IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 manual 2ServerMobility Port Configuration Fields

SmartConnect User’s Guide

Port Configuration

To configure ports for the ServerMobility feature, choose Policies > Server Mobility > Port

Configuration.

Figure 3-EServerMobility Port Configuration Window

The following table describes the ServerMobility feature options for each port on the switch.

Table 3-2ServerMobility Port Configuration Fields

Field	Description
Port	Identifies each port in the switch.
Port ServerMobility	Enables or disables the ServerMobility feature on the port. When enabled,
Mode	DHCP option 82 information is forwarded to the DHCP server.

Port DHCP request fil- Enables or disables filtering DHCP request information on the port. When

tering mode	enabled, DHCP requests from the blade server are filtered, so that the DHCP
	server receives only DHCP requests from the switch.
	Note: If the ServerMobility feature is enabled on a port, it is recommended
	that DHCP request filtering also be enabled.
Backup port	Selects a backup port. The blade server connected to the backup port acts as
	a backup to the server connected to this port. The backup server uses the
	same IP address as the active server.

Note – For port numbers, if the switch is part of a multi-switch stack, the displayed number indicates the Configured Switch number (csnum) followed by the port number. See “Stacking Port Numbers” on page 54 for more information.

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