HP Virtual Connect Firmware manual 208

Column name	Description
Hide Unused FlexNICs	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.
Network Access Group	Associates a network access group to the profile
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.
Status	Status of the server profile
Serial Number	The serial number assigned to this profile from the serial number pool selected
	on the Serial Number Settings screen (on page 180)
Server UID	The server UUID generated by Virtual Connect and assigned to this profile
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.
Allocated Port Speed	Allocated bandwidth of the port. See "Bandwidth assignment (on page
	175)."
PXE/PXE 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

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