IMPORTANT: Depending on the NIC firmware versions in use, you might need to upgrade the NIC firmware for these speed enforcement settings to work correctly.

To change these settings:

1.Click the selection box, and then select a setting (100Mb to 20Gb):

o Set preferred connection speed. This value is the default speed for server profile connections mapped to this network. The server administrator can increase or decrease this setting on an individual profile connection. This setting is used for the minimum bandwidth.

o Set maximum connection speed. This value is the maximum speed for server profile connections mapped to this network. This setting limits the maximum port speed from the server to the network connection associated with the multiple networks. Maximum bandwidth is determined by the maximum connection speed of the network. All multiple networks share the same maximum connection speed.

The availability of the 20Gb setting is dependent on 20Gb NICs and HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Modules being present in the domain.

2.Click Apply.

Defining a network

To define a standalone network:

1.Enter a network name. The network name can be up to 64 characters in length (no spaces).

2.To add a color to the network, select a color from the Color pull-down menu. The network color is used as a visual identifier for the network within VCM.

3.To add labels to the network, type a label in the Labels field, and then press Enter. Labels are used as text-based identifiers for the network within VCM. Each label can contain up to 24 characters, excluding spaces. Each network can have up to 16 labels.

4.Select whether to enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) Smart Link (on page 87). The checkbox is not available until an uplink is added to the network.

5.Select whether to designate (checked) or not designate (unchecked) this network as a private network ("Private Networks" on page 87).

6.Select whether to enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) VLAN tunneling ("VLAN Tunneling Support" on page 87).

7.If the network is to be used only internal to the Virtual Connect domain or enclosure, go to step 9 (do not add any external ports).

8.Use the cascading menu to select a port, and then click Add to add one or more external ports. To ensure a high availability connection, select two or more ports.

Only available ports are listed, displaying the current port link status.

9.Select the speed and duplex (where applicable) of the uplink ports. Click the pull-down box under Speed/Duplex, and then select a setting. Half-duplex operation is not supported by the VC-Enet module.

IMPORTANT: Be sure that the uplink interface port speed matches the speed set on the corresponding network switch port. If using autonegotiation, both ports must be configured to use autonegotiation or they might not link.

10.Select the Connection Mode:

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