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1. The maximum length of the name is 64 characters DomainIP Enables or disables the Virtual Connect domain IP address If enabled then a valid IP address subnet mask must be configured If disabled then DHCP is used to obtain a valid IP address Enabling domain IP address configuration or changing the domain IP address can cause a temporary loss of connectivity to the Virtual Connect Manager Use caution when changing these settings A valid IP address to use for the domain IP address configuration A valid subnet mask for the domain IP address configuration A valid gateway address for the domain IP address configuration set domain MacType The type of MAC address source to use for assignment Valid values include VC Defined Factory Default and User Defined MacPool The pre defined MAC pool to use for address assignment Valid values include integers 1 64 This property is only valid if the MacType is set to VC Defined If not specified the default pool ID is 1 MacStart The starting MAC address in a custom user defined range This property is only valid if the MacType is set to User Defined MacEnd The ending MAC address in a custom user defined range This property is only valid if the MacType is set to User Defined WwnType The type of WWN address source to use for assignment Valid values include VC Defined and Factory Default Command line 11 tem Deseripton S O WwnPool The pre defined WWN pool to use for addr
2. gt add enet connection MyNewProfile AddressType Vc Defined Adds a new Ethernet network connection using VC defined addresses gt add enet connection MyNewProfile AddressType User Defined EthernetMAC 00 17 A4 77 00 00 iScsiMAC 00 17 A4 77 00 01 Adds a new Ethernet network connection and provides user defined MAC addresses Description Modify an existing server profile connection Syntax set enet connection lt ProfileName gt lt Port gt Network lt NetworkName gt PXE lt enabled disabled UseBios gt Parameters OOOO ProfileName The name of the server profile that contains the connection to modify The port number of the connection being modified Properties OOOO NetworkName The name of the Ethernet network to associate with the connection Applies to Ethernet network connections only Command line 14 tem Description S O Enables or disables PXE on a connection Valid values are enabled disabled and UseBios Applies to Ethernet network connections only PXE can be enabled on one connection per profile gt set enet connection MyProfile 2 NetworkName NewNetworkName Changes the network of an Ethernet connection gt set enet connection RedProfile 1 NetworkName Sets a network connection to unassigned gt set enet connection GreenProfile 3 PXE disabled Disables PXE on an Ethernet connection external manager Manage external manager settings and information Supported actions delete
3. and Disabled The default value is Disabled gt add network MyNewNetwork Creates a new network and then adds it to the domain gt add network MyNewNetwork2 UplinkSet MyUplinkSet VLanID 145 Creates a new network and uses a shared uplink port set i gt add network Network1 State Disabled SmartLink Enabled Creates a new network with SmartLink Enabled and Status Disabled Parameters A AAA gt remove network MyNetwork Removes a network gt remove network Removes all networks A Modify an existing Ethernet network Syntax set network lt NetworkName gt Name lt NewName gt State lt Enabled Disabled gt SmartLink lt Enabled Disabled gt Command line 23 Item Description Parameters Properties Enables or disables the network Valid values are Enabled and Disabled Examples gt set network MyNetwork State Disabled a AAA gt set network Blue Name Red A A gt set network GreenNetwork SmartLink Enabled ee ltem Description OOOO Display all Ethernet networks in the domain show network lt NetworkName gt AAA gt show network gt show network gt show network MyNetwork Displays detailed information for a specific network profile Manage server profiles Supported actions add assign help remove set show unassign Mem Descripfion ICC add profile Create a new server profile After the profile has been created the profile can then
4. help set show ltem Description show external Display the information of an existing external manager manager Syntax show external manager gt show external manager Displays the information of an existing external manager gt show external manager Displays the information of an existing external manager in the specified output format gt show external manager Displays the information of an existing external manager in the specified output format Description remove external Remove an existing manager and regain control of the VC Manager manager Syntax remove external manager UserName lt username gt Properties AAA A valid external manager user name gt remove external manager UserName lt username gt Removes external management control of the VC Manager set external Modify external manager configuration properties manager Syntax set external manager UserName lt username gt Enabled lt true false gt Command line 15 tem Descripfion o O gt set external manager UserName steve Enabled false Disables the external manager gt set external manager UserName steve Enabled true Enables the external manager fabric Manage Fibre Channel SAN fabrics Support actions help set show ltem Description ICO set fabric Modify an existing FC SAN fabric Syntax set fabric lt FabricName gt Name lt NewName gt NumPorts lt 1 2 4 gt PortSpeed lt Auto 2Gb 4Gb gt Paramet
5. BootLun lt LUN gt Parameters oo O Properties gt Speed The port speed of the FC SAN connection Valid values include Auto 4Gb 2Gb and Disabled BootPriority Controls whether the FC HBA port is enabled for SAN boot and will affect the BIOS boot order Valid values include BIOS Primary Secondary Disabled BootPort The target WWPN of the controller interface on the Fibre Channel storage target The port name is a 64 bit identifier in the format NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN where N is a hexadecimal number BootLun The LUN of the volume used for SAN boot Valid values include an integer from 0 255 t fc connection MyProfile 1 Fabric SAN 5 Changes the fabric of an FC SAN fabric connection t fc connection RedProfile 2 Fabric FC SAN fabric connection to Unassigned t fc connection BlueProfile 1 Fabric SAN 7 Changes the FC SAN Fabric of an FC SAN connection t fc connection BlueProfile 1 Speed 4Gb Changes the port speed of a FC SAN connection gt set fc connection BlueProfile 1 BootPriority Primary Boot Port 50 06 0B 00 00 C2 62 00 BootLun 5 Changes the SAN boot priority and sets additional boot parameters firmware Display or update Virtual Connection firmware version Support actions help show update Item Description Display current version of firmware of all interconnect modules in the domain gt show firmware Displays current version of the firmware Command line 18 igmp A AAA update firm
6. E e A EREE OE ON HERS T RENE EEEE 38 Contiguring the Virtual Connect domain using the Cll in 40 Bastecon gu Md 40 l ggingin tothe UD 40 DOMGIN SCTUP icasssisvessaretceqcnsssssebaesetcentaansasensebecececenssecebegbesghanbiseesGoiad EE A NN 41 NE AA E 43 Contents 3 Fibre Channel setup cccccsccccesesscccesssececesseeececseseeeeessseeeeeessseeeessaseeeesseeeeeesesseeeeesiseesecsesegeesenaaes 46 o U o E E decaness 47 A A eae EEEa ai iaa 50 Common management Operations oooooooccococooncnncnnnonononnno conan onnnonnn ono non cnn nono nan nn nro EEE nono nono nono nono nnnnnnnccnnnnanennss 50 Resetting the Virtual Connect Man sc 5 01 scecsanehyacovdveatexsanetynelidicseconsabysennsuayshevsuabulawievaastcensongenntasecieses 51 Te m I AA IN ive stitute A NI Ghent 53 Before you Contar a 53 A A A A EEE 53 Acronyms and AA AS 54 E E E E E E E E E E E A E P E P A PA A E E E E E A E T 56 Contents 4 Introduction Virtual Connect overview Virtual Connect is a set of interconnect modules and embedded software for HP BladeSystem c Class enclosures that simplifies the setup and administration of server connections HP Virtual Connect includes the HP 1 10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c Class BladeSystem the HP 4Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module for c Class BladeSystem and the HP Virtual Connect Manager Virtual Connect implements server edge virtualization so that server administrators can upgrade replace or move
7. The MAC address is a 48 bit number that uniquely identifies the Ethernet interface to other devices on the network While the hardware ships with default MAC addresses Virtual Connect has the ability to assign MAC addresses that will Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 43 override the factory default MAC addresses while the server remains in that Virtual Connect enclosure When configured to assign MAC addresses Virtual Connect securely manages the MAC addresses by accessing the physical NICs through the enclosure Onboard Administrator and the iLO interfaces on the individual server blades Always establish control processes to ensure that a unique MAC address range is used in each Virtual Connect domain in the environment Reusing address ranges could result in server network outages caused by multiple servers having the same MAC addresses If using Virtual Connect assigned MAC addresses the following notes apply e Virtual Connect automatically reserves both a primary address and an SCSI MAC address for use by multifunction gigabit server adapters such as the HP NC373m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit server adapter Only the primary MAC address is used by standard not multifunction Ethernet devices e If a server blade is moved from a Virtual Connect managed enclosure to a non Virtual Connect enclosure the local MAC addresses on that server blade are automatically returned to the original factory default
8. a parameter be specified for example the add user command The required parameter is the user name add user jake and if the username is not provided an error message displays indicating that a required parameter is missing Options Options enable users to control certain behavior characteristics available during the command execution Some examples of options include controlling output format and specifying a quiet mode for suppressing interactive prompts that would normally require input from the user Options are distinguished from other command line elements by using a hyphen in front of the option Option arguments are required or optional depending on the option being specified For example the Introduction 6 output option requires an argument which is a list of one or more output format attributes However the quiet option does not require any arguments to be specified The general format of a CLI option is as follows lt option gt argument1 gt lt argument2 gt Example gt show user suzi output scriptl In the example output is the option and script1 is an option argument Properties Properties are specific configuration attributes of a managed element Properties are commonly used during set operations or add operations where a managed element is being modified or created In some limited circumstances properties might also be used as a part of a show or other command E IMPORTANT If a pro
9. displaying 46 stackinglink command 28 status command 29 subcommands 9 systemlog command 29 T technical support 53 U uplink port properties modifying 45 uplink ports adding 45 uplink ports adding to shared uplink port set 46 uplinkport command 29 uplinkset command 31 user command 32 V vem command 34 version command 34 Index 57
10. host operating system software as the hardware addresses To use administered MAC addresses select a range of HP pre defined or user specified MAC addresses Be sure to review the following list of guidelines before creating and deploying server profiles e The server blade firmware and option card firmware must be at a revision that supports Virtual Connect profile assignment See the HP website http www hp com go bladesystemupdates e Before creating the first server profile select whether to use moveable administered MAC addresses and WWNs or whether to use the local server blade factory default MAC addresses and WWNs e After an enclosure is imported into a Virtual Connect domain server blades remain isolated from the networks and SAN fabrics until a server profile is created and assigned e Server blades must be powered off to receive or relinquish a server profile assignment when using Virtual Connectadministered MAC addresses WWNs or changing Fibre Channel boot parameters e FC SAN Connections are only shown in server profile screens when there is an HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module in the enclosure managed by Virtual Connect FC SAN Connections are added in pairs and cannot be deleted If an HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module is added to a Virtual Connect domain that has existing profiles an option to add FC connections appears in the existing profiles when editing e Some server profile SAN boot settings co
11. in the domain The format of the device bay name is lt EnclosureID DeviceBay gt Examples Display a summary listing of all device bays gt show devicebay Show detailed information for all device bays Command line 35 gt show device bay Show detailed information for a specific device bay 2 of a specific enclosure gt show devicebay enc0 2 Output format The CLI provides two different output formats e Interactive user output format e Scriptable output format The interactive user output format is the default However by using a command line option the user can also specify a parse friendly output format which provides data in a format that can be easily interpreted by automated scripts invoking the CLI The different output formats primarily impact the show subcommand in the CLI infrastructure where a majority of the informational details are displayed Interactive user output format The interactive user output format provides a user friendly view of information at the command line When providing an overview or listing of several instances of data a tabular text format is displayed If an individual instance of data is being displayed then the stanza format is used Example 1 Tabular text output format for displaying a user list gt show user UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled Administrator domain Steve Johnson steve johnsonehp com true server network storage Ad
12. include true and false Command line 20 AA AA LocalUsers Enables or disables local user authentication Valid values include Enabled and Disabled WARNING Disabling local users without correctly configuring LDAP authentication first may result in not being able to log on NtAccountMapping Enables or disables Microsoft Windows NTO account mapping This capability allows you to enter domain username Valid values include Enabled and Disabled The target domain name The maximum length is 64 characters The IP address or DNS name of the directory server SslPort The port to use for LDAP communication Valid values include a valid port number between 1 and 65535 The default port number is 636 SearchContext1 First searchable path used to locate the user when the user is trying to authenticate using directory services SearchContext2 Second searchable path used to locate the user when the user is trying to authenticate using directory services SearchContext3 Third searchable path used to locate the user when the user is trying to authenticate using directory services gt set ldap LDAP enabled IpAddress 192 168 0 124 Enables directory services authentication for users Mem Peseription OOO show ldap Display LDAP information Idap group Manage Virtual Connect directory groups Supported actions add help remove set show pc A AA add ldap group Add a new directory group to the direct
13. server blades within their enclosures without changes being visible to the external LAN and SAN environments The Virtual Connect Manager is embedded on the HP 1 10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c Class BladeSystem and is accessed by users through web links provided by the Onboard Administrator or through direct connection to the embedded web server The HP 1 10Gb VC Enet Module supports the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure and all the server blades and networks contained within the enclosure and enables connection to all brands of data center Ethernet switches The HP 4Gb VC FC Module enables connection of the enclosure to Brocade Cisco McData or Qlogic data center Fibre Channel switches but does not appear as a switch to the Fibre Channel fabric A Virtual Connect domain currently includes a single HP c Class BladeSystem enclosure for a total of 16 servers Within the domain any server blade can access any LAN or SAN connected to a VC module and a server blade can be used as a spare for any server blade within the same enclosure By stacking cabling the Ethernet modules within the domain every server blade in the domain can be configured to access any external network connection Fibre Channel modules within different O bays are each connected directly to the same set of FC SAN s With this configuration the Virtual Connect Manager can deploy and migrate a server blade profile to any server in t
14. the new user can be entered as clear text in the command or as a masked string at the prompt The full name of the user optional Contact information for the user optional Enables or disables the user true false optional Privileges The allowed privileges for the user optional Privileges can be any combination of domain server network or storage separated by commas gt add user steve Password fgY87hH1 Adds a new user by specifying the minimal amount of properties gt add user bill Password HGtwf7272562 Privileges domain network FullName Bill Johnson ContactInfo billj company com Enabled true Adds a new user and configures additional user properties gt add user Admin Password hjkhfd Privileges Adds an Admin user with all privileges Description Remove a user from the Virtual Connect Manager database Command line 32 gt remove user steve Removes a specific user by name gt remove user Removes all users set user lt username gt lt one or more user properties gt Properties o O Password The new password of the user can be entered as clear text in the command or as a masked string at the prompt If the Password value is blank the user is prompted to enter the password at the prompt Contact information for the user Enables or disables the user true false Privileges The allowed privileges for the user optional Privileges can be any combination of dom
15. Connect and will not conflict with server factory default WWNs When using the HP defined WWN ranges be sure that each range is used only once within the environment Modifying FC fabric properties To modify the properties of an existing FC SAN fabric use the set fabric command gt set fabric name MyNewName portspeed 4Gb Each HP 4Gb VC FC module can be connected to one external FC SAN fabric All uplinks must be on the same fabric Use this command to e Name the FC SAN fabric connected to each VC FC module e Set the number of uplinks to be used 1 2 or 4 e Select the uplink port speed to be used on each VC FC module The number of enabled uplinks and the number of servers in the enclosure determines the effective oversubscription for that FC connection For additional information on Fibre Channel mapping see the HP Virtual Connect for c Class BladeSystem User Guide Displaying FC fabrics To display a list of all FC SAN fabrics use the show fabric command gt show fabric Server Profile setup A Virtual Connect server profile is a logical grouping of attributes related to server connectivity that can be assigned to a server blade With the Virtual Connect v1 10 and higher the server profile can include MAC address PXE and network connection settings for each server NIC port and WWN SAN fabric connection and SAN boot parameter settings for each Fibre Channel HBA port After being defined the server profile can be a
16. Disruptive actions such as powering cycling an I O module within this time window can result in lost configuration changes The following sections provide the necessary steps to set up a basic domain For detailed information on a particular command see Managed elements on page 9 Logging in to the CLI The Virtual Connect Manager CLI can be accessed remotely through any SSH session Remote access to the Virtual Connect Manager on page 8 e SSH gt ssh 192 168 0 120 login as Administrator password e Local User Authentication using default Administrator login credentials gt ssh 192 168 0 120 login as Administrator Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 40 password lt Default Administrator login credentials gt e LDAP Authentication gt ssh 192 168 0 120 login as lt LDAP user gt password lt password gt Domain setup A Virtual Connect domain consists of an enclosure and a set of associated modules and server blades that are managed together by a single instance of the Virtual Connect Manager the Virtual Connect domain contains specified networks server profiles and user accounts that simplify the setup and administration of server connections Establishing a Virtual Connect domain enables administrators to upgrade replace or move servers within their enclosures without changes being visible to the external LAN SAN environments Before getting started perform the following tasks e Veri
17. HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface User Guide Version 1 20 Part Number 449298 00 1 September 2007 First Edition Copyright 2007 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Confidential computer software Valid license from HP required for possession use or copying Consistent with FAR 12 211 and 12 212 Commercial Computer Software Computer Software Documentation and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U S Government under vendor s standard commercial license Microsoft and Windows NT are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Audience assumptions This document is for the person who installs administers and troubleshoots servers and storage systems HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels Contents o aeRO E EIA NTI ICOM SERNA SRAM COTA RR A RETI OAT 5 Vinyal Connect eiii aba 5 Command line vee Wi sissi iinei rie rodeo aO needa 5 Command line syntax c ccccceccccccceseccecceseeeeeeesseeeeeesneeeeeeeeeee
18. MyUplinkSetName A shared uplink set is a way of identifying HP 1 10Gb VC Enet module uplinks that will carry multiple networks over the same cable In this case each Ethernet packet carries a VLAN tag IEEE 802 1Q to identify the specific network to which it belongs On shared uplinks the VLAN tags are added when packets leave the VC enabled enclosure and are removed when packets enter the enclosure The external Ethernet switch and the Virtual Connect Manager must be configured to use the same VLAN tag identifier a number between 1 and 4094 for each network on the shared uplink s Virtual Connect places no special restrictions on which VLAN identifiers can be used so the VLAN IDs already used for the networks in the data center can be used on these shared uplinks To configure a shared uplink set for VLAN tagging obtain a list of the network names and their VLAN IDs A shared uplink set enables multiple ports to be included to support port aggregation and link failover with a consistent set of VLAN tags Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 45 Because VLAN tags are added or removed when Ethernet packets leave or enter the VC Enet shared uplink the VLAN tags have no relevance after the Ethernet packet enters the enclosure Ef IMPORTANT If you are deploying a server where VLAN tags will be used added on the server itself do not connect the server Ethernet port carrying VLAN tagged traffic to a shared uplink set Ide
19. Profile Examples A Removes a server profile by name gt remove profile A Removes all server profiles Mem Description Pawo Properties o gt set profile MyProfile Name MyNewProfileName Changes the name of a server profile Command line 25 fem Description CCOO show profile Display all server profiles that exist in the domain show profile lt ProfileName gt gt show profile Displays a summary listing of all server profiles gt show profile gt show profile MyProfile i ion oedegte CON Co Parameters OOOO The name of a server profile that is currently assigned to a device bay gt unassign profile MyProfilel Unassigns a server profile from a device bay server Manage server blades Supported actions help poweroff poweron reboot show Power off one or more physical servers Syntax poweroff server lt ServerID gt Force ForceOnTimeout timeout lt timeout gt Parameters ServerID The reference ID of a physical server in the domain The format of the server ID is lt EnclosureID DeviceBay gt If the Enclosure ID is not provided then the primary or local enclosure is used by default Forces a power off operation without waiting for the OS to shutdown gracefully This option should only be used as a last resort because it can potentially cause data loss on the server ForceOnTimeout Attempts a graceful power down but if the server does not shutdown within the timeout p
20. The following examples provide some common scenarios for using the script output format options Example 1 Scriptable output format displaying all enclosures gt show enclosure output scriptl ID enc0 Name Enclosurel Import Status Imported Serial Number USE0000BK2 Part Number 403321 021 Asset Tag OA ASSET 453 Example 2 Scriptable output format displaying user Administrator information gt show user Administrator output scriptl User Name Administrator Privileges domain server network storage Full Name Contact Info Enabled true Command line 38 Example 3 Scriptable output format displaying all users with table header gt show user output script2 UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled Administrator domain server network storage Steve Johnson steve johnson hp com true Admin domain server network storage Admin Admin true steve domain server network storage Steve Johnson steve johnson hp com true Example 4 Scriptable output format displaying all users no table header gt show user output script2 no headers Administrator domain server network storage Steve Johnson steve johnson hp com true Admin domain server network storage Admin Admin true steve domain server network storage Steve Johnson steve johnson hp com true Example 5 Scriptable output format displaying a single user with table header gt show user steve output script2 UserName Privileges FullName ContactInf
21. abled true e Add Remove LDAP directory groups gt add ldap group MyNewGroup description This is my test group privileges domain server network e Enable Disable local users gt set ldap localusers disabled e Display LDAP settings and directory groups gt show ldap gt show ldap group Network setup To establish external Ethernet network connectivity for the HP BladeSystem c Class enclosure do the following 1 Identify the MAC addresses to be used on the server blades deployed within this Virtual Connect domain 2 Setup connections from the HP BladeSystem c Class enclosure to the external Ethernet networks These connections can be uplinks dedicated to a specific Ethernet network or shared uplinks that carry multiple Ethernet networks with the use of VLAN tags Configuring MAC Address ranges e Use VC Defined MAC addresses gt set domain MacType VC Defined MacPool 10 e Use factory default MAC addresses gt set domain MacType Factory Default e Set user defined MAC addresses gt set domain MacType User Defined MacStart 00 17 A4 77 00 00 MacEnd 00 17 A4 77 00 FF Ef IMPORTANT Configuring Virtual Connect to assign server blade MAC addresses requires careful planning to ensure that the configured range of MAC addresses is used once within the environment Duplicate MAC addresses on an Ethernet network can result in a server network outage Each server blade Ethernet NIC ships with a factory default MAC address
22. ain server network storage separated by commas gt set user steve Password fgY87hH1 Modifies an existing user s password gt set user steve Password Modifies an existing user s password masked at the prompt Privileges domain network FullName Bill Johnson ContactInfo billj company com Enabled true Modifies several properties of an existing user gt set user tom privileges NN gt set user bill Password HGtwf7272562 Gives a user all privileges ltem Description show user Display user summary or user details Properties OOOO Privileges The allowed privileges for the user which can be any combination of domain server network or storage separated by commas Contact information for the user Enabled Specifies if the user is enabled or disabled gt show user Displays a listing of all existing users Command line 33 CO gt show user steve Displays details of an existing user by name gt show user Displays details of all existing users vcm Reset the Virtual Connect Manager Supported actions help reset ltem Description o O reset vcm Reset the Virtual Connect Manager A failover to the standby VCM may also be specified optional if there is a standby VCM available IMPORTANT Resetting the VCM causes a temporary loss in connectivity with the Virtual Connect Manager If failover is specified and there is a standby VCM users are logged off and must reconnect
23. ay gt lt PortNumber gt If Enclosure ID is not specified it defaults to the local enclosure a ns Network The name of an existing network to which the port is added The name of an existing shared uplink port set to which the port is added Speed Specifies the port speed for the port optional Acceptable values include Auto 10Mb 100Mb 1Gb and Disabled If not specified the default port speed is Auto Command line 29 gt add uplinkport enc0 1 1 Network MyNetwork Adds a new uplink port Bay 1 Port 1 to a network gt add uplinkport enc0 2 4 Network MyNetwork Speed 1Gb Adds a new uplink port Bay 2 Port 4 to a network and sets the port speed gt add uplinkport enc0 2 3 UplinkSet MyUplinkSet Adds a new uplink port Bay 2 Port 3 to a shared uplink port set remove uplinkport Remove an uplink port element from a network or a shared uplink port set Syntax remove uplinkport lt PortID gt Network lt NetworkName gt UplinkSet lt UplinkSetName gt Parameters NS Port ID The name of the port to remove from a network required The port name must be in the following format lt EnclosurelD gt lt InterconnectBayNumber gt lt PortNumber gt If EnclosurelD is not specified it defaults to the local enclosure The name of the network from which the port is removed The name of the shared uplink port set from which the port is removed gt remove uplinkport enc0 1 2 Network MyNetwork Removes a speci
24. be configured using the set subcommand and additional network and fabric connections can also be added The server profile can also be assigned to a device bay using the assign subcommand Syntax add profile lt ProfileName gt NoDefaultEnetConn NoDefaultFcConn Parameters 22 The unique name of the new server profile to create Do not add default Ethernet Network connections when creating the server profile Do not add default FC SAN connections when creating the server profile Command line 24 gt add profile MyNewProfile Creates a new profile and adds it to the domain using default connections gt add profile MyNewProfile2 NoDefaultEnetConn Creates a new protile without adding default Ethernet connections gt add profile MyNewProfile2 NoDefaultFcConn Creates a new profile without adding default FC connections gt add profile MyNewProfile2 NoDefaultEnetConn NoDefaultFcConn Creates a new profile without adding default Ethernet and FC connections Parameters The unique name of the server profile to assign DeviceBay The device bay to assign the profile to in the format EnclosureID DeviceBayNumber If EnclosurelD is not specified it defaults to the local enclosure gt assign profile MyProfilel enc0 1 Assigns a profile to device bay 1 of the primary enclosure Remove one or more server profiles from the domain remove profile lt ProfileName gt gt remove profile My
25. d lt password gt The password field is optional on the command line If not specified on the command line the user is prompted for the same interactively Popes UserName A valid user name of the Onboard Administrator user Password A valid password of the Onboard Administrator user gt import enclosure UserName Administrator Password fgg7h 1 Imports the local enclosure tem Description S O show enclosure Display all enclosures in the domain show enclosure lt EnclosureID gt Parameters Examples OOOO gt show enclosure Displays a summary listing of all enclosures gt show enclosure Displays detailed information for all enclosures gt show enclosure enco0 Displays detailed information for a specific enclosure enet connection Manage Ethernet network connections Supported actions add help remove set Mem Deseripton O O Add a new Ethernet network connection to an existing server profile Syntax add enet connection lt ProfileName gt Network lt NetworkName gt PXE lt enabled disabled UseBios gt AddressType lt Vc Defined Factory Default User Defined gt EthernetMAC lt MAC Address gt iScsiMAC lt MAC Address gt Parameters A ee A ProfileName The name of an existing profile to which the new connection is added required CT AN Network The name of an existing network to associate with the connection If the network name is not specified or is set to unas
26. d information for all servers gt show server enc0 4 Displays detailed information for the specific server in device bay 4 of an enclosure named MyEnclosure stackinglink Display stacking link information and status Supported actions help show fem Description S O gt show stackinglink Displays a summary listing of all stacking links and status Command line 28 status View overall domain status information Supported actions help show ltem Descripfon o Display the status of the domain and all components in the domain gt show status Displays domain status information systemlog View Virtual Connect Manager system event log Supported actions help show tem Description IO show systemlog Display the Virtual Connect manager system log show systemlog gt show systemlog Displays the system log uplinkport Manage interconnect module uplink ports Supported actions add help remove set show tem Description IO add uplinkport Add a new uplink port to an existing network or a shared uplink port set Syntax add uplinkport lt PortID gt Network lt NetworkName gt UplinkSet lt UplinkSet gt Speed lt Auto 10Mb 100Mb 1Gb Disabled gt Parameters JO O The ID of an uplink port to add required The name is actually a combination of the enclosure name interconnect bay and port number in a single descriptor The format of the port name is lt EnclosureID gt lt InterconnectB
27. ecified the default is the domain default If UserDefined is specified then both a Port WWN and Node WWN must also be specitied Valid values include Vc Defined Factory Default and User Defined Port WWN The user defined Port WWN address to use for the connection This property is required if the AddressType specified is User Defined NodeWWN The user defined Node WWN address to use for the connection This property is required if the AddressType specified is User Defined gt add fc connection MyNewProfile Fabric SAN_5 Adds a new FC SAN fabric connection to a profile gt add fc connection MyNewProfile Fabric SomeFabric Speed 4Gb Examples MN Adds a new FC SAN connection and configures the port speed gt add fc connection MyNewProfile E AA gt add fc connection MyNewProfile AddressType Factory Default MI Adds a new FC SAN connection and uses factory default addresses gt add fc connection MyNewProfile AddressType Vc Defined A tere i gt add fc connection MyNewProfile AddressType User Mem Defined PortWWN 50 06 0B 00 00 C2 62 00 NodeWWN 50 06 0B 00 00 C2 62 00 Adds a new FC SAN connection and provides user defined WWN addresses Description Modify an existing server profile connection Command line 17 tem Description OOOO set fc connection lt ProfileName gt lt Port gt Fabric lt FabricName gt Speed lt Auto 2Gb 4Gb Disabled gt BootPriority lt priority gt BootPort lt portName gt
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29. emoves all interconnect modules from the domain that are not physically present in any enclosures gt remove interconnect enc0 Remove all interconnect modules that are not physically present in a specific enclosure Description Display all interconnect modules known to the domain show interconnect ModuleID gt show interconnect Displays a summary listing of all interconnect modules gt show interconnect Displays detailed information for all interconnect modules gt show interconnect 5 Displays the detailed information for all enclosures with interconnect modules in interconnect bay number 5 gt show interconnect encO0 Displays interconnect modules in all bays of a specific enclosure gt show interconnect enc0 3 Displays detailed information on a specific interconnect module in interconnect bay 3 of the primary enclosure ldap Manage Virtual Connect directory server authentication settings Supported actions help set show A AA OY Modify the Virtual Connect directory server settings Syntax set ldap Enabled lt true false gt LocalUsers lt enabled disabled gt NtAccountMapping lt enabled disabled gt TargetDomain lt domainName gt IpAddress lt ipAddress gt Ss1Port lt portNum gt SearchContextl lt string gt SearchContext2 lt string gt SearchContext2 lt string gt CT OP SSSC SCSCSCNC C Enables or disables directory authentication Valid values
30. ending on the enclosure configuration If the command line option failover is not included in the reset vem command or a Virtual Connect Ethernet module is not available in the alternate O bay the command line displays the message SUCCESS The Virtual Connect Manager is being reset Please wait The user is logged out of the session after approximately 1 minute If the user attempts to re login they might receive the error message during the attempted login Unable to communicate with the Virtual Connect Manager Please retry again later The login should succeed after the Virtual Connect Manager has restarted Allow up to 5 minutes depending on the enclosure configuration Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 52 Technical support Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP e Technical support registration number if applicable e Product serial number e Product model name and number e Product identification number e Applicable error messages e Add on boards or hardware e Third party hardware or software e Operating system type and revision level HP contact information For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller e In the United States see the HP US service locator webpage hitp www hp com service_ locator e In other locations see the Contact HP worldwide in English webpage http welcome hp com country us en wweontact html Fo
31. eriod default is 60 seconds then the server will be forced to power off Timeout r the timeout period in seconds to wait for the operation to complete CBR dl server The default timeout is 60 seconds Command line 26 gt poweroff server enc0 2 Shuts down a specific server in device bay 2 of an enclosure with ID encO gt poweroff server enc0 2 Force Forces a power off operation on a specific server primary local enclosure gt poweroff server Powers off all servers in the domain gt poweroff server enc0 Powers off all servers in a specific enclosure gt poweroff server enc0 2 ForceOnTimeout Attempts a graceful poweroff but forces a shutdown if not completed within timeout period gt poweroff server timeout 180 Shuts down all servers and specifies a custom timeout of 3 minutes Parameters gt ServerID The reference ID of a server in the domain The format of the server ID is lt EnclosureID DeviceBay gt Timeout The timeout period in seconds to wait for the operation to complete The default timeout is 60 seconds gt poweron server 2 Powers on the specific server in bay 2 of the primary enclosure gt poweron server Powers on all servers in the domain gt poweron server enc0 Powers on all servers in a specitic enclosure Description Reboot one or more physical servers Syntax reboot server lt ServerID gt Force ForceOnTimeout timeout lt timeout g
32. ers AAA AAA FabricName The name of an existing FC SAN fabric to modify required Properties Name The new name of the fabric NumPorts The number of uplink ports to use for the fabric Port Speed The port speed for the uplink ports in the fabric gt set fabric MyFabric NumPorts 2 gt set fabric Blue Name Red gt set fabric GreenFabric PortSpeed 4Gb Mem Description CCOO Syntax show fabric lt FabricName gt ESE Syntax Examples 2222222 gt show fabric enemies OOOO gt show fabric a anidar OOO gt show fabric SAN 5 A eee resan tte OO Command line 16 fc connection Manage Fibre Channel SAN fabric connections Supported actions add help set tem Description O add fc connection Add a new FC SAN connection to an existing server profile Syntax add fc connection lt ProfileName gt Fabric lt FabricName gt Speed lt Auto 2Gb 4Gb Disabled gt Parameters ProfileName The name of an existing profile to which the new connection is added required Properties The name of an existing fabric to associate with the connection If the fabric A name is not specified it will be assigned to the next available SAN Fabric The port speed of the connection port Valid values include Auto 2Gb 4Gb and Disabled If not specified then the default port speed is set to Auto AddressType The source of WWN address assignments to be used during the creation of the new connection If not sp
33. ess assignment Valid values include integers 1 64 This property is only valid if the WwnType is set to VC Defined If not specitied the default pool ID is 1 Le gt set domain Name MyNewDomainName Changes the name of the Virtual Connect domain gt set domain DomainIp Enabled gt set domain DomainIp Enabled IpAddress 192 168 0 120 SubnetMask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 1 Examples a Configures the domain IP address and enables it gt set domain DomainIp Disabled A eee ee gt set domain MacType VC Defined MacPool 10 i Sets the MAC address source to VC Defined with a pre defined range gt set domain MacType Factory Default Set the MAC address source to use factory default MAC addresses gt set domain MacType User Defined MacStart 00 17 A4 77 00 00 MacEnd 00 17 A4 77 00 FF Sets the MAC address source to a custom user defined address range gt set domain WwnType VC Defined WwnPool 5 Sets the WWN address source to VC Defined with a pre defined range gt set domain WwnType Factory Default m OoOO domain name and the VCM domain IP address settings ee Examples gt show domain MO Displays domain information gt show domain addressPool O tee enclosure Manage general enclosure settings and information Supported actions help import show tem Deseription IO Import an enclosure into the domain Command line 12 tem Description ICC Syntax import enclosure UserName lt username gt Passwor
34. fic uplink port Bay 1 Port 2 from a network gt remove uplinkport Network BlueNetwork Removes all uplink ports from a network named BlueNetwork gt remove uplinkport enc0 2 3 UplinkSet SharedUplinkSet1 Removes a specific uplink port Bay 2 Port 3 from a shared uplink set set uplinkport Modify an uplink port that exists as a member of a network or shared uplink port set Syntax set uplinkport lt PortID gt Network lt NetworkName gt UplinkSet lt UplinkSetName gt Speed lt Auto 10Mb 100Mb 1Gb Disabled gt Parameters a AS PortID The name of the port to modify required The specified port must already be added to a network or uplink port set The port name is in the format lt EnclosureID gt lt BayNumber gt lt PortNumber gt Properties Ps The name of the network to which the port belongs The name of the shared uplink port set to which the port belongs Speed Specifies the port speed for the port Acceptable values include Auto 10Mb 100Mb 1Gb and Disabled gt set uplinkport enc0 1 2 Network MyNetwork Speed 1Gb Changes the port speed of a network port Command line 30 gt set uplinkport enc0 2 1 Network MyNetwork Speed Disabled Disables a specific port that belongs to a network gt set uplinkport enc0 2 4 UplinkSet MyUplinkSet Speed Disabled Disables a specific port that belongs to a shared uplink set ie Pee show uplinkport Display all Ethernet module uplink ports gt show u
35. fy that the Onboard Administrator is running the latest firmware must be at least v1 30 or later e Locate the Default Network Settings label attached to the HP 1 10Gb VC Enet Module in interconnect module bay 1 and note the following information o DNS name o User name o Password e Connect any Ethernet module stacking cables Atter logging in perform the following tasks to setup the domain 1 Import the enclosure 2 Name the domain 3 Setup local user accounts and privileges Importing an enclosure Enter OA credentials during import gt import enclosure username Administrator password myPassword or gt import enclosure username Administrator Password Setting the domain name To set the domain name use the set domain command gt set domain name MyNewDomainName The Virtual Connect domain name must be unique within the data center and can be up to 64 characters without spaces or special characters Configuring local users e Add a new user Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 41 gt add user bob password fhkjdhfk privileges domain network e Modify an existing user gt set user bob fullname Bob J Smith enabled false e Remove an existing user gt remove user bob e Remove all local users except for the Administrator account gt remove user Display local users e Summary display gt show user e Detailed display gt show user e Displaying info on a single user gt show u
36. gt show devicebay Displays a summary listing of all device bays gt show devicebay enc0 2 gt show devicebay Displays detailed information for all device bays Displays detailed information for a specitic device bay of a specitic enclosure domain Manage general Virtual Connect domain settings and information Command line 10 Supported actions delete help set show fem Description CCOO delete domain Delete the existing Virtual Connect domain configuration Deleting the domain removes the entire Virtual Connect domain configuration and resets it back to the original defaults After the domain has been deleted you are logged out and the Virtual Connect Manager resets gt delete domain Deletes the Virtual Connect domain configuration and prompts for user confirmation gt delete domain quiet Deletes the Virtual Connect domain quietly without prompting for user confirmation primarily used in automated scripting scenarios Modify domain configuration properties Syntax set domain Name lt NewName gt DomainIp lt Enabled Disabled gt IpAddress lt IPAddress gt SubnetMask lt mask gt Gateway lt Gateway gt MacType lt VC Defined Factory Default User Defined gt MacPool lt 1 64 gt MacStart lt address gt MacEnd lt address gt WwnType lt VC Defined Factory Default gt WwnPool lt 1 64 gt 5 Name The new name of the domain Valid characters include alphanumeric _ and
37. he Virtual Connect domain without the need to change external LAN or SAN configurations Command line overview The CLI can be used as an alternative method for managing the Virtual Connect Manager Using the CLI can be useful in the following scenarios e HP Management Applications for example Systems Insight Manager or Insight Control tools can query the Virtual Connect Manager for information these tools need to present a complete management view of HP BladeSystem enclosures and the devices contained within This interface is also used by the Management tools to execute provisioning and configuration tasks to devices within the enclosure e Users can develop tools that utilize Virtual Connect Manager functions for data collection and for executing provisioning and configuration tasks Introduction 5 e When no browser is available or you prefer to use a command line interface you can access management data and perform configuration tasks Command line syntax CLI input is case insensitive except when otherwise noted The general CLI syntax format is as follows lt subcommand gt lt managed element gt lt parameters gt lt options gt lt properties gt Item Description subcommand Operation performed on a managed element managed element Management entity being operated on parameters Command extensions for a particular management operation options Attributes used to customize or control command execution behavior such a
38. hips with default WWNs Virtual Connect has the ability to assign WWNs that will override the factory default WWNs while the server remains in that Virtual Connect enclosure When configured to assign WWNs Virtual Connect securely manages the WWNs by Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 46 accessing the physical FC HBA through the enclosure Onboard Administrator and the iLO interfaces on the individual server blades When assigning WWNs to a FC HBA port Virtual Connect will assign both a port WWN and a node WWN Because the port WWN is typically used for configuring fabric zoning it is the WWN displayed throughout the Virtual Connect user interface The assigned node WWN is always the same as the port WWN incremented by one Configuring Virtual Connect to assign WWNs in server blades maintains a consistent storage identity WWN even when the underlying server hardware is changed This method allows server blades to be replaced without affecting the external Fibre Channel SAN administration Z CAUTION To avoid storage networking issues and potential loss of data associated with duplicate WWNs on a FC SAN fabric plan carefully when allowing Virtual Connect to assign server blade WWNs so that the configured range of WWNs is used only once within the environment The WWN range used by the Virtual Connect domain must be unique within the environment HP provides a set of pre defined ranges that are reserved for use by Virtual
39. in I O bays 1 and 2 of the enclosure the user can manually change which Virtual Connect Ethernet Module is hosting the Virtual Connect Manager through the use of this feature The feature can also force the Virtual Connect manager to restart without switching to the Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 51 alternate Virtual Connect Ethernet module This feature can be useful when troubleshooting the Virtual Connect manager The network and FC processing of the Virtual Connect subsystem is not disturbed during the restart or failover of the Virtual Connect Manager If the command line option failover is included in the reset vem command and a Virtual Connect Ethernet module is available in the alternate O bay I O Bays 1 and 2 can host the Virtual Connect Manager the command line displays the message SUCCESS The Virtual Connect Manager is being reset Please wait The user is logged out of the session after approximately 1 minute An attempted login to the same Virtual Connect Ethernet Module is rejected with the message Virtual Connect Manager not found at this IP address If the user attempts to login to the alternate I O bay they might receive the error message during the attempted login Unable to communicate with the Virtual Connect Manager Please retry again later The login should succeed after the Virtual Connect Manager has restarted on this alternate Virtual Connect Ethernet module Allow up to 5 minutes dep
40. ment at a later date Adding enet network connections to a profile To add a new Ethernet network connection to an existing server profile use the add enet connection command gt add enet connection MyProfile network MyNetwork pxe enabled Adding FC fabric connections to a server profile To add a new FC SAN connection to an existing server profile use the add fc connection command gt add fc connection MyProfile fabric SAN_ 5 Assigning a server profile to device bay 1 To assign a server profile to a specific device bay use the assign profile command gt assign profile MyProfile enc0 1 gt assign profile MyProfile 1 Configuring IGMP settings To set Ethernet IGMP snooping properties use the set igmp command gt set igmp enabled true timeout 30 Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 49 IGMP allows VC Enet modules to monitor snoop the IP multicast membership activities and to configure hardware Layer 2 switching behavior of multicast traffic to optimize network resource usage Currently only IGMP v1 and v2 RFC2236 are supported The IGMP Snooping idle timeout interval is set to 260 seconds by default This value is basically the Group Membership Interval value as specified by IGMP v2 specification RFC2236 For optimum network resource usage set the interval to match the configuration on the customer network s multicast router settings Configuring MAC cache failover settings e To configure MAC Cache Fail
41. min domain Admin Admin true server network storage steve domain Steve Johnson steve johnsonehp com true server network storage Command line 36 brad domain Brad Mills brad mills hp com true server network Jimmy Joe jimmy joe hp com true storage Alice Candle alice candle hp com false Example 2 Stanza output format for displaying a single user instance gt show user steve UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled steve domain server network storage Steve Johnson steve johnson hp com true Example 3 Stanza output format for displaying all user details gt show user UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled UserName Privileges FullName ContactIinfo Enabled UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled UserName Privileges FullName ContactiInfo Enabled UserName Privileges FullName ContactInfo Enabled Administrator domain server network storage Steve Johnson steve johnson hp com true Admin domain server network storage Admin Admin true steve domain server network storage Steve Johnson steve johnson hp com true brad domain server Brad Mills brad mills hp com true jim network Jimmy Joe jimmy joe hp com true Command line 37 UserName alice Privileges storage FullName Alice Candle ContactInfo alice candle hp com Enabled false Scriptable output format Scriptable output format allows scripts t
42. mmand line syntax 6 common management operations 50 configuring LDAP 43 configuring the Virtual Connect domain 40 configuring user accounts 41 D devicebay command 10 domain command 10 domain name 41 domain setup 41 enclosure command 12 e net networks displaying 45 enet connection command 13 enetnetwork connections adding to a profile 49 enet network properties modifying 45 enetnetwork creating 45 external manager command 15 F fabric command 16 FC fabric connections adding to a profile 49 FC fabric properties modifying 47 FC fabrics displaying 47 fc connection command 17 Fibre Channel setup 46 firmware command 18 H help command 34 help resources 53 igmp command 19 IGMP settings configuring 49 interactive user output format 36 interconnect command 19 L Idap command 20 Idap group 21 logging in 40 logging out 50 M MAC address settings 43 MAC cache failover settings configuring 50 mac cache command 22 managed elements 9 N network command 23 network setup 43 network creating 46 O options 6 output format 36 overview command line interface 5 P parameters 6 port command 29 profile command 24 properties 7 Index 56 R remote access 8 resetting Virtual Connect Manager 51 S scriptable output format 38 server command 26 server profile assigning to a device bay 49 setting the domain name 41 shared uplink port set creating 45 shared uplink port sets
43. ntifying an associated network as the native VLAN causes all untagged incoming Ethernet packets to be placed onto this network Only one associated network can be designated as the native VLAN All out going Ethernet packets are VLAN tagged Displaying shared uplink port sets e Summary display gt show uplinkset e Detailed display gt show uplinkset e Single uplinkset display gt show uplinkset MyUplinkSetName Adding uplink ports to a shared uplink port set To add uplink ports to a shared uplink port set use the add uplinkport command gt add uplinkport enc0 1 2 uplinkset MyUplinkSetName Creating a network that uses a shared uplink port set To create a network that uses a shared uplink port set use the add network command gt add network MyNewNetworkName uplinkset MyUplinkSetName vlanid 156 Fibre Channel setup To configure external Fibre Channel connectivity for the HP BladeSystem c Class enclosure do the following 1 Identify WWNs to be used on the server blades deployed within this Virtual Connect Domain 2 Define available SAN fabrics Configuring WWN address ranges e VC Defined gt set domain WwnType VC Defined WwnPool 5 e Factory Default gt set domain WwnType Factory Default Each server blade FC HBA mezzanine card ships with factory default port and node WWNs for each FC HBA port Each WWN is a 64 bit number that uniquely identifies the FC HBA port node to other devices on the network While the hardware s
44. ntroller boot order are only applied by Virtual Connect after the server blade has been booted at least once with the final mezzanine card configuration e If PXE controller boot order or SAN boot settings are made outside of Virtual Connect using RBSU or other configuration tools Virtual Connect will restore the settings defined by the server profile after the server blade completes the next boot cycle e If using a Qlogic HBA with some versions of Linux RHEL3 RHEL4 SLES9 and SLES10 the HBA connection type must be set to point to point only in the adapter configuration settings in the Qlogic BIOS utility or QLogic OS utility if available If the HBA settings are not changed the HBA may be unable to log into the fabric and discover devices on the SAN Server profiles are associated with a specific enclosure device bay After a profile is assigned the Virtual Connect Manager configures the server blade in that device bay with the appropriate MAC PXE WWN SAN boot settings and connects the appropriate networks and fabrics Server blades that have been assigned a profile and remain in the same device bay do not require further Virtual Connect Manager configuration during server or enclosure power cycle They will boot and gain access to the network and fabric when the server and interconnect modules are ready Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 48 If a server blade is inserted into a device bay already assigned a serve
45. o Enabled steve domain server network storage Steve Johnson steve johnson hp com true Example 6 Scriptable output format displaying a single user no table header gt show user steve output script2 no headers steve domain server network storage Steve Johnson steve johnson hp com true Command line 39 Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI Basic configuration A Virtual Connect domain consists of an enclosure and a set of associated modules and server blades that are managed together by a single instance of the Virtual Connect Manager The Virtual Connect domain contains specified networks server profiles and user accounts that simplify the setup and administration of server connections Establishing a Virtual Connect domain enables administrators to upgrade replace or move servers within their enclosures without changes being visible to the external LAN SAN environments Before getting started perform the following tasks e Verify that the HP Onboard Administrator is running the latest firmware must be at least v1 30 or later e Locate the Default Network Settings label attached to the HP 1 10Gb VC Enet module in interconnect module bay 1 and note the following information o DNS name o User name o Password e Connect any Ethernet module stacking cables Ef IMPORTANT After a CLI command is issued it can take up to 90 seconds before configuration changes are stored in persistent memory
46. o invoke CLI commands and receive command responses that can be easily parsed by the scripts This capability is provided by two options that are available output scriptl and output script2 These options are described in more detail below To display output with no headers or labels use no headers as an additional output option value Ef IMPORTANT If the delimiter is present within the data then the entire value is surrounded by double quotes e Scriptl Output Format The script output format can be used to format the output using a name value pair format using an equal sign as the delimiter All text on the left side of the equal sign designates the name of a property and the text on the right side of the equal sign designates the value of the property If no headers is provided as an additional option value only the values are displayed Each property is displayed on a separate line e Script2 Output Format The script2 output format can be used to format all instance data in a single line using a semi colon as the delimiter for the data The first line contains the property names This format is consistent with a table view of the data where the first line is represented by a list of column labels while the remaining lines provide the actual data being displayed Each line represents a single instance of data For example in the case of showing users each line provides all data corresponding to a single user instance
47. on remove Remove or delete an existing object for example users or profiles Managed elements devicebay on page 10 Display general enclosure device bay settings and information domain on page 10 Manage general Virtual Connect domain settings and information enclosure on page 12 Manage general enclosure settings and information enet connection on page 13 Manage Ethernet network connections external manager on page 15 Manage external settings and information fabric on page 16 Manage FC SAN fabrics fc connection on page 17 Manage Fibre Channel SAN fabric connections firmware on page 18 Manage interconnect module firmware igmp on page 19 Ethernet IGMP Snooping settings interconnect on page 19 Manage O interconnect modules ldap on page 20 Manage LDAP configuration settings Command line 9 The following sections provide detailed information on how the subcommands are used with each managed element To display command help type a command followed by or he1p For additional information on the help subcommand see Help subsystem on page 34 devicebay Manage general enclosure device bay settings and information Supported actions help show a en O Oo o Sma re o Parameters DeviceBayID The reference ID of a device bay in the domain The format of the device bay name is lt EnclosureID DeviceBay gt When Enclosure ID is not specified it defaults to the local enclosure
48. ory services configuration Syntax add ldap group lt GroupName gt Description lt string gt Privileges domain server network storage gt add ldap group MyNewGroup Description Test Group Privileges domain server Adds a new directory group remove ldap group Remove an existing directory group Example gt remove ldap group MyGroup Removes a directory group Command line 21 tem Description S O Modify the properties of an existing directory group Syntax set ldap group lt GroupName gt Description lt description gt Privileges lt privileges gt Parameters The name of an existing group to modify Properties OOOO A user friendly description for the group Privileges A set of one or more privileges for the group Valid values include any combination of domain server network and storage gt set ldap group MyGroup Description Test Group Privileges domain server network Modifies a directory group description and privileges ltem Description show ldap group Display the existing directory groups gt show ldap group Display LDAP group information mac cache Manage Ethernet MAC Cache failover settings Supported actions help set show Item Description S O Modify Ethernet MAC Cache failover settings set mac cache Enabled lt true false gt Refresh lt interval gt e Enabled Enables or disables MAC cache failover Valid values include true and false Ref
49. over Settings use the set mac cache command gt set mac cache enabled true refresh 10 e To dispaly MAC Cache Failover Settings use the show mac cache command gt show mac cache When a VC Enet uplink that was previously in standby mode becomes active it can take several minutes for external Ethernet switches to recognize that the c Class server blades can now be reached on this newly active connection Enabling Fast MAC Cache Failover causes Virtual Connect to transmit Ethernet packets on newly active links which enables the external Ethernet switches to identity the new connection and update their MAC caches appropriately This transmission sequence repeats a few times at the MAC refresh interval 5 seconds recommended and completes in about 1 minute Ef IMPORTANT Be sure to set switches to allow MAC addresses to move from one port to another without waiting for an expiration period or causing a lock out Logging out of the CLI To log out of the CLI use the exit command gt exit Common management operations The following table provides the syntax for the most commonly used management operations For detailed information on a particular command see Managed elements on page 9 A ee Display general domain settings Display predefined address pools gt show domain addresspool Display interconnect modules e Summary display gt show interconnect Detailed display gt show interconnect Single module display gt sh
50. ow interconnect enc0 2 gt show interconnect 4 Pelea Range Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 50 Display stacking link configuration and status gt show stackinglink Displey the eystari Tog Display a list of servers in the domain e Summary display gt show server Detailed display gt show server Single server display gt show server enc0 1 gt show server 2 Display server profiles Summary display gt show profile Detailed display gt show profile e Single profile display gt show profile MyProfile to datina Update interconnect module firmware gt update firmware url http www mywebserver com images vc 1 20 rom e adel Power off server blades gt poweroff server enc0 2 gt poweroff server 3 gt poweroff server Power on server blades gt poweron server enc0 1 gt poweron server 2 gt poweron server Reset a server blade gt reboot server enc0 4 gt reboot server 6 gt reboot server Unassign a server profile from a device bay gt unassign profile MyProfile Modify Ethernet network connection properties gt set enet connection MyProfile 1 pxe disabled Modify FC fabric connections gt set fc connection MyProfile 2 speed auto Resetting the Virtual Connect Manager To reset the Virtual Connect Manager use the reset vem command gt reset vcm gt reset vem failover Administrator privileges are required for this operation If VC Ethernet Modules are installed
51. perty value contains embedded spaces then the entire property value must be contained within single or double quotes Likewise if a double quote is part of a property value it should be contained within single quotes and if a single quote is part of a property value it should be contained within double quotes CLI command execution modes The Virtual Connect Manager CLI provides two different methods for executing commands interactive shell mode and non interactive mode Interactive Shell Mode This mode is used to invoke CLI command operations using the dedicated management shell The shell is provided after the user logs in with valid credentials and only accepts known VCM CLI commands as input Users can quit the shell by using the exit command An example of logging into the interactive management shell is provided below In the example the primary VCM is located at IP address 192 168 0 120 gt ssh 192 168 0 120 login as michael password kkkkkkkkkxkx k HP Virtual Connect Management CLI v1 20 C Copyright 2006 2007 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P All Rights Reserved GETTING STARTED help displays a list of available subcommands exit quits the command shell lt subcommand gt displays a list of managed elements for a subcommand lt subcommand gt lt managed element gt displays detailed help for a command Introduction 7 gt Non Interactive Mode In some cases users might want to write au
52. plinkport Displays all uplink ports uplinkset Manage shared uplink port sets Supported actions add help remove set show fem Deseription o O Parameters o gt add uplinkset MyNewUplinkSet Creates a new shared uplink port set and adds it to the domain ltem Description o O Remove a shared uplink port set from the domain remove uplinkset lt UplinkSetName gt Parameters o O The name of an existing shared uplink port set gt remove uplinkset MyUplinkSet Removes a shared uplink port set ltem Description S O Parameters o OSO Properties O The new name of the shared uplink set gt set uplinkset Blue Name Red Changes the name of an shared uplink set from Blue to Red Command line 31 fem Deseription S show uplinkset Display shared uplink configurations Syntax Show uplinkset lt UplinkSetName gt gt show uplinkset Displays a summary listing of all uplink sets gt show uplinkset Displays detailed information for all shared uplink sets gt show uplinkset MyNetwork Displays detailed information for a specific shared uplink set user Manage local domain user configurations Supported actions add help remove set show Mem Description CCOO Create a new user and add it to the Virtual Connect Manager database add user lt username gt Password lt password gt lt optional user properties gt CO Password The password of the new user The password of
53. r HP technical support e In the United States for contact options see the Contact HP United States webpage http welcome hp com country us en contact_us html To contact HP by phone o Call 1 800 HP INVENT 1 800 474 6836 This service is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week For continuous quality improvement calls may be recorded or monitored o If you have purchased a Care Pack service upgrade call 1 800 633 3600 For more information about Care Packs refer to the HP website http www hp com e In other locations see the Contact HP worldwide in English webpage http welcome hp com country us en wweontact html Technical support 53 Acronyms and abbreviations BIOS Basic Input Output System CLI Command Line Interface DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS domain name system FE Fibre Channel HBA host bus adapter I O input output IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IP Internet Protocol iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interface LUN logical unit number MAC Media Access Control Acronyms and abbreviations 54 PXE Preboot Execution Environment SAN storage area network SSH Secure Shell VCM Virtual Connect Manager WWN World Wide Name WWPN worldwide port name Acronyms and abbreviations 55 Index A authorized reseller 53 basic configuration 40 C CLI command execution modes 7 command line overview 5 co
54. r profile Virtual Connect Manager automatically updates the configuration of that server blade before it is allowed to power up and connect to the network If a server blade is moved from a Virtual Connect managed enclosure to a non Virtual Connect enclosure local MAC addresses and WWNs are automatically returned to the original factory defaults This feature prevents duplicate MAC addresses and WWNs from appearing in the data center because of a server blade redeployment NOTE If you are using server factory default MAC addresses WWNs and default Fibre Channel boot parameters you do not have to power off a server to make any profile changes If you are using HP assigned or user assigned MAC addresses or WWNs you must power a server off when moving a profile to the server or away from the server Creating server profiles To create a new server profile use the add profile command gt add profile MyProfile After an enclosure is imported into a Virtual Connect domain server blades that have not been assigned a server profile are isolated from all networks to ensure that only properly configured server blades are attached to data center networks A server profile can be assigned and defined for each device bay so that the server blade can be powered on and connected to a deployment network These profiles can then later be modified or replaced by another server profile A server profile can also be assigned to an empty bay to allow deploy
55. resh The refresh interval for the MAC Cache in seconds Valid values include integers from 1 30 gt set mac cache Enabled tru Enables MAC Cache Failover gt set mac cache Enabled true Refresh 10 Enables MAC Cache Failover and sets the refresh interval tem Description Display Ethernet MAC Cache failover settings gt show mac cache Displays Ethernet MAC Cache failover settings Command line 22 network Manage Virtual Connect Ethernet networks Supported actions add help remove set show tem Description III Create a new Ethernet Network After the network has been created uplink ports can be added if the network is not using a shared uplink port set Syntax add network lt NetworkName gt UplinkSet lt UplinkSetName gt VLanID lt VLanID gt State lt Enabled Disabled gt SmartLink lt Enabled Disabled gt Parameters OOOO The unique name of the new network to create required tees PS UplinkSet The name of an existing shared uplink port set to use with this new network optional If this property is specified then a valid VLAN ID must also be provided VLanID The VLAN ID associated with the network used with shared uplink port set only The VLAN ID is a valid number between 1 and 4094 State Enables or Disables the network Valid values are Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled SmartLink Enables or Disables the Smartlink capability for a port Valid values are Enabled
56. s e Ifa server blade is removed from a bay within a Virtual Connect domain and installed in another bay in the same Virtual Connect domain or in a bay in a different domain it is assigned the new set of addresses appropriate for that server location Assigned MAC addresses The MAC address range used by the Virtual connect domain must be unique within the environment HP provides a set of pre defined ranges that are for use by Virtual Connect Manager and will not conflict with server factory default MAC addresses When using the HP defined MAC address ranges ensure that each range is used only once within the environment Selecting VC assigned MAC address ranges When using VC assigned MAC addresses you can choose between using an HP pre defined MAC address range or using a user defined MAC address range e HP pre defined MAC address range recommended These pre defined ranges are reserved and will never show up as factory default on any hardware There are 64 ranges of 1024 unique addresses to choose from Be sure to use each range only once within a data center e User defined MAC address range To avoid potential conflict with other hardware MAC addresses in the environment consider using a subrange of MAC addresses reserved by the IEEE for locally administered MAC addresses Ensure that the range does not conflict with any Ethernet device already deployed within the enterprise E IMPORTANT If you plan to use RDP for RedHat Lin
57. s output format quiet mode and others properties One or more name or value pairs that are accessories to the command operation mainly for set and add operations Example gt add user mark password asdf89g fullname Mark Smith enabled true In the above example add is the subcommand user is the managed element mark is a required parameter for the operation password is a required property and fullname and enabled are optional properties Depending on the specific command being executed certain parameters or properties might be required For example when adding a new user both a parameter representing the user name as well as a password in the form of a property are required to be specified All other user properties are optional at the time the user is added In general the properties are in the format name value and more than one property is separated by a space Parameters Parameters are command extensions that provide extra information needed for the execution of a particular command Whether or not a parameter is required depends on the specific command being executed For example the show user command has an optional parameter which represents the user name if the user instance is being managed If show user is entered then a summary listing of all users is shown However if the optional parameter user name is provided only a single user instance is displayed for example show user paul Some commands require that
58. ser steve Up to 32 local user accounts can be created Each account can be set up to have a combination of up to four access privileges e Domain o Define local user accounts set passwords define roles o Import enclosures o Name the VC domain o Set the domain IP address o Update firmware o Administer SSL certificates o Delete the VC domain o Save configuration to disk o Restore the configuration from a backup e Networking o Configure network default settings o Select the MAC address range to be used by the VC domain o Create delete and edit networks o Create delete and edit shared uplink sets e Server o Create delete and edit server Virtual Connect profiles o Assign and unassign profiles to device bays o Select and use available networks o Power on and off server blades within the enclosure e Storage o Select the WWNs to be used by the domain o Setup the connections to the external FC Fabrics Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 42 It is possible to create a user with no privileges This user can only view status and settings NOTE The vcmuser_ account is an internal Onboard Administrator account created and used by Virtual Connect Manager to communicate with the Onboard Administrator This account can show up in the Onboard Administrator system log This account cannot be changed or deleted Configuring LDAP authentication support for users e SetLDAP properties gt set ldap ipaddress 192 168 0 110 en
59. signed then the network remains unassigned optional Command line 13 tem Description O S O Enables or disabled PXE on the network connection Valid values are enabled disabled and UseBios If this value is not specified the default is UseBios Only one connection can have PXE enabled per profile AddressType The source of MAC address assignments to be used during the creation of the new connection If not specified the default is the domain default If User Defined is specified then both an Ethernet MAC Address and SCSI MAC Address must also be specified Valid values include Vc Defined Factory Default and User Defined EthernetMAC The user defined Ethernet MAC address to use for the connection This property is required if the AddressType specified is User Defined iScsiMAC The user defined SCSI MAC address to use for the connection This property is required if the AddressType specified is User Defined gt add enet connection MyNewProfile Network SomeNetwork Adds a new Ethernet network connection to a profile gt add enet connection MyNewProfile Network SomeNetwork2 PXE enabled Adds a new Ethernet network connection and enables PXE gt add enet connection MyNewProfile Adds a new Ethernet network connection and leaves the network unassigned gt add enet connection MyNewProfile AddressType Factory Default Adds a new Ethernet network connection and uses factory default addresses
60. ssigned to any server blade within the Virtual Connect domain A Virtual Connect domain can have a maximum of 64 Virtual Connect server profiles Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 47 Virtual Connect v1 20 adds the ability to configure PXE settings when using either VC Assigned or factory default MAC addresses In addition Use BIOS is a new option for PXE which maintains the current settings as configured by RBSU A new feature in Virtual Connect v1 20 is the ability to override the Virtual Connect assigned MACs and or WWNs when creating a new profile When a server profile is assigned to a server blade the Virtual Connect Manager securely connects to the server blade configures the NIC ports with the appropriate MAC addresses and PXE settings and configures the FC HBA ports with the appropriate WWNs and SAN boot settings In addition the Virtual Connect Manager automatically connects the server blade Ethernet and Fibre Channel ports to the specified networks and SAN fabrics This server profile can then be re assigned to another server blade as needed while maintaining the server s network and SAN identity and connectivity The Virtual Connect Manager can be configured so that server blades use server factory default MACs WWNs or Virtual Connect administered MACs WWNs These administered values override the default MAC addresses and WWNs when a server profile is assigned to a server and appear to pre boot environments and
61. t Parameters ss ServerID The reference ID of a server in the domain The format of the server ID is lt EnclosureID DeviceBay gt If the Enclosure ID is not provided then the primary or local enclosure encO is used by default Force Forces a reboot operation without waiting for the OS to shutdown gracefully This option should only be used as a last resort because it can potentially cause data loss on the server Command line 27 Item Description SY ForceOnTimeout Attempts a graceful power down but if the server does not shutdown within the timeout period default is 60 seconds then the server will be forced to reboot Timeout Specifies the timeout period in seconds to wait for the operation to complete per server The default timeout is 60 seconds gt reboot server 2 Reboots the specific server in device bay 2 of the primary enclosure gt reboot server enc0 2 force Reboots a server using the force option gt reboot server ForceOnTimeout timeout 180 Reboots all servers using the ForceOnTimeout option and a custom timeout gt reboot server Reboots all servers in the domain gt reboot server enc0 Reboots all servers in a specific enclosure Description Display all servers in the domain ServerID The reference ID of a server in the domain The format of the server ID is lt EnclosurelD Bay gt gt show server Displays a summary listing of all servers gt show server Displays detaile
62. tomated scripts that execute a single command at a time These scripts can be used to batch several commands in a single script file from the SSH client An example of how to use the non interactive mode for CLI command execution is provided below In the example the primary VCM is located at IP address 192 168 0 120 E IMPORTANT To suppress prompting for a password during login you must first setup the SSH encryption keys using the VCM Web GUI and configure your SSH client properly with the keys For additional information on configuring the SSH keys see the HP Virtual Connect for c Class BladeSystem User Guide gt ssh Administrator 192 160 0 120 show enclosure lt command output displayed to console gt Remote access to the Virtual Connect Manager The Virtual Connect Manager CLI can be accessed remotely through any SSH session 1 Start an SSH session to the Virtual Connect Manager using any SSH client application When prompted type the assigned IP address or DNS name of the Virtual Connect Manager and then press Enter Type a valid user name and then press Enter Type a valid password and then press Enter The CLI command prompt displays Enter commands for the Virtual Connect Manager SP Se To terminate the remote access SSH session close the communication software or enter exit atthe CLI command prompt Introduction 8 Command line Subcommands conned delete Delete the Virtual Connect domain configurati
63. using the standby VCM IP address gt reset vem Resets the Virtual Connect Manager gt reset vcm failover Resets the Virtual Connect Manager and forces a failover to the standby VCM if available version Display CLI version information Supported actions help show tem Description Display CLI version information sa gt show version Displays CLI version and copyright information Help subsystem The help subsystem consists of three options e Help summary lists all supported actions and a short description of each gt help or add add an element to an existing object assign assign a server profile to a device bay Command line 34 Subcommand help displays help details associated with a specific subcommand including supported managed elements gt assign help or assign assign a server profile to a device bay Managed Elements profile Examples assign profile MyProfile enc0 1 Management element help provides a listing of objects that are supported with a specific subcommand and a brief description of the management element and what it represents in the management model gt help devicebay General Enclosure Device Bay settings and information Supported Subcommands help show gt show devicebay help Description This command displays all device bays in the domain Syntax show devicebay lt DeviceBayName gt Parameters DeviceBayName The reference name of a device bay
64. ux installation and also plan to use User or HP defined MAC addresses you must import the enclosure before running RDP Select the type and range of MAC address and then click Next NOTE After any server profiles are deployed using a selected MAC address range that range cannot be changed until all server profiles are deleted Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 44 Creating an enet network To create a new Ethernet network use the add network command gt add network MyNetworkName Modifying enet network properties To modify Ethernet network properties use the set network command gt set network MyNetworkName state enabled name NewName smartlink enabled Displaying enet networks To display Ethernet network properties use the show network command e Summary display gt show network e Detailed display gt show network e Single network display gt show network MyNetwork Adding uplink ports to an enet network To add uplink ports to an existing Ethernet network use the add uplinkport command gt add uplinkport enc0 1 1 network MyNetwork gt add uplinkport 1 1 network MyNetwork Modifying uplink port properties To modify an uplink port that exists as a member of a network or shared uplink set use the set uplinkport command gt set uplinkport network Network1 speed 1Gb Creating a shared uplink port set To create a shared uplink port set use the add uplinkset command gt add uplinkset
65. ware Update the firmware on all Virtual Connect modules in the domain Syntax update firmware url lt firmware image address gt gt update firmware url http ww myserver com fw vc 1 20 rom Updates the firmware on all Virtual Connect modules in the domain Manage Ethernet IGMP Snooping settings Supported actions help set show ltem Description Modify Ethernet IGMP Snooping settings set igmp Enabled lt true false gt Timeout lt interval gt a Enables or disables IGMP Snooping Valid values include true and false Timeout The idle timeout interval in seconds for IGMP Snooping Valid values include integers from 1 3600 The default IGMP idle timeout is 260 seconds gt set igmp Enabled true Enables IGMP Snooping gt set igmp Enabled true Timeout 30 Enables IGMP Snooping and sets the idle timeout Mtem Description OOOO Display Ethernet IGMP Snooping settings gt show igmp Displays IGMP Snooping settings interconnect Manage I O interconnect modules Supported actions help remove show Remove a module from the domain that has physically been removed from an enclosure Syntax remove interconnect lt ModulelD gt Parameters ModuleID The ID of the module to remove The ID is in the format lt EnclosureID gt lt BayNumber gt Command line 19 gt remove interconnect enc0 2 Removes a specific interconnect module bay 2 from the domain gt remove interconnect R

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