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 fcoe-connection
The -add fcoe-connection command adds a new FCoE connection to a server profile
Syntax
-add fcoe-connection –profilename <profileName>
-connectionbay <ConnectionBay>
[-fabric <FabricName>]
[-speedtype <1Gb|2Gb|4Gb|8Gb|custom|disabled>]
[-customspeed <100 — 10000>]
Parameters
Table 16 Parameter descriptions for -add fcoe-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
-speedtype
include auto, 1Gb, 2Gb,
4Gb, 8Gb, custom, and
disabled. The default port
speed is auto.
x
NOTE: The parameter
-customspeed is required
if speed type is custom.
The port speed of the
connection port. Valid values
include values between 100
Mb and 10 Gb. The
acceptable value is between
100 to 10000 Mb/s.
-customspeed
Output
The function returns the result of the add operation or a jobid if –nb is specified.
Examples
• Add a new FCoE connection to a profile:
vcemcli -add fcoe-connection MyNewProfile -connectionbay 3 –fabric
SAN_5
• Add a new FCoE connection and configure the port speed:
vcemcli -add fcoe-connection MyNewProfile -connectionbay 3 –fabric
SomeFabric -speedtype 4Gb
36 Using VCEM commands