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
Network management 55
Field name Description
address and switch port appear. A link is provided to obtain more
information about the far-end switch port.
PID
When selected, sets/clears the port identifier color as blue on the VC-
Enet module to aid in the location of the specific uplink. The PID status
for the overall network also appears.
Speed/Duplex
Pull-down menu to specify the speed and duplex (where applicable) of
the uplink port. Half-duplex operations are not supported by the VC-
Enet module.
The following table describes the available actions in the Define Ethernet Network Screen. Clicking
another link in the pull-down menu or left-hand navigation window causes current edits that have not been
applied to be lost.
Task Action
Enable Smart Link on the network
being defined
Select the Smart Link checkbox.
Designate the network as a private
network
Select the Private Network checkbox.
Enable VLAN tunneling
Select the Enable VLAN Tunneling checkbox. This option is only
available if the 'Tunnel VLAN Tags' radio button is selected on the
Advanced Settings tab of the Ethernet Settings screen.
Set a custom value for preferred link
connection speed or maximum link
connection speed
Select the Advanced Network Settings checkbox.
Enable the selection or creation of a
shared uplink set
Select the Use Shared Uplink set checkbox.
Add an external uplink port to the
network
Click the Add Port drop-down box, and then select an available port.
Change the uplink interface port
speed or disable the port
Click the drop-down box under Speed/Duplex, and then select a
setting.
Change the connection mode
Click the down arrow in the box next to Connection Mode, and then
select Auto or Failover. For a description of these modes, see
"Defining a network (on page 55)."
Delete an added port
Left-click to select the line item, right-click to display a drop-down
menu, and then select Delete.
Save changes and remain on this
screen
Click Apply.
Cancel without saving changes and
return to the summary screen
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. Select whether to enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) Smart Link (on page 53).
The checkbox is not available until an uplink is added to the network.