Connect CLI Commands

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January 2014