SmartConnect User’s Guide

ServerMobility General Configuration

Use this window to configure global settings for the ServerMobility feature.

Table 9-9ServerMobility - General Configuration Fields

Field

Description

 

 

Server Mobility State

Enables or disables the ServerMobility feature on the

 

VSE SmartConnect software.

 

 

Relay on Non-Server-

Enables or disables BOOTP Relay for all ports that have

Mobility Ports

ServerMobility disabled.

 

 

Server Mobility Scheme

Selects the scheme to be used for encoding the option 82 information in

 

the DHCP request packets, as follows:

 

„ Switch: The switch name is encoded in the agent circuit ID sub-

 

option.

 

„ Chassis: The chassis ID is encoded as the agent circuit ID sub-

 

option.

 

„ Vmac: The virtual MAC address of the server blade port is encoded

 

in the agent circuit ID sub-option.

 

 

Auto-Recovery State

Enables or disables DHCP failover for the ServerMobility ports. When

 

enabled, a backup blade server will get the same IP address as the active

 

blade server if and when the active blade server goes down.

 

 

Auto_Recovery Failover

Sets the lease time for the temporary IP address assigned by the switch

Time

to a backup (standby) blade server while the active blade server is up.

Set Server Mobility configu- Resets ServerMobility feature parameters to factory default values. ration to factory default

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