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Virtual Connect server profiles 189
only, the 'Use BIOS' selection allows more than one NIC port to have PXE enabled. Only one
embedded NIC can have PXE enabled.
The MAC field indicates whether the profile uses a server factory default or a VC-defined MAC
address. VC-defined MAC addresses are not assigned until the profile is created.
PXE allows an Ethernet port to be used for a network boot. PXE should only be enabled on a port that
is connected to a network with a properly configured PXE environment.
f. To select a multicast filter or filter set, click the pull-down arrow under Multicast Filter and select a
multicast filter or filter set.
5. If the server will use more than two network connections, right-click in the Ethernet Adapter Connections
table to display a menu, and then select Add.
6. Set up iSCSI HBA connections. See "Creating iSCSI connections (on page 192)."
7. Set up FC HBA connections. Two Fibre Channel connections exist for each set of horizontally adjacent
interconnect bays in the enclosure that contain VC-FC modules. For each connection, do the following:
a. Click the down arrow under FC SAN Name to select an available SAN.
b. Click the down arrow under Port Speed to select Auto, 1Gb, 2Gb, 4Gb, 8Gb, or Disabled for that
port. The default is Auto.
8. To modify the Fibre Channel boot parameters, select the Fibre Channel Boot Parameters check box
under the FC HBA connections. See "Fibre Channel boot parameters (on page 203)."
After selecting an item from the pull-down menu in the SAN Boot Setting column, you must click outside
the grid to complete the selection. This is the same procedure that is followed when selecting a fabric or
network for an FC or Ethernet connection, respectively. After the Boot Setting column has been
completed, you can edit the Target Port Name and LUN.
9. Set up FCoE HBA connections:
o Click on the down arrow under FC SAN/FCoE Network Name to select an available SAN or FCoE
network.
o Click on the Port speed to select 1, 2, 4, 8, Custom, Preferred, or Disabled for SAN connections or
Auto, Custom, Preferred, or Disabled for FCoE connections. The default is Preferred, and the Custom
option allows you to choose a value between 100Mb and 10Gb in 100Mb intervals.
For an FCoE network, if Auto is selected for the port speed, VCM determines the appropriate port
speed based on the available bandwidth for the port.
10. To modify the Fibre Channel boot parameters for booting over FCoE, select the Fibre Channel Boot
Parameters check box under the FCoE HBA connections. See "Fibre Channel boot parameters (on page
203)."
After selecting an item from the pull-down menu in the SAN Boot Setting column, you must click outside
the grid to complete the selection. This is the same procedure that is followed when selecting a fabric or
network for an FC or Ethernet connection. After the Boot Setting column has been completed, you can
edit the Target Port Name and LUN.
11. To assign the server profile to a device bay, click the down arrow next to Select Location to select an
enclosure and bay number. This step can be deferred.
If the VC domain is configured for double-dense server mode, and a profile is assigned to an empty
server bay, then a hot-plug installation of a single-dense server into that server bay results in the profile
not being activated. To recover the profile, unassign the profile, and then reassign it.
Be sure that the type of server blade in the bay, or planned for the bay, can support the configuration.
For example, not all server blades support FCoE connections.