Overview
Screen component |
Description |
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Status icon |
Displays the status of the connection. |
ID |
Identifier of the connection. |
Name |
Optional label for a connection configured in a server profile template. |
Network |
The Ethernet network, network set, Fibre Channel, FCoE, or iSCSI network for this connection. 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 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. 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 deploy
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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
Auto assigns the connection to a FlexNIC in a predetermined order. Connections with
Auto specified are assigned (in connection ID order) to FlexNICs after connections with specific FlexNICs or ports are assigned. All Fibre Channel connections are assigned to FlexNICs before Ethernet connections are assigned.
Auto connections are assigned according to function type in the following order:
In general, you must assign a connection to the first FlexNIC on every physical port before a connection is assigned automatically to the second, third, or fourth FlexNIC of any port.
Before you assign a connection to a FlexNIC, the following conditions must be met:
In general, connections with an
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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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Connection details |
The fields available depend on the connection type and boot settings.
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