Column name

Description

 

 

 

 

Boot Mode

Configures the boot mode for the server profile:

 

 

Legacy mode boots the server from BIOS.

 

 

UEFI mode boots the server using UEFI.

 

 

Auto mode allows the server to control its boot mode and is the default

 

 

 

value.

 

 

 

 

Hide Unused Flex NICs

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.

 

 

 

 

Advanced Profile Settings (on

Select to show if server factory defaults are being used for Ethernet MAC

 

page 181)

Addresses, Fibre Channel WWNs, and Serial Numbers.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

PXE/IP Boot Order

Configures the PXE setting:

 

 

USE-BIOS

 

 

DISABLED

 

 

ENABLED

 

 

Only one port can have PXE enabled. If enabled, the IP boot order can be

 

 

configured:

 

 

Auto

 

 

IPv4Only

 

 

IPv6Only

 

 

IPv4ThenIPv6

 

 

IPv6ThenIPv4

 

 

 

 

Multicast Filter

Displays the name of the multicast filter or filter set associated with this

 

 

connection

 

 

 

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