Manual
Table Of Contents
- HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystemVersion 3.01User Guide
- Notice
- Contents
- Introduction
- Overview
- HP Virtual Connect Manager
- Domain management
- Domain overview
- Firmware updates
- Domain Settings (Domain Configuration) screen
- Domain Settings (Domain IP Address) screen
- Domain Settings (Domain Enclosures) screen
- Domain Settings (Backup/Restore) screen
- Domain Settings (Local Users) screen
- Directory Settings (Directory Server) screen
- Directory Settings (Directory Groups) screen
- Directory Settings (Directory Certificate) screen
- Test LDAP authentication
- SNMP overview
- System Log screen
- System Log Configuration
- Network management
- Networks overview
- Define Ethernet Network screen
- Edit Ethernet Network screen
- Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen
- Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen
- Ethernet Settings (MAC Addresses) screen
- Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen
- Ethernet Settings (Advanced Settings) screen
- Stacking Links screen
- Shared uplink sets and VLAN tagging
- Define Shared Uplink Set screen
- Shared Uplink Sets (External Connections) screen
- Shared Uplink Sets (Associated Networks) screen
- Storage management
- Server management
- Certificate Administration
- Hardware information screens
- Enclosure Information screen
- Enclosure Status screen
- Interconnect Bays Status and Summary screen
- Causes for INCOMPATIBLE status
- Interconnect Bay Summary screen (Ethernet module)
- Interconnect Bay Summary screen (VC-FC Module)
- Module removal and replacement
- Interconnect Bay Overall Status icon definitions
- Interconnect Bay OA Reported Status icon definitions
- Interconnect Bay VC Status icon definitions
- Interconnect Bay OA Communication Status icon definitions
- Server Bays Summary screen
- Server Bay Status screen
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Glossary
- Index
Server management 113
Server profile troubleshooting
In some cases, server profiles can be assigned to server blades when certain mismatches exist between
the server profile definition and the server blade. The following list summarizes Virtual Connect behavior
under these circumstances:
• If the number of Network connections in the profile is more than the number of physical Ethernet
ports, the profile is assigned, but a warning message appears.
• If a switch other than a Virtual Connect Ethernet switch is connected to any port in the profile, the
profile is assigned, but the MAC address is not changed on the NIC. A warning message appears.
• If the number of Fibre Channel connections in the profile is more than the number of physical Fibre
Channel HBA ports, the profile is assigned, but a warning message appears.
IMPORTANT: When used with Virtual Connect, the HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade does
not support configuration of Fibre Channel boot parameters or PXE settings. Other Virtual
Connect server profile settings are configured properly when the appropriate BL860c
firmware is used.
The Virtual Connect Manager may reset when creating and assigning many server profiles using VCEM.
This behavior has been seen when creating more than 100 server profiles all at once.
Server blade power on and power off guidelines
Certain server profile changes require the server blade in the device bay to be powered off before the
change can be made. HP recommends that administrators power off servers with the server console
before attempting such operations within the Virtual Connect Manager. The Virtual Connect Manager also
provides an opportunity to power off the server blade before such operations.
If any changes are made that require modifications to the server, the server blade must be powered off.
Network or Fabric changes do not require the server blade to be powered off. Server side settings include
the following:
• Assigning a VC- or user-defined MAC address
• Changing the PXE setting
• Assigning a VC-defined WWN
• Changing the Fibre Channel boot parameters
IMPORTANT: For Virtual Connect v2.1x, the server blade must be powered off for all profile
changes if a Flex-10 NIC is installed in the server, and the server is connected to an HP
Virtual Connect Flex-10 Module or to an empty bay.
If any of the listed settings are changing, the server must be powered off before the profile action can
occur. If the server blade is not powered off, a message appears and no changes are made. In this case,
power off the server blade and repeat the action.
When server side settings are changing, the following operations require that server blades be powered
off:
• Assigning a profile to a server blade already installed in a device bay
• Deleting a profile, moving a profile to a different device bay, or unassigning a profile from the
existing bay