User's Manual

Virtual Connect server profiles 208
Column name Description
Hide Unused FlexNICs
Prevents the operating system from enumerating FlexNICs, including those
that are not mapped to profile connections. Enumerating the unmapped
network resources might consume shared resources.
Selecting this option might reorder NIC enumeration in the host operating
system. This can disrupt server communications and require the server
administrator to manually readjust the network configuration, such as NIC
teaming, to restore communication.
Network Access Group
Associates a network access group to the profile
Boot Mode
Configures the boot mode for the server profile:
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Legacy mode boots the server from BIOS.
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UEFI mode boots the server using UEFI.
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Auto mode allows the server to control its boot mode and is the default
value.
Status
Status of the server profile
Serial Number
The serial number assigned to this profile from the serial number pool selected
on the Serial Number Settings screen (on page 180)
Server UID
The server UUID generated by Virtual Connect and assigned to this profile
Ethernet Adapter Connections
Port
Relative order of the Ethernet port on the server receiving the profile. System
board NICs are first in the order, followed by NICs on mezzanine cards. See
"iSCSI and FCoE port assignments (on page 173)" and "Bandwidth
assignment (on page 175)."
Network Name
Unassigned, name of the network, or "Multiple Networks" associated with
this port.
Status
Displays the current linked status of the selected port
Port Speed Type
The requested operational speed for the server port. Valid values include
"Auto", "Preferred", "Custom", and "Disabled". The default value is
"Preferred".
Auto—The maximum port speed is determined by the maximum configured
speed for the network.
Preferred—The speed of the network is the same as the preferred speed of the
network to which the connection is associated. If no preferred speed is
configured for a network, it behaves like "Auto".
Custom—You can configure any speed from 100Mb to the maximum
configured speed for the network in 100-Mb increments.*
For all speed types the maximum port speed is determined by the maximum
configured speed for the network. If the speed type is "Auto," VCM
determines the appropriate port speed based on the available bandwidth for
the port. The configured port speed behaves like Auto (default). If the speed
type is "Disabled," bandwidth is not allocated. You can only set the minimum
port speed here. The maximum is set in the port link speed.
Allocated Port Speed
Allocated bandwidth of the port. See "Bandwidth assignment (on page
175)."
PXE/PXE Boot Order
Configures the PXE setting:
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USE-BIOS
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DISABLED
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ENABLED
Only one port can have PXE enabled. If enabled, the IP boot order can be
configured:
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Auto