HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 6.3.1 CLI Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Insight Software Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
- Contents
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 Using VCEMCLI
- 3 Using VCEM commands
- add profile
- set profile
- assign profile
- export profiles
- unassign profile
- add enet-connection
- set enet-connection
- remove enet-connection
- add fc-connection
- set fc-connection
- remove fc-connection
- add fcoe-connection
- set fcoe-connection
- remove fcoe-connection
- add iscsi-connection
- set iscsi-connection
- remove iscsi-connection
- set iscsi-boot-param
- remove iscsi-boot-param
- add server-port-map
- set server-port-map
- remove server-port-map
- poweroff devicebay
- poweron devicebay
- show power-status
- show job
- show version
- show vcem-status
- startvcdmaint
- cancelvcdmaint
- completevcdmaint
- 4 Error messages
- 5 Troubleshooting VCEMCLI
- VCEMCLI calls result in access denied errors
- VCEMCLI calls result in errors for invalid leading character or invalid characters
- VCEMCLI calls result in 404 errors
- API timeouts
- High CPU usage on the CMS server while running a VCEMCLI client
- Job reports failed status
- Completed with warning job status
- Unable to assign a profile to a Domain Group
- VC Domain reports Configuration Mismatch status
- VC Domain reports Expired License status
- Error on database operation occurs
- Failed to execute VCEM operation because VC firmware not supported
- Creating a server profile fails
- Server profile edit operation fails when target server is powered on
- Server profile job completed with success but changes have not occurred
- After a server profile assignment, some connections defined in the server profile are not functional
- Commands -add profile or -set profile error messages
- Command -add profile error messages
- Additional Troubleshooting Information and tools
- 6 Support and other resources
- Index
add fc-connection
The -add fc-connection command adds a new FC connection to a server profile.
Syntax
-add fc-connection –profilename <profileName>
-connectionbay <ConnectionBay>
[-fabric <FabricName>]
[-speed <auto|1Gb|2Gb|4Gb|8Gb|disabled>]
Parameters
Table 11 Parameter descriptions for -add fc-connection
OptionalRequiredDescriptionParameter
xThe name of an existing
profile to add the new
connection to.
-profilename
xThe bay for the connection-connectionbay
xThe name of an existing
fabric to associate with the
-fabric
connection. If the fabric
name is not specified, then
the connection will be
marked as unassigned
but associated with a
specific bay.
xThe port speed of the
connection port. Valid values
-speed
include auto, 1Gb, 2Gb,
4Gb, 8Gb and disabled.
The default port speed is
auto.
NOTE: For HP 4Gb VC-FC
Modules or HP Virtual
Connect 4Gb FC Modules,
supported speed values
include: auto, 1Gb, 2Gb,
4Gb, and disabled. If it is
set to 8Gb, the speed is
auto-negotiated by VC.
Output
The function returns the result of the add operation or a jobid if –nb is specified.
Examples
• Add a new FC SAN Fabric connection to a profile:
vcemcli -add fc-connection –profilename MyNewProfile –connectionbay
5 –fabric SAN_5
• Add a new FC SAN connection and configure the port speed:
vcemcli -add fc-connection –profilename MyNewProfile –connectionbay
6 –fabric SomeFabric –speed 4Gb
• Add a new FC SAN connection and use next available fabric:
vcemcli -add fc-connection –profilename MyNewProfile –connectionbay
5
add fc-connection 31