III Configuration quick starts..........................................................................

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9 Quick Start: Initial Configuration.............................................................

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9.1 Process overview..........................................................................................................

91

9.2 Configure the environment for the first time......................................................................

91

10 Quick Start: Adding a network to an existing appliance environment.........

95

11 Quick Start: Adding an enclosure and connecting its server blades to

 

networks.................................................................................................

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11.1 Checklist: connecting a server blade to a data center network...........................................

99

11.2 Scenario 1: Adding the enclosure to an existing enclosure group.....................................

100

11.3 Scenario 2: Defining network connectivity before the enclosure is added..........................

101

11.4 Scenario 3: Defining network connectivity as you add the enclosure................................

102

12 Quick Start: Configuring an enclosure and server blade for Direct attach to

an HP 3PAR Storage System....................................................................

105

13 Quick Start: Adding an HP ProLiant DL rack mount server.......................

107

IV Configuration and management..............................................................

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14 Managing servers and server profiles..................................................

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14.1 Server hardware features supported by the appliance....................................................

111

14.2 Prerequisites for bringing server hardware under management.......................................

112

14.3 Roles......................................................................................................................

112

14.4 Tasks for server profiles.............................................................................................

112

14.5 Tasks for server hardware..........................................................................................

113

14.6 Tasks for server hardware types..................................................................................

113

14.7 Effects of managing server hardware iLOs...................................................................

113

14.8 Learning more..........................................................................................................

114

15 Managing networks and network resources..........................................

115

15.1 Data center switch port requirements............................................................................

115

15.2 Managing Fibre Channel networks (SANs)..................................................................

115

15.2.1 Roles................................................................................................................

116

15.2.2 Tasks...............................................................................................................

116

15.3 Managing Ethernet networks......................................................................................

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15.3.1 Roles................................................................................................................

116

15.3.2 Tasks...............................................................................................................

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15.4 About network connectivity........................................................................................

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15.4.1 About Fibre Channel networks............................................................................

117

15.4.1.1 Fibre Channel network types........................................................................

117

15.4.1.2 Fabric attach Fibre Channel networks............................................................

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15.4.1.3 Direct attach Fibre Channel networks............................................................

118

15.4.1.4 Fibre Channel networks and FCoE................................................................

119

15.4.2 About Ethernet networks....................................................................................

119

15.4.2.1 Ethernet networks and VLAN IDs..................................................................

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