General
Screen component |
Description |
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Name |
Optional label for a connection configured in a server profile template. |
Function type |
Specifies the network technology:
When configuring an FCoE network connection in a server profile template, select Fibre Channel. FCoE networks are annotated in create, edit, and details views. When configuring a software initiator iSCSI connection, select
Default value:
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Network |
The connection contains either an unassigned network (that reserves the associated port) or a valid Ethernet network, network set, Fibre Channel, or FCoE network. Both rack and blade servers support unassigned connections. An Ethernet network or network set can be accessed by an Ethernet device; a Fibre Channel or FCoE network can be accessed by a Fibre Channel device. To access an iSCSI device with an Ethernet connection, you must select
UEFI or
UEFI optimized as the boot mode in the
Boot Settings pane. Networks are filtered to both Fibre Channel and FCoE when
Type is set to Fibre Channel.
NOTE:
Network sets are not allowed on an iSCSI connection. NOTE:
Rack servers do not support an iSCSI connection. Typically, you assign each connection in a server profile template to a single network. Network sets enable you to select multiple networks for a single connection defined in a server profile template. Network sets are useful with hypervisors, where server profile templates need the ability to define multiple networks. You can select a
For blade servers, duplicate networks are not allowed on the same port. This restriction also applies to networks that belong to a network set. For example, if
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Port |
You can place a connection on:
You specify FlexNICs by adapter, physical port number, and FlexNIC identifier. Adapter identifiers include
Some physical ports are identified by adapter, physical port number, and the suffix
Selecting
Before you assign a connection to a FlexNIC, the following conditions must be met:
In general, connections with an
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Requested bandwidth (Gb/s) |
Specify the bandwidth for the connection. When you select a network, the appliance automatically populates this box with the preferred bandwidth. You can specify a bandwidth value between 100 Mb/s and the maximum bandwidth of the selected network, in 100 Mb/s increments. The sum of the requested bandwidth values for all connections configured on a physical port cannot exceed the capacity of the port, which is determined by the adapter. For Virtual Connect Fibre Channel connections, the available discrete values are based on the adapter and the Fibre Channel interconnect module. With FCoE connections, you can select from a full range of speeds. |
Boot |
You can select a connection as a primary or secondary boot device. A template can contain bootable Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and iSCSI connections.
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Boot from (Fibre Channel and iSCSI) |
Select a boot target option:
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Add connection button |
Click the Add connection button to add or edit the network connections you want this server profile template to apply to the profiles created from template. When the connections appear in the details pane, you can edit or delete them by clicking the appropriate link. |