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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