Scripting
Preliminary scripting information
When using scripting to configure target systems, adapters are identified by their relative order in the system.
The relative order is determined by the following properties.
•Slot and port order for adapters in
•Enclosure switch bay number and switch port order for adapters in HP BladeSystem configurations
Adapters embedded on the system board are assigned the lowest numbers, followed by adapters ordered by their slot or switch bay number with the lowest slot or switch bay number first. Multiport adapters are ordered by ascending port or switch port number within each slot.
Order of adapters on target systems
Adapters on the target system are configured to match the corresponding adapter number on the source server.
•The first adapter on the target system is configured using data from the first adapter on the source server.
•The second adapter on the target system is configured using data from the second adapter on the source server, and so on.
•If the target system has more adapters than the source server, then the extra adapters retain their current settings.
•If the target system has fewer adapters than the source server, data for additional adapters on the source server is ignored.
HP Multifunction adapters on target systems
To transfer iSCSI, TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE), or
•The multifunction adapter must be located in the same relative position on the target server as on the source server.
•If these multifunction parameters are assigned to an adapter that does not support iSCSI, TOE, or RSS, they are ignored.
•If an adapter supports these multifunction parameters but the parameters are not assigned, the existing settings are left unchanged.
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) is required when enabling TOE or RSS and is included on systems running Windows Server 2003 (SP2) and Windows Server 2003 x64 (SP2). SNP also is supported, but not included, on systems running Windows Server 2003 (SP1) and Windows Server 2003 x64 (SP1). To enable TOE or RSS adapter functionality on a system running Windows Server 2003 (SP1) or Windows Server 2003 x64 (SP1), you must download SNP and required Microsoft hotfixes and install them on the system. See the Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com) website to
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