Page 3 - Contents
Contents 3 Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 Virtual Connect overview.................................................................................................................
Page 5 - Introduction; Virtual Connect overview
Introduction 5 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 Mod...
Page 6 - Command line syntax; Parameters
Introduction 6 • 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: <subcommand> ...
Page 7 - Properties; CLI command execution modes
Introduction 7 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: -<option>[=argument1>,<argument2>, . . .] Example: -...
Page 8 - Remote access to the Virtual Connect Manager
Introduction 8 -> Non-Interactive Mode In some cases, users might want to write automated 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 com...
Page 9 - Command line; Subcommands; Managed elements
Command line 9 Command line Subcommands Command Description add Add a new object to the domain or to another object assign Assign a server profile to a server bay delete Delete the Virtual Connect domain configuration exit Exit the Virtual Connect Manager command-line shell help Display help for a c...
Page 10 - devicebay; domain
Command line 10 Managed element Description ldap-group (on page 21 ) Manage LDAP group configuration settings mac-cache (on page 22 ) Manage Ethernet MAC cache failover settings network (on page 23 ) Manage Virtual Connect Ethernet networks profile (on page 24 ) Manage VC server profiles server (on ...
Page 12 - enclosure
Command line 12 Item Description WwnPool The pre-defined WWN pool to use for address assignment. Valid values include integers 1-64. This property is only valid if the WwnType is set to "VC-Defined". If not specified, the default pool ID is 1. Examples: ->set domain Name=MyNewDomainName C...
Page 16 - fabric
Command line 16 Item Description Examples: ->set external-manager UserName=steve Enabled=false Disables the external manager ->set external-manager UserName=steve Enabled=true Enables the external manager fabric Manage Fibre Channel SAN fabrics. Support actions : help, set, show Item Descripti...
Page 18 - firmware
Command line 18 Item Description Syntax set fc-connection <ProfileName> <Port> [Fabric=<FabricName>] [Speed=<Auto|2Gb|4Gb|Disabled>] [BootPriority=<priority>] [BootPort=<portName>] [BootLun=<LUN>] Parameters: ProfileName The name of the server profile that c...
Page 19 - igmp; interconnect
Command line 19 Item Description update firmware Update the firmware on all Virtual Connect modules in the domain Syntax update firmware url=<firmware image address> Example ->update firmware url=http://www.myserver.com/fw/vc-1.20.rom Updates the firmware on all Virtual Connect modules in t...
Page 20 - ldap
Command line 20 Item Description ->remove interconnect enc0:2 Removes a specific interconnect module (bay 2) from the domain ->remove interconnect * Removes all interconnect modules from the domain that are not physically present in any enclosures ->remove interconnect enc0:* Remove all int...
Page 23 - network
Command line 23 network Manage Virtual Connect Ethernet networks. Supported actions : add, help, remove, set, show Item Description add network 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 a...
Page 24 - profile
Command line 24 Item Description Parameters: NetworkName The name of an existing network to modify Properties: Name The new name of the network State Enables or disables the network. Valid values are "Enabled" and "Disabled" SmartLink Enables or disables the SmartLink capability for ...
Page 26 - server
Command line 26 Item Description show profile Display all server profiles that exist in the domain Syntax show profile [<ProfileName> | *] Examples: ->show profile Displays a summary listing of all server profiles ->show profile * Displays detailed information for all profiles ->show ...
Page 28 - stackinglink
Command line 28 Item Description 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 (pe...
Page 29 - status; systemlog; uplinkport
Command line 29 status View overall domain status information. Supported actions : help, show Item Description show status Display the status of the domain and all components in the domain Syntax show status Example ->show status Displays domain status information systemlog View Virtual Connect M...
Page 31 - uplinkset
Command line 31 Item Description ->set uplinkport enc0:2:1 Network=MyNetwork Speed=Disabled Disables a specific port that belongs to a network ->set uplinkport enc0:2:4 UplinkSet=MyUplinkSet Speed=Disabled Disables a specific port that belongs to a shared uplink set Item Description show uplin...
Page 32 - user
Command line 32 Item Description show uplinkset Display shared uplink configurations Syntax show uplinkset [<UplinkSetName> | *] Examples: ->show uplinkset Displays a summary listing of all uplink sets ->show uplinkset * Displays detailed information for all shared uplink sets ->show ...
Page 34 - vcm; version; Help subsystem
Command line 34 Item Description ->show user steve Displays details of an existing user by name ->show user * Displays details of all existing users vcm Reset the Virtual Connect Manager. Supported actions : help, reset Item Description reset vcm Reset the Virtual Connect Manager. A failover t...
Page 36 - Output format; Interactive user output format
Command line 36 ->show device bay * - Show detailed information for a specific device bay 2 of a specific enclosure: ->show devicebay enc0:2 Output format The CLI provides two different output formats: • Interactive user output format • Scriptable output format The interactive user output form...
Page 38 - Scriptable output format
Command line 38 UserName : alice Privileges : storage FullName : Alice Candle ContactInfo : [email protected] Enabled : false Scriptable output format Scriptable output format allows scripts to invoke CLI commands and receive command responses that can be easily parsed by the scripts. This capabil...
Page 40 - Basic configuration; Logging in to the CLI
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 40 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 M...
Page 41 - Domain setup; Importing an enclosure; Setting the domain name; Configuring local users
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 41 password: <Default Administrator login credentials> • LDAP Authentication >ssh 192.168.0.120 login as: <LDAP user> password: <password> Domain setup A Virtual Connect domain consists of an enclosure and a set of associated ...
Page 43 - Configuring LDAP authentication support for users; Network setup; Configuring MAC Address ranges
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 43 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...
Page 44 - Assigned MAC addresses
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 44 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 enclos...
Page 45 - Creating an enet-network; Modifying enet-network properties; Adding uplink ports to an enet-network; Modifying uplink port properties; Creating a shared uplink port set
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 45 Creating an enet-network To create a new Ethernet network use the add network command: >add network MyNetworkName Modifying enet-network properties To modify Ethernet network properties, use the set network command: >set network MyNetwork...
Page 46 - Displaying shared uplink port sets; Adding uplink ports to a shared uplink port set; Creating a network that uses a shared uplink port set; Fibre Channel setup; Configuring WWN address ranges
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 46 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. IMPORTANT: If you are deploying a server where VLAN tags will...
Page 47 - Modifying FC fabric properties; Displaying FC fabrics; Server Profile setup
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 47 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...
Page 49 - Creating server profiles; Adding enet-network connections to a profile; Assigning a server profile to device bay 1; Configuring IGMP settings
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 49 If a server blade is inserted into a device bay already assigned a server 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 bla...
Page 50 - Configuring MAC cache failover settings; Logging out of the CLI; Common management operations
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 50 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 supp...
Page 51 - Resetting the Virtual Connect Manager
Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 51 Operation Examples Display stacking link configuration and status >show stackinglink Display the system log >show systemlog Display a list of servers in the domain • Summary display >show server • Detailed display >show server * • S...
Page 53 - Technical support; Before you contact HP
Technical support 53 Technical support Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP: • Technical support registration number (if applicable) • Product serial number • Product model name and number • Product identification number • Applicable error mess...
Page 54 - Acronyms and abbreviations
Acronyms and abbreviations 54 Acronyms and abbreviations BIOS Basic Input/Output System CLI Command Line Interface DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS domain name system FC Fibre Channel HBA host bus adapter I/O input/output IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IP Internet Protocol iSCSI...
Page 56 - Index
Index 56 A authorized reseller 53 B basic configuration 40 C CLI command execution modes 7 command line overview 5 command 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 1...