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 95
Although these four FlexNICs share a single 10Gb physical interface, Virtual Connect is able to keep
traffic for the FlexNICs isolated, and each FlexNIC is assigned to a different Virtual Connect network.
Each FlexNIC can be assigned a different bandwidth (from 100Mb to 10Gb), which is enforced by
hardware mechanisms.
A Flex-10 capable NIC (embedded Ethernet or mezzanine card) only enumerates as four FlexNICs per
10Gb port if that NIC is directly connected to an HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Module or an empty
interconnect bay. Eight FlexNICs are enumerated when connected to an empty interconnect bay because
it is assumed that an HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Module will be plugged into that bay. If a Flex-10
capable NIC is connected to a Virtual Connect interconnect module that does not support Flex-10 or a
non-Virtual Connect interconnect module, that NIC enumerates as only one Ethernet device per physical
port.
The following table shows an example of how a BL495c Flex-10 embedded Ethernet device would be
enumerated when connected to different interconnects. For more information about mapping between
servers and interconnect bays, see the HP c-Class enclosure documentation.
Connected to
Number of NICs enumerated to
the host
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Module 8
HP 1/10GB-F VC-Enet Module 2
HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch 2
Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 2
Empty interconnect bay 8