User's Manual

Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 195
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Confirm that you want to reset the server blade.
2. Re-enable the disabled ports on the VC interconnect modules using one of the following methods:
o Click Re-enable Ports in the GUI.
o Use the "reset port-protect" CLI command.
Virtual Connect provides the ability to enable or disable port pause flood protection. The feature is enabled
by default and applies to all VC-Enet modules in the domain. Port pause floods are detected and server ports
can be disabled even prior to any enclosure being imported.
The default polling interval is 10 seconds and is not customer configurable. VC provides system logs and
SNMP traps for events related to pause flood detection. The SNMP agent supports trap generation when a
pause flood condition is detected or cleared.
Hiding unused FlexNICs in a profile
To hide unused FlexNICs in a new server profile, use the add profile command with the
HideUnusedFlexNICs property:
->add profile MyNewProfile2 HideUnusedFlexNICs=true
To hide unused FlexNICs in an existing server profile, use the set profile command with the
HideUnusedFlexNICs property:
->set profile Profile1 HideUnusedFlexNICs=true
When you hide unused FlexNICs in an existing server profile, the operating system does not enumerate
physical functions of FlexNICs not mapped to profile connections as network interfaces. This might change
the order of network interfaces in the operating system and require manual adjustments to NIC teaming or
other network configurations in the operating system to restore network connectivity.
Changing this option requires you to power off the server.
Server blade power on and power off guidelines
Certain server profile changes require the server blade in the device bay to be powered down before the
changes are made. HP recommends using the server console to power down the server before attempting to
use the Virtual Connect Manager.
Server-side settings modified by a VC server profile requires the server blade to be powered down before
profile settings are applied. Network or fabric changes do not require the server blade to be powered down.
Server-side settings include the following:
• Assigning a VC or user-defined MAC address
• Changing the PXE setting
• Assigning a VC-defined WWN
• Changing the Fibre Channel boot parameters
• Changing boot parameters
• Adding or deleting a connection of any kind
• Changing the FlexNIC enumeration setting on a profile
If the server blade is not powered down, a message appears and no changes are made.
If server-side settings are changed, the following operations require that server blade is powered down:
• Assigning a profile to a server blade already installed in a device bay