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 59
Field name Description
PID
When selected, this option sets/clears the port identifier color as blue
on the VC E-net 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
The following table describes the available actions in the Edit 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 or disable Smart Link on the
network being defined
Select the Smart Link checkbox.
Designate or do not designate the
network as a private network
Select the Private Network checkbox.
Enable or disable 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.
Enable or disable the network Select the Enabled checkbox.
Set a custom value for preferred link
connection speed or maximum link
connection speed
Select the Advanced Network Settings 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 the port to select it, right-click to display a 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.
If the network mappings are changed on the NIC ports, a link might not be re-established between the
module and the ports of an NC364m mezzanine card.
If the server is rebooted, the link is established on all ports on both sides of the connection. Manually
toggling the link from the server should also restore the link.
Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen
To access this screen, click the Ethernet Networks link in the left VC Manager navigation window, and
then click the Summary tab.
To view a list of all defined Ethernet networks, click Ethernet Networks in the left window.