•Select Fibre Channel Settings from the Configure pull-down menu.

Serial Number Settings screen

The serial number settings feature enables you to add a serial number and UUID to server profiles. The UUIDs that Virtual Connect assigns are randomly generated. A UUID pool is not required.

By configuring VCM to assign serial numbers, a profile can present a single serial number regardless of the physical server. With these configuration values added to server profiles, software that is licensed to a particular server, based on one or both of these values, can be migrated to new server hardware without re-licensing the software for the new server hardware. This feature prevents you from having to reinstall serial number sensitive software after a system recovery.

If you need to access the physical serial number of a server blade, the Onboard Administrator displays both the physical and assigned serial numbers.

After server profile creation, the following guidelines apply:

•Serial numbers can be changed from factory default to VC-assigned.

•Factory default serial numbers cannot be changed.

•User-defined serial number ranges can be expanded.

•User-defined serial number ranges cannot be reduced.

CAUTION: The use of Serial Number Settings might prevent the proper operation of software designed to track servers by serial number or UUID. Do not enable this feature until you consider and understand the impact to the entire software environment in which the servers operate. This impact includes, but is not limited to, warranty service, asset tracking, server deployment, and software licensing.

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