Fujitsu V3.1 manual

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    U ser G u id e - Eng lish Ser v e rView Suite Ser v e r Vi ew Vi r tu al-I O Ma n ager V3 .1 U s e r Gu ide Edition O ct o b er 2 0 1 2[...]

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    C o m m en t s … S u gg e s t io n s … C o rr e c tio n s … Th e Us er Docum e n t a t io n D e pa r tme n t w o u ld lik e t o k no w you r o p in io n o f this ma n u a l. You r fee d b a ck he lp s u s o p t imiz e o u r d o c u me n tation to s uit you r in d iv id ua l ne e d s. Fe e l fr e e to s en d u s you r com me n ts by e - ma il [...]

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    Con tents C ont e n t s 3 1 Intr odu c t i on 1 1 1 .1 Tar g e t g r o u p s a n d o bje ct iv e o f t h is ma n ua l 1 2 1 .2 S y s tem re q u ir e me n ts 1 2 1 .3 S u pp o r te d H a r d w ar e 1 4 1 .4 C ha n g e s s ince the p r e viou s e d it io n 2 1 1 .5 S e r v e r View Su it e link colle ct ion 2 1 1 .6 D ocume n ta t io n f o r t h e Se[...]

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    C ont e n t s 3 .5 U pd a ting the Vir tua l- IO Man a g e r o n a L in u x-b a sed CMS 8 9 3 .6 Licen se man a g e me n t 9 0 3 .7 U pd a ting Se r v e r View O p e r a ti o n s Ma n a g er 9 4 3 .8 U pg r a d in g o r mo ving the SQ L Ser ve r d a t a b a s e 9 5 3 .9 U nin st allin g the Vir t u a l- I O Ma n a g e r 9 6 3 .9.1 U nin st allin g [...]

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    4 .3.4 C on n e ct ing IBP mo d u le s 1 2 6 4 .3.4.1 N etw o r k - Over vie w 12 6 4 .3.5 S w itc h s t ack ing su p p o r t 1 2 7 4 .4 C on figu r a tion s o n the ma n a g e d PR IMER GY r a ck s er ver 1 2 9 4 .5 V I O M se r v e r p r o f ile ma p p ing 1 3 2 4 .6 P C I s lot lo cation in PRI MER GY r a ck s e r v e r s 1 3 3 4 .7 A d d ing a [...]

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    C ont e nt s 5 .4.2.2 Edit Pr o pe r ti e s s t e p ( Edit Uplin k S e t w iz ar d - de d ic a t e d ser v ic e ne t w or k) 1 8 0 5 .4.2.3 D C B Pro p e r t ie s (Ed it U plin k Set wiz ar d - s in g le/VLAN n e t w o rk) 18 3 5 .4.2.4 Add Netw or k s s t e p ( Edit Uplin k Se t w iz ar d - VLAN n e t - w o r k ) 1 85 5 .4.3 C re ate Ser v e r Pro[...]

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    5 .5.5 P r efer en c e s dia log b ox 2 3 8 5 .5.6 R est o r e Op t io ns d ialo g bo x (se r v e r s ) 24 1 5 .5.7 R est or e Op t io n s dia log b ox ( s e r v e r p r ofile s ) 2 4 3 5 .5.8 S e l e c t Pro f ile d ialo g bo x 2 4 5 5 .6 C on t ext me nu s 2 4 7 5 .6.1 C on t ext me nu s o n t he Ext . LAN C o nn e c ti o n s t a b 2 4 7 5 .6.2 C[...]

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    C ont e nt s 8 .2 Mod if y ing a n up link set 2 8 5 8 .3 D ele t ing n etw or k s 2 8 6 8 .4 C op y ing a n I BP c on f ig u r a t io n 28 7 8 .5 C op y ing con f igu r a t io n 2 8 8 9 D e f ini ng and a s s i gning se rv er prof il es 2 8 9 9 .1 D efinin g s er v er p r o f ile s 2 9 0 9 .2 V iewing se r v e r p r o f iles 2 9 4 9 .3 Mod if y in[...]

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    1 2 . 3 . 8 The F C Boo t C o n f ig u r a t io n ele me n t 3 2 7 1 2 . 3 . 9 The DC BC on f igu r a t io n ele me nt 3 2 9 1 2 . 3 . 10 Th e Fu nct ion C on f ig u r atio n e lem e n t 32 9 1 3 VI OM s c e na ri os 3 3 1 1 3 . 1 Shift in g t a s ks fro m o ne ser v e r b lad e t o a n o t h e r 3 3 1 1 3 . 2 Mo v ing task s using th e s e r v e r[...]

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    1 0 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

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    1 I n tr o d u ctio n You u s e t h e Ser v e r View Vir t u a l- I O Ma n a g e r ( Virtua l-IO Ma na ge r or VIOM f or sho rt) s oftw ar e t o man a g e t h e inp u t /ou t pu t pa ra me t er s (I/ O pa r a me ter s ) of fol- lo w ing se r v e r s : l PR I MER GY b lad e s er v er ( BX60 0, BX40 0 , BX 9 0 0 ) In J ap an , BX 6 00 b lad e s e [...]

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    1 Intro du c ti o n VI OM p r o v id es a n ea s y - to- use W eb -b ase d g r a ph ic a l u s er in t er face, which you can la un c h using th e Ser v e r View O pe ra t ion s Ma na g e r . U s ing th is inter - face, you can ca r r y ou t all t he n e c e s s a r y t a s k s f o r ma na gin g t he I/O p a r a m- e ter s of a PR I MER GY bla de s[...]

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    o R e d H a t R H EL 5 . 6/5 . 7 / 5 . 8 o R e d H a t R H EL 6, 6 . 1/6 . 2 In J ap an : N ovell SLES is n o t s u pp o r t e d . Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man ag e r c a n also b e inst a lled in Vir t ua l Ma c hin e ( V M) u nd er Wind ows H y pe r- V o r VMw a r e ESX s er v e r . Th e op er ating sy s t em r un n ing o n t h e V M m u[...]

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    1 Intro du c ti o n 1 .3 S u p po rt ed H a rd w ar e Ma nag ed BX 60 0 bla de se rvers Sup p or ted sy s t em s : BX60 0 S 3 w it h MMB S3 . For in f o r ma t ion o n t he r eq u ire d fi r mw ar e v e r s ion , s e e t h e r e lea s e n o t e s in c lu d e d. Th e f ollo w ing t a ble s h o w s w h ic h s e r v e r b la d es a r e s u pp or t ed [...]

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    In J ap an , BX 6 00 b lad e s e r v e rs a re n ot sup po r t e d . Ma nag ed BX 40 0 bla de se rvers Sup p or ted sy s t em s : BX40 0 w it h MMB S1 . Fo r i n for matio n on th e r eq u ir ed fi r mw ar e v e r s ion , s e e t h e r e lea s e n o t e s sup plie d. Th e f ollo w ing t a ble s h o w s w h ic h s e r v e r b la d es a r e s u pp or[...]

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    1 Intro du c ti o n Th e V ir tua l-IO Man ag e r c a n o n ly man a g e BX 4 0 0 c h a s s is w it h S1 ma na ge me n t bla de s (M MB S1 ) t ha t ar e a s s e mb led wi th t he fol- lo w ing : l In f ab ric 1 : o L AN c on ne c t io n b lad e s (PY CB Et h Sw it c h / IB P 1 G b 3 6 / 8 + 2 (SB1 1 ) , PY C B Et h Sw it c h / IB P 1 G b 3 6 / 1 2 [...]

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    Ma nag ed BX 90 0 bla de se rvers Sup p or ted sy s t em s : BX90 0 w it h MMB S1 . Fo r i n for matio n on th e r eq u ir ed fi r mw ar e v e r s ion , s e e t h e r e lea s e n o t e s sup plie d. Th e f ollo w ing t a ble s h o w s w h ic h s e r v e r b la d es a r e s u pp or t ed w it h w h ic h r an ge o f f un c t io ns. Ser ve r blad e Sco[...]

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    1 Intro du c ti o n Th e V ir tua l-IO Man ag e r c a n o n ly man a g e BX 9 0 0 c h a s s is w it h S1 ma na ge me n t bla de s (M MB S1 ) t ha t ar e a s s e mb led wi th t he fol- lo w ing : l In f ab ric 1 : o L AN c on ne c t io n b lad e s (PY CB Et h Sw it c h / IB P 1 G b 3 6 / 8 + 2 (SB1 1 ) , PY C B Et h Sw it c h / IB P 1 G b 3 6 / 1 2 [...]

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    Ma nag ed PR IMER G Y rac k se rvers und P R IMER G Y tower se r ve r s Th e f ollo w ing PR IMER GY r ack an d t o w e r s e r v e r mo de ls a re sup po r t e d : PR I MER GY mode l Sco pe of f unc tions R X20 0 S7 As s ign VIOM s e r v e r pr ofiles wit h I / O ad d r e s s v irtu a liz atio n a n d b o ot co n f ig ur a t io n f o r t he o nb o[...]

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    1 Intro du c ti o n PC I c ont roll e r Scop e of f unc t i ons Emu le x 10 Gb E OCe1 01 02 CNA D e fi n e p h y s ic a l fun c ti o ns a n d t ype ( LAN, FCoE, iSC SI ) of p hys ic al f un c ti o ns. As s ign vir t u al a d dr e s ses to ph y s ic al f un c t io n a n d o p t io n ally d efine b oo t p ar a me t er . Th is CN A s up p o r t s t w [...]

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    Fo r infor ma t ion o n t he r e qu ir e d f ir mwar e v er s ion , s ee th e re lea s e no t e s s up - p lied . 1 .4 C ha ng es s inc e th e pr ev io us e dit ion Th e c ur r en t ed it io n is v alid for Se rve r View Vir t u a l-IO Ma na ge r V3.1 an d r ep laces th e on line ma nu al " PR I MER GY Se rver View Su it e, Se rver View Vir - [...]

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    1 Intro du c ti o n Fo r Ser v er View Suite , links ar e offer ed o n t he fo llowing to p ic s : l Fo ru m l Ser v ic e D e s k l Ma nu als l Pro d u c t in f o r ma t ion l Secu r it y in f o r ma t ion l Softw ar e do w nlo ad s l Tr ain ing Th e do w nlo ad s includ e t h e f o llowing : o C u r r e n t s o ft w ar e s t a t u s e s for t he S[...]

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    l Sele c t H e l p – Link s o n t h e s tar t pa ge o r on th e me nu b ar . Th is o pe ns the st a r t pa g e o f t h e Ser v er View lin k colle c t ion . 2 . Via t he Se rve r View Su it e D VD 2 or via t he st a r t pa g e o f t h e o nlin e do c - u me ntation fo r the Se r v e r V iew Su i te on the F u jit s u Te c hn olo gy So l u ti o n [...]

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    1 Intro du c ti o n 1 .7 T yp o gr ap hi c co nv en tio ns Th e f ollo w ing ty p og r a p h ic c on v en t io n s ar e u s e d : C onv en tion Exp l a na tion Ind ic ates var io u s t y p e s of r is k , n ame ly he alth r is k s , r is k o f d ata lo s s an d r is k of d am a g e t o d e v ic e s . Ind ic ates a dd it ion a l r ele v an t infor m[...]

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    2 Vi r tu al-I O Ma n ager - I n trod u ctio n Th is cha pter p r o v id e s a ge ne r a l in t ro d ucti o n to t he con c ep t of th e Virtu al- I O Ma na ge r (VIOM ) . 2 .1 V ir tu al a dd re ss es Phys ic a l MAC a dd re s s e s an d W W N a dd re s s e s ar e s t o r ed o n t he n etw o r k car d or in the h ost bu s ad ap t e r ( H BA) of a [...]

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    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion Fig ure 1: Overl a p p i n g a re a s o f re sp o n si b il i ty As t he a r e as o f re s p o n s ibility over la p, th is mea n s t h at u p t o thr ee a dm in- is tra t or s ma y be in v olve d if a s er v e r bla d e's c on f igu r a t io n c h a ng e s , e . g. b e c a u s e a s e rver b la[...]

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    To r esolve t h e s e p r o b lem s , t h e s w itc h bla de s inst alle d in t he b lad e s e r v e r can b e re pla c ed b y s pe c ia l con ne c t io n b lad e s . Th e f ollo w ing con ne c t io n b la de a r e a v a ilab le f or th is : l Fo r S AN : BX60 0: BX6 00 4 / 4 G b FC Sw it c h 12 po r t (SW40 16 , SW 4 01 6- D 4) in the Ac c e s s G[...]

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    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion Fig ure 2: Se p a ra te are a s of re sp o n sib i l i ty 2 .3 M an ag emen t w it h V IO M - Pr oc ed ure You u s e the Se r v e r View Vir t u a l- I O Ma na ge r (VIOM) to ma na ge th e c o n - n e c ti o n bla de s of a b la d e s e r v e r a nd to ma intain the r ele v a n t I / O pa r a me t er[...]

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    Fo r bla de ser v e r s , ma na ge men t w it h VI OM ess e n t ia lly includ es the fo llowing fun c t ion s : l D e fi n in g t h e n e t w o r k pa t h s on th e Intellig en t B la d e Pan el (IBP mo du le) l D e fi n in g t h e I /O p a r a me t er s (in c lud ing virtu a l a dd re s s e s ) o f a s e r v e r b la de l Saving th e I/ O pa ra me[...]

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    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion 4 . You ca n t h e n ass ig n t h e s e s e r v e r pr ofiles to an y of the in dividu al s lots of a b la de se r v e r o r to a P R I MER G Y r ack s er v er . 5 . If r eq uir ed , y ou ca n r e mo v e t he a s s ign me nt o f the ser v e r p r o f ile. Fo r bla de ser v e r, you can mo v e the p r[...]

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    If a b l a de ser v er ch ass is is man a g ed b y VI OM, ma n u a l con - fi g ur ation s (n ot d on e by VIOM) o f an IBP c o nn ect ion b lad e ar e n ot sup po rted . Ma n u a l con f igu r a t io n o f I BP c o n n e c t io n b lad e s migh t r esult in in c o r r e c t b eh a v io r o f VI OM or g et lo s t du rin g c o n f ig ur a t io n b y[...]

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    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion In t he case of IBP 3 0 / 1 2 , t h e f ir s t 8 u p link p or t s ar e c o mbin ed in o ne u p link set b y de f a ult, a nd a ll 3 0 do w nlin k s ar e c on n e c t e d w it h this st an da rd u p link set. U si n g VI OM , y o u c a n c h a n ge th e s tan da rd co n f ig ur a ti o n o f an IBP mo[...]

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    Fig ure 4: Typi ca l u p l i n k sets Th e up link p or t s c an b e ass ig n e d t o a n u p link set a s act iv e po r t s o r a s ba c k - u p p o r t s. As a re s u lt , t h e r e a r e d if f e r e n t w ays of co nfig u r ing a n u p link set: l "P o r t b ack u p" con f igu r atio n W h e n y o u c o n f ig u r e a " p o r t b[...]

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    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion a g g r e g atio n gr o u p ( L AG) is for me d. By p ro v idin g s ever a l p ar alle l con - n e c ti o ns, y ou a c hie v e hig he r le v e l o f availa bility an d a gr ea t e r c o n - n e c ti o n c ap acit y . I n t h e fi g u r e a b o v e , t h is c ou ld be th e u plin k s ets (1 ) a n d ( [...]

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    A key a t trib ute of a "s ing le" n etw or k is t h a t it is VLAN tra nsp ar e n t . You c a n the re f or e c h a n n el s eve r a l e x t er n a l n etw or k s w it h d if f e r e n t VLAN t a g s (o r a ls o w it h ou t V L AN tag s ) t h r o ug h a " si n g le " ne t w o r k . Pack e ts w ith or e v en wit ho ut a VL A N t[...]

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    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion Fig ure 5: N e two rks wi th VLAN I D In t he figu re a b o v e , t w o s h a r e d u plin k s ets ar e c o n f ig u r e d o n t h e I BP mo du le. Two v irtua l n etw or k s VLA N 1 0 a n d VLA N 20 wit h the VL AN I D s 10 a nd 2 0 a r e a s si g n e d t o the u pp er sha r e d u p link set, an d t[...]

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    Pack e ts tha t c ome fr o m o u t s id e t h e ne t w or k w it h no VL A N t a g a r e a ls o d r o p p e d. T h is be ha v io r c a n be ch a n ge d b y c on f ig u r ing a virtu al n e t w o r k as n a t iv e VLAN ( s ee "Virtua l n etw or k w it h a VLAN ID a s na t iv e VLAN" on p ag e 3 7 ) . Pack e ts tha t c ome fr o m a se r v e[...]

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    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion Fig ure 6 : N e two rks wi th a VLAN ID an d a n a tive VL AN ID In t he figu re a b o v e , t h e VLAN ID 1 0 is de f in ed a s t h e n ativ e VLAN ID in the u p p e r s h a r e d up link set. As a re s ult, t h e d ata p a c kets of ser v er b lad e 1 w it h the VL AN I D 10 ( re d) e x it t h e u [...]

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    Fig ure 7 : V irtua l n e two rks wi th VLAN ID use d i n tag g ed mo d e Seve r a l VL AN ne t w or k s in t a g ge d mo de can b e used o n t h e s ame IBP d o w n- link p or t. Th ey can a ls o be co mb i n ed wit h s er v ic e ne t w o rks . Th e mod e in w h ic h a VLAN n etw or k is use d is c o n t r o lled b y n etw o r k d e f - in it io n[...]

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    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion D edi cate d serv ic e networks Fig ure 8: D e d i ca ted se rvi ce n e two rks Th e de dicate d s e r v ic e n e t w o rk is de s ig n e d t o s e p a r a t e L AN t ra f f ic of a n iR MC f r om t he o pe r a t in g s y st em LAN tra f f ic if t he iRMC is no t using a sep - a r a t e man ag em e n[...]

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    Th e s am e VLAN t a g mu s t be spe c if ied wh en d e f in ing th e d e d ic a t e d s e r v ic e n e t w o rk tha t is to t ra nsp o r t t h ese p a c k a ge s . Th e be ha v ior o f a de d ic ate d s e r v ic e n e t w o rk is s u c h t h a t it re c e iv e s t ag g e d p a c k e t s fro m th e s e r v e r b lad e , bu t t h e t a g s ar e s tr[...]

  • Page 42

    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion Servi ce VLAN networks Fig ure 9: Se rvi ce VL AN n e two rks Th e S e rvic e V L A N ne t w o r k s ar e d e s ign e d t o sep ar ate LAN p ack ag es o f mu l- ti p l e vi r t ua l N IC s d efine d in t he o pe r a t in g s y st em ru n nin g o n t h e s e r v e r bla de a n d r o u t e t h e m t o [...]

  • Page 43

    N o te t ha t S e r v ic e VLAN n etw or k s ma y ove r lap o n t h e d o w n link p or t s (wit h si n g le n etw o r k s , V L AN ne t w o r k s , d e d ic a t e d s e r v ic e ne t w or k s an d o t h er S e rv- ic e VLAN n etw or k s ) . Th e un t ag ge d pa c k e t s r eceived fr o m th e s e r v e r b la de o r u p link p or t s h ou ld o be [...]

  • Page 44

    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion a s e r v er p ro f ile f ailo v er , w h ic h s ea r c h es for a suitab le s pa r e s e r v e r b lad e t h a t w ill a s s um e t h e task s of the faile d s er v e r b l a d e . To u s e s er v e r p r o f ile s , y o u mu s t d o t he follo w ing in the Vir t ua l- I O Ma na ge r: 1 . D e fi n e[...]

  • Page 45

    2.5. 3 D ed i cated L A N co n nec ti on s (only f o r bl ad e servers) You ca n ass ig n e ach I /O po rt o f a s er v er b lad e t o a n e x p lic it ne t w or k in t he ser v er p ro f ile . As a ser v er p r ofile is no t c on ne c ted to an y ha rd w ar e , on ly t he n e t w o rk n ame is r ecor de d in it . If a ser v er p r o f ile is ass i[...]

  • Page 46

    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion B lad e Se rv er s Th e v irtu alizatio n I /O pa ra me t e r s of a ll the s e r v e r bla de s of a c ha s s is a r e st or ed in a spe c if ic t ab le in t h e ma na ge men t bla d e ( MMB) o f t h is bla de ser v er . W he n a s er v e r b la de p o w e r e d on , c h e c k s ar e r u n in t h e [...]

  • Page 47

    If t he v irtu a liz atio n o f t h e I/ O ad dr ess e s f o r a sl o t is s w it c h ed off , e. g . if t h e cor re s po n din g s e r v e r p r o f ile is un ass ign e d , t he p h y s ic a l I/ O ad d r ess e s a s si g n e d b y t he m an ufact u r e r w ill a utom a t ic a lly be r ea c t iv a t ed in the n ext b o o t p ha s e . Th e iR MC o[...]

  • Page 48

    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion 2 .7 H igh -A va ila bil ity (H A ) su pp or t VI OM s u pp or t s t he fo llowing h igh - a v a ilab ilit y en v iro n me n t : l W ind o w s 20 08 R2 H y p e r - V clust er wit h Ser v er View O pe ra t ion s Man - a g e r a nd Se rve r View Virtu a l- I O Ma na ge r inst alle d on a virtu a l ma c[...]

  • Page 49

    O pe rat ing s y s t e m A dmin se rv er i f H A G ue st O S H y pe rv i s or W ind o w s Ser v er 2 0 08 R2 Fo un da t ion [*] P P [H y pe r- V] W ind o w s Ser v er 2 00 8 St an d a r d (x8 6 , x 6 4) [*] P P [H y pe r- V] ( on ly x 64 ) W ind o w s Ser v er 2 00 8 Ente r pr is e ( x 8 6 , x 6 4 ) [ *] P P [H y pe r- V] ( on ly x 64 ) Fig ure 10 [...]

  • Page 50

    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion Fig ure 1 1 : Fai l o ve r actio n o f the H yp e r-V en viro n me n t to t h e o the r clu ster no d e In t he failo v er clu s t e rin g of the Hy pe r - V e nviro nm en t , Ser v e r View sup po rts t he co ld mig r a t io n o f v irtu a l ma c h ine s . To setup th e H y p er -V c lust er , pr o [...]

  • Page 51

    1 2 . Inst all an d c on f igu r e Ser v e r View O pe ra t ion s Ma na g e r a nd Se rve r View Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r. O n t h e s e c onda ry n od e: 1 . C o n n e c t w it h s h a r e d s t o r a g e . 2 . C o n f ig u r e BI OS. 3 . Inst all Hy pe r - V ro les. 4 . Inst all an d c on f igu r e EMC Solu t ion s E n a ble r ( if use d) . 5 . Ad[...]

  • Page 52

    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion Fig ure 1 2 : Arch i tecture a n d typi ca l co n f i g ura tio n o f VMw a re Infrastructure 3 5 2 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

  • Page 53

    Fig ure 13 : H o st fai l o ve r w i th VMwa re HA VMw a r e H A lin k s u p mu lt ip le ES X/ ESX i ser v e r s t o f o r m a c lust er wit h sha re d re s o ur c e s . If on e ho s t f ails, VMw ar e H A r ea c t s imme d iate ly by r est ar t in g an y aff e c t ed virtu al ma c h ine o n a diff e re nt h ost . Th e c lu s t e r i s cre ated a n[...]

  • Page 54

    2 Virtu a l-IO Ma n a g e r - I n t r od uct ion Th e de t ails o f t his con f igu r a t io n c a nn o t be se e n v ia t h e n o r - ma l g r a p hica l u s er in t er face of the ser v ic e ma na ge r. To se e the d etails, y ou m u s t use t h e c omm an d line in t e r f a c e o f the ser v ic e man a g er . Th e c omm a n d sc qf ailu re Se r[...]

  • Page 55

    ic e h a s re s tar t ed , t he co n f ig u r a t io n s h o uld b e t h e s a me a s it w a s just b e f o re the in t er r u p t e d r e q u est. Som e c o n f ig u r a t io n act io n s of th e Virtua l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r face con s is t of s eve r a l “ ind e p e nd e n t ” i n ter na l c on - fi g ur ation r eq u ests . The Vir t [...]

  • Page 56

    5 6 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

  • Page 57

    3 I n s tall atio n and u n i n s tall atio n You ca n inst a ll the Vir t ua l-IO Ma n a g er o n a c e n t r al m a n a ge me nt st ation ( C MS ) u nd er Wind ows or L inu x (see sect io n " Inst allin g t he Vir t ua l-IO Ma n - a g e r o n a W ind ows - b a s e d C MS" on p a g e 5 8 an d "I nst allin g t he Vir t ua l-IO Ma na [...]

  • Page 58

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n In J ap an : N ovell SLES is n o t s u pp o r t e d . Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man ag e r c a n also b e inst a lled in Vir t ua l Ma c hin e ( V M) u nd er Wind ows H y pe r- V o r VMw a r e ESX s er v e r . Th e op er ating sy s t em r un n ing o n t h e V M m u s t b e on e o f t h e a b ove li[...]

  • Page 59

    3.2. 1 I ns t all i ng the V i rt u al- IO M a na ger us i n g a grap hical i nter- face Inst allat i on pro ce ss 1 . Inser t t he PRI MER GY S e r v e r View Su it e D VD 1 i n the DV D - R OM dr iv e. If the DVD d o e s no t s t a r t au t o ma t ic ally, c lic k t he s et up.ex e f ile in t he r oo t dir ect or y of th e D VD -ROM. 2 . Sele c t[...]

  • Page 60

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n 7 . C lic k N e x t . Ac c e p t t h e lic en s e a g r e em e n t by sele c t in g t h e c o rr espo n din g op t io n . 6 0 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

  • Page 61

    8 . C lic k N e x t . Ente r y o u r n a me a n d t h e n a me o f y o u r c o mp an y / or g an iz a t io n . You mu s t a ls o s p e c ify w h e t h er the setti n gs s h ou ld on ly a pp ly for the cu r r e n t use r o r f or an y use r w o r k in g o n t h i s sy s t em . Sele c t t h e c o r r e s p o n d ing o p t io n. Ser v e r View Vir t u[...]

  • Page 62

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n 9 . C lic k N e x t . If you sele c t Selec t ad dre s s ra nge s f or I O Vi rt ua l i z at ion , y o u c a n spe c if y ad dr ess ra n ge s f o r v ir t u a l a dd re s si n g . If you wan t t o use t h e a u t o ma t ic ass ign men t of vir t u a l a dd re s s - e s in s er v e r p r o f ile s , y o [...]

  • Page 63

    In t his wi n d o w , s p ecif y w h ic h ad d r e s s ra n g e t h e Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r sho uld use fo r vi r t ua l MAC ad dr ess e s . The v irtu al MAC ad dr ess e s ar e a s si g n e d a u t o ma t ic ally in a p r o f ile f o r the L A N po r t s d ur in g t h e s e r v er p ro - fi le d e f in it io n. Eigh t pr e de f in e d MAC ad dr [...]

  • Page 64

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n Th e v alid it y of the MAC a dd re s s inp ut is n ot che c k ed . Plea s e con f irm t h at yo ur in p ut a dd r e s s is v alid b efor e y o u c lic k N ex t . If you h ave s eve r a l in s t alla t ion s of the Vir t ua l-IO Ma n a g e r in you r LAN ne t w o rk, t he n y ou m ust e nsu r e t h a t [...]

  • Page 65

    In t his wi n d o w , s p ecif y w h ic h ad d r e s s ra n g e t h e Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r sho uld use fo r vi r t ua l W W N a d d r e s s e s . The v ir t u al W W N ad dr e s ses ar e a s si g n e d a uto ma t ic ally for the F ibr e C h a nn e l p or t s of a n op t io na l Fib r e C h a n n el me z zan ine car d du r ing th e s e r v e r pr[...]

  • Page 66

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n 1 2 . C lic k N e xt . O n c e y o u ha v e ma de a ll y o u r e ntr i e s , clic k Nex t t o s t ar t t h e in s t a l la t io n . If you wan t t o make f u rthe r c ha n g e s , c lic k B ac k t o r e t u r n t o the p re v iou s w in d ow. 6 6 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

  • Page 67

    1 3 . C lic k N e xt . Th e inst alla t ion o f t he Vir t ua l- I O Ma na ge r is s t ar t e d . Th e f o l - lo w ing wind o w is t he n displa y ed : 1 4 . C lic k N e xt to la u n c h t h e L ic e n s e Ma na ge r. Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r 6 7 3 .2 I nst allin g t he Vir t ua l-IO Ma na ge r on a Wind ows - b ase d C MS[...]

  • Page 68

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n 1 5 . C lic k R e gist er ne w l i c e ns e . Ente r a t lea s t o ne va lid lic en s e h er e s o tha t y ou can u s e t h e V irtu a l- I O Ma na ge r f u ncti o n s . You can e nte r s e v er al li cen s es h er e. F or m o r e info r - ma t ion o n t he L ic e n s e Ma na ge r, see se c t io n "[...]

  • Page 69

    en d> "][ DEB UG_ MOD E=t rue |fa lse ][V IOM _LI CEN SE_ KEY = " <ke y_ va lu e>" ] C o mma nd lin e pa ra me ter s f or in s t alla t ion : D O _AD D R ESS _ R A N GE_ SE LEC TION Poss ib le v a lue s ar e : t rue You w a n t t o s et MAC_RA N G E an d W W N _RAN GE ( de f a u lt v alu e) . f alse You d o n o t w an t t o [...]

  • Page 70

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n MAC 8 R a n g e 00 : 1 9:99 : 3F : A D :61 - 0 0:19 : 9 9:3 F:C C : A1 MAC 12 R a n g e 00 : 1 9:99 : 3E:D 2:A1 - 00 : 1 9 : 9 9 : 3 F:11 : 2 0 MAC 34 R a n g e 00 : 1 9:99 : 3F : 11 : 21 - 0 0:1 9 : 9 9 : 3 F: 4F :A 0 MAC 56 R a n g e 00 : 1 9:99 : 3F : 4F:A1 - 00 : 1 9 : 9 9 : 3 F:8E:20 MAC 78 R a n g[...]

  • Page 71

    W W N 3 R a n g e 50 : 0 1:99 : 93 : F1 : 12 : 0 C :00 - 5 0:01 : 99 : 9 3:F3:0 6 :09 : FF W W N 4 R a n g e 50 : 0 1:99 : 93 : F3 : 06 : 0 A: 0 0 - 50 : 0 1 : 9 9 : 9 3 :F4:FA: 0 7 : FF W W N 5 R a n g e 50 : 0 1:99 : 93 : F4 : FA: 0 8 : 0 0 - 50 : 0 1 :99 : 93 : F6 : E E: 0 5 : FF W W N 6 R a n g e 50 : 0 1:99 : 93 : F6 : EE :06 : 00 - 5 0:0 1:9 [...]

  • Page 72

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n Exa mpl e 1 . SV_VIOM.exe /q MAC_RANGE=MAC_CUSTOM MAC_ START="11:22:33:44:55:66" MAC_ END="22:33:44:55:66:77" WWN_RANGE=WWN_CUSTOM WWN_ START="33:44:55:66:77:88:99:AA" WWN_ END="44:55:66:77:88:99:AA:BB" VIOM_LICENSE_KEY =abcdef 2 . SV_VIOM.exe /q MAC_RANGE=MAC78 W[...]

  • Page 73

    O n c e t h e u p d a t e in s t a llatio n is c om p lete , t h e f in a l wind ow o f t he in s t alla t ion w iz a r d c o n fi r ms t ha t t he u pd a t e in s talla ti o n h a s be en su c cess f ul, ju s t lik e in the full inst alla t ion . Ex it the in s t alla t ion wiz a r d by clic k ing F ini sh . 3 .4 In st al lin g the V ir tu al- IO [...]

  • Page 74

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n 3.4. 1 I ns t all i ng the V i rt u al- IO M a na ger us i n g a grap hical i nter- face If you wan t t o use t h e g r a p h ic al inst a llatio n, a n X W in d ows s er v e r s ho uld b e in s talle d o n y o u r d e s k top comp u t e r . C h eck t h e p r e r eq u is it e s f o r t h e VI OM in s ta[...]

  • Page 75

    3 . Af t e r the s e pr ep a r a t io ns, s t a rt the in s t alla t ion b y lau nch ing th e G U I : sh i ns tal l_v iom .sh Th e w elcom e w ind ow o pe ns. Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r 7 5 3 .4 I nst allin g t he Vir t ua l-IO Ma na ge r on a L inu x - b a s e d C MS[...]

  • Page 76

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n 4 . C lic k N e x t . Ac c e p t t h e lic en s e a g r e em e n t by sele c t in g t h e c o rr espo n din g op t io n . 7 6 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

  • Page 77

    5 . C lic k N e x t . Ente r y o u r n a me a n d t h e n a me o f y o u r c o mp an y / or g an iz a t io n . Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r 7 7 3 .4 I nst allin g t he Vir t ua l-IO Ma na ge r on a L inu x - b a s e d C MS[...]

  • Page 78

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n 6 . C lic k N e x t . Ente r the d ata on th e Ser v e r View d atab ase . Th e d a t a b a s e u s e r s v us er h a s be e n c r e a t e d d u r ing Se rve r View in s talla t ion a nd is u s ed b y V IOM as w e ll. 7 8 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

  • Page 79

    7 . C lic k N e x t . If you sele c t Selec t ad dre s s ra nge s f or I O Vi rt ua l i z at ion , y o u c a n spe c if y ad dr ess ra n ge s f o r v ir t u a l a dd re s si n g . If you wan t t o use t h e a u t o ma t ic ass ign men t of vir t u a l a dd re s s - e s in s er v e r p r o f ile s , y o u mu s t h a v e a lre a d y de f in ed a d dr[...]

  • Page 80

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n If you sele c t e d Selec t a ddr e s s ra nge s f or I O Vi rt ua l i z at ion , t h e f o l- lo w ing wind o w op en s : In t his wi n d o w , s p ecif y w h ic h ad d r e s s ra n g e t h e Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r sho uld use fo r vi r t ua l MAC ad dr ess e s . The v irtu al MAC ad dr ess e s ar e a[...]

  • Page 81

    Valid it y of MAC a dd re s s inp ut is n ot che c k ed . Plea s e ad v an c e t o the n e x t s c r ee n aft er co n f ir min g y ou r inp ut a dd re s s is v alid . Th e v alid it y of the MAC a dd re s s inp ut is n ot che c k ed . Plea s e con f irm t h at yo ur in p ut a dd r e s s is v alid b efor e y o u c lic k N ex t . If you h ave s eve r[...]

  • Page 82

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n In t his wi n d o w , s p ecif y w h ic h ad d r e s s ra n g e t h e Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r sho uld use fo r vi r t ua l W W N a d d r e s s e s . The v ir t u al W W N ad dr e s ses ar e a s si g n e d a uto ma t ic ally for the F ibr e C h a nn e l p or t s of a n op t io na l Fib r e C h a n n el m[...]

  • Page 83

    1 0 . C lic k N e xt to la u n c h t h e L ic e n s e Ma na ge r. 1 1 . C lic k R e gist er ne w l i c e ns e . Ente r a t lea s t o ne va lid lic en s e h er e s o tha t y ou can u s e t h e V irtu a l- I O Ma na ge r f u ncti o n s . You can e nte r s e v er al li cen s es h er e. F or m o r e info r - ma t ion o n t he L ic e n s e Ma na ge r, s[...]

  • Page 84

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n 1 3 . In t he fina l sc re en yo u ma y vi e w t h e r e lea s e n o t e s or th e i n s talla t ion lo g. 1 4 . C lic k Fini s h t o e n d t h e i n s talla t ion . 3.4. 2 I ns t all i ng the V i rt u al- IO Manag er using t he co mm an d l i ne Th e inst alla t ion sc r i p t i ns ta l l _ v i om.sh m[...]

  • Page 85

    [ -- ch eck -pr ere qui sit es] [ --l ang [ en| ja] ][ -u |-- upg rad e] [ -q |- -qu iet ][ -f |-- for ce] [ -i| --i nst all dir ][ -v |-- ver bos e] [ -h |- -he lp] C o mma nd lin e pa ra me ter s f or in s t alla t ion : - -db hos t IP - a d dr e s s o r ho s tna me of the d ata b a s e s e r v e r - -db por t Por t nu mb er o f t he d ata b ase [...]

  • Page 86

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n MAC 4 R a n g e 00 : 1 9:99 : 3F : 30 : 61 - 0 0:1 9 : 9 9 : 3 F: 4F :A 0 MAC 5 R a n g e 00 : 1 9:99 : 3F : 4F:A1 - 00 : 1 9 : 9 9 : 3 F:6E:E 0 MAC 6 R a n g e 00 : 1 9:99 : 3F : 6E:E 1 - 0 0:1 9:99 : 3F : 8E:20 MAC 7 R a n g e 00 : 1 9:99 : 3F : 8E:21 - 0 0:19 : 9 9 : 3 F:AD : 60 MAC 8 R a n g e 00 : [...]

  • Page 87

    W W N 2 R a n g e 50 : 0 1:99 : 93 : EF:1E:0E:00 - 5 0:01 : 9 9:9 3:F1:1 2 : 0 B : FF W W N 3 R a n g e 50 : 0 1:99 : 93 : F1 : 12 : 0 C :00 - 5 0:01 : 99 : 9 3:F3:0 6 :09 : FF W W N 4 R a n g e 50 : 0 1:99 : 93 : F3 : 06 : 0 A: 0 0 - 50 : 0 1 : 9 9 : 9 3 :F4:FA: 0 7 : FF W W N 5 R a n g e 50 : 0 1:99 : 93 : F4 : FA: 0 8 : 0 0 - 50 : 0 1 :99 : 93 :[...]

  • Page 88

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n ja Jap an ese - -up gra de | -u R u n in s t a l la t io n in up g r a d e mo d e if y ou u p g r a de fr om on e VI OM v er s io n to an othe r - -qu i e t |-q Silen t inst a llatio n - -f orc e|-f Fo rce inst a llatio n w it ho u t rp m an d er ro r c he c ks - -ins t a l l dir|-i Path to t he in s t [...]

  • Page 89

    /va r/ log/ f uj i t s u/S e rve rView S uite / v i om D ir e c tor y i n w h ic h the VIOM log files a re st or e d . 3.4. 4 C oll ec ti ng d i a gn o sti c inf ormat i on Som e t ime s it migh t be n e c e s s a r y t o ga t he r d iag n o s ti cs i n for matio n in or d e r to s en d it t o y ou r Fu jit s u sup po rt ser v ic e . In t he Ma na [...]

  • Page 90

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n O n c e t h e u p d a t e in s t a llatio n is c om p lete , t h e f in a l wind ow o f t he in s t alla t ion w iz a r d c o n fi r ms t ha t t he u pd a t e in s talla ti o n h a s be en su c cess f ul, ju s t lik e in the full inst alla t ion . Ex it the in s t alla t ion wiz a r d by clic k ing F in[...]

  • Page 91

    l If you d o no t ha v e a v a lid lic en s e, yo u c a n no t log in to t h e VI OM Ma n- a g e r . l If the n um be r o f c u r r e n t ly ass ig ne d s e r v e r pr ofiles e x c ee ds th e nu mb er o f s e r v e r p r o f ile s y ou a r e a llowed to a s si g n , y o u c a n n ot m a k e a n y f ur the r con f igu ra t io n c ha n g es e x c e p[...]

  • Page 92

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n 2 . C lic k R e gist er ne w l i c e ns e . Ente r a v a lid lic en s e he r e . You can a ls o en t e r s e v e r a l licen s es b y c lic k - in g R e gist er new l i c e ns e ag ain . E a c h lic e nse c o n t a i n s a nu mb er o f a s si g n s . Th is lic e n s e p e r mits you to ass ign th is nu [...]

  • Page 93

    2 . Sele c t t h e r e leva n t lic en s e an d c lic k D er egis t e r l ice nse s . T h e s e le c t e d lic e n s e is d ele t e d . I f the nu mb e r o f a llowe d a s s ig n me n t s is s ma ller t ha n the n umb er o f ass ig n e d s e r v e r p r ofile s , an e r r o r me s s ag e is d is pla y ed a n d t h e de letion p ro c e s s c an c e [...]

  • Page 94

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n 3 . Th e infor ma t ion d is pla y ed in c lud es the fo llowing : l L ic e n s e c o d e l Valid it y pe rio d (o n ly re leva n t f or d e mo lic e n s e s ) l Ma x . nu mbe r o f ass ig n me nts t ha t ar e allo w ed wit h t h e lic en s e s l N u mb er o f c ur re n t ly ass ig n ed se r v e r p r o[...]

  • Page 95

    W h e n y o u ne e d t o u n in s t a ll e x is t ing Se rver View O pe ra t ion s Ma n - a g e r a n d inst a l l the n e w on e, you sh o u ld un install e x is t in g Virtu al- I O Ma na ge r: l Save y o u r c o n f ig u r a t io n by u s ing th e C onf i gur at ion B ac ku p / R e s t ore b u t ton o n t he Virt ua l -IO Ma nag e r t a b l U n [...]

  • Page 96

    3 Inst alla t ion a nd u n inst a l la t io n LO G ON ( FIL ENA ME= '<d ata _pa th> Vi omD B_l og. LDF ') FO R AT TAC H DB CC U PDA TEU SAG E(' Vio mDB ') l In t he in s t alla t ion d ir ector y of the Vir tua l-IO Man a ge r y o u w i ll find a Ja v a p r o p e r t ie s f ile c alle d Vi omC onf i g. pro per t ies . Cha[...]

  • Page 97

    4 Con fi g u r atio n In t he follo w ing sect io n s , y o u f in d info r ma t ion o n t he r e q u ire d c o n f ig u r a t io n s o n the ma na ge d s e r v e r . 4 .1 C on fig ur at ion s on t he man ag ed B X6 00 B la de S e rv er In s ect ion "Sup po r t e d ha rd w ar e c on fi g u r a t io n s f or th e c o n n e c t io n b lad e s &q[...]

  • Page 98

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n in f a br ic 2 . FC sw it c h bla de s do n ot sup p o r t an y de dica t e d n e t w o r k c o n- n e c ti o ns, bu t j u s t the virtu a liz atio n of th e I /O pa ra mete rs in s tea d. l If you o nly in t en d t o w or k w it h v ir t u a l I/ O pa r a me t er s (O pe n Fa b r ic mod e ) a n d n o t w it h de d ic a t [...]

  • Page 99

    l You ca n no t mix LAN a nd IBP mo d ule s w it hin a fa br ic . l You ca n on ly ass ign p r o f iles if n o ne t w or k s a r e de f in e d f o r t h e ir po r ts . You ca n f o r c e the a s s ign me n t of a p ro f ile w it h n e t w o r k de f - in it io ns b y an s w er in g t h e s u b s e q u e nt q ue r y acc o r d in gly. I n d o ing so [...]

  • Page 100

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n fi n d a de t aile d de s c r iptio n on th e in t e r faces in the Se rver View Ma na ge me n t Blad e ma n u al f or BX6 00 . C h e c k t h e f o l lo w ing se t ting s in the ma na g e me n t bla d e: l Th e man a ge me nt b lad e must be in s t a lled wit h a s p e c if ic f ir mw a r e v er - si o n . To find o ut whi[...]

  • Page 101

    To che c k t he p a r a me ter sett ing in th e R e mo t e Man ag e r o f t h e ma n- a g e me nt b l a de , c ho ose (1 ) Ma nag e ment Age nt – (3 ) Sys te m I nf or- mat i on – (1 1) Aut omat i c I nv ent ory Ret riev al . l To e nsur e t h a t t h e bla de se r v e r n a me s in t h e S e r v e r View ser v er list ar e u n iqu e , y o u mu[...]

  • Page 102

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n C onf i gur at i on using th e W eb inte rf ac e You ca n c o n f ig u r e t h e n e t w o r k pa r a me t er s of a n I / O c on n ecti o n b la de u s in g the Web in t er f ace o f t h e ma na ge me nt b lad e . You co n f ig u r e t h e n e t w o r k pa r a me ter s of a n I / O c on ne c t io n b lad e a s f o llows :[...]

  • Page 103

    C onf i gur at i on using th e R emot e Ma nag e r You ca n a ls o c o n f ig ur e the n etw or k pa r am eter s of the I/ O c o n n e c t io n b lad e s u s in g t h e R emo t e Ma n a g er o f t h e ma na ge me n t bla de . You co n f ig u r e t h e n e t w o r k pa r a me ter s of a n I / O c on ne c t io n b lad e a s f o llows : l In t he Remo[...]

  • Page 104

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n Fo r Fibr e C h an n e l sw it c h mo du le s (se lect FC S w i t c h B l a de ) , y ou mu s t also s pe c ify acc ess da t a for t he p a r am e ter s S e t Log i n U se r- na m e a n d Set Log i n Pas sw ord b efor eh a n d f o r t h e c o r r e s p o n d ing I/ O c on ne c t io n bla de in th e ma na ge me nt b lad e. 4[...]

  • Page 105

    Fo r t he e x t e r n a l sw it c h t o w hich an IBP mo du le is con ne c t ed fo r a d min - is tra t ion , y ou h ave t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e Spa nn ing T r e e Pro t o c o l ( STP) is sw i tc he d off f or the p or t , w hich is c on ne c ted to t he fir s t up link p or t of th e I BP mo du le. Befo r e y o u a c t iv a t e man ag e me n[...]

  • Page 106

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n Fig ure 15 : BX6 0 0 : N e two rk - Overvi e w Por t 0/1 1 for a n I BP 10 / 6 o r p o r t 0/3 1 for a n I BP 30 / 1 2 mu s t be con ne c t e d t o the cen t r al ma n a ge me nt st ation . 4 .1.4.2 Note s a nd re c ommen da tions W e r e c o mme nd t h a t y o u d o n o t use the f irst up link p or t in the ne t w or k d[...]

  • Page 107

    O t h e r w is e , y ou m a y ha v e a s itua t ion whe re b y t he co r r e s p o n d ing IBP mo du le can n o lon ge r be a c c e s s e d fro m the cen t r al m a n a g em e n t s t a t io n . I f t h is h a p p en s , y o u mu s t use t he co nso le r e dir e c ti o n fun c t ion o f t he m a n ag e me nt b la de to con f igu re th e I BP mo du [...]

  • Page 108

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n Exa mpl e ( V ty - 0 ) #s ho w u pl i nk - s et U p li n k E x te r na l E xt e rn a l Ex t er n al L in k P or t IG MP S e t Na m e po r ts ac ti ve p o rt s b ac ku p po rt s st at e Ba c ku p s no o p LA C P - - - -- - -- - - -- - -- - -- - -- - - -- - -- - - -- - - -- - -- - -- - -- - - -- - - -- - -- - - - -- - - -- -[...]

  • Page 109

    is ass ig n e d t o t h is up link set ( be c a u s e , f o r exa mp le, 1 _NE T is t o be d e lete d ) , the n y ou can r e s t o re the L AN con ne c t ion to the IBP by a dd ing the p o r t t o the st an da rd u plin k s et. Enter th e f o llowing co mma nd s : ( V ty - 0 ) #c o nf i gu r e ( V ty - 0 ) (C on f ig ) #i n te r fa ce 0 / 11 ( V ty[...]

  • Page 110

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n l D e fi n e the con ne c t io n of th e I BP mo du les wit h t he n etw o r k , s e e s e c t ion "C on ne c t ing IBP mo du les" on p ag e 1 15 l Add th e b lad e s e r v e r t o t he ser v e r l is t o f t h e Ser v e r View O p e r a t io n s Ma n- a g e r , s e e s e c t io n "A d d ing a ser v e r to t[...]

  • Page 111

    4 .2.1.1 LAN ha rdw a re c onf i gura tion U s ing I B P Module s Th e f ollo w ing L AN con ne c t ion b lad e s in I BP mo d e c a n b e use d in f a b r ic 1 ( c on ne c t ion b ay 1 ) an d f a b r ic 2 (con n e c t io n b ay 2 ) f o r t h e f ir s t me z z an ine car d: B a y 1 ( B a y 2 ) PY C B Eth S w it ch/I BP 1G b 36 / 8 +2 in I B P mo de[...]

  • Page 112

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n Th er efo r e , if y ou d o no t w an t t o u s e a n y ro u t in g , all c om bin a t io ns a re p o s s ib le e v e n w it h n o n - VI OM - c a p a ble I/ O c o nn ect ion b lad es. You mu s t t a k e the fol- lo w ing in t o a c c o un t : l You ca n no t mix LAN a nd IBP mo d ule s w it hin fa br ic 3. l You ca n on l[...]

  • Page 113

    4.2. 2 C on fi g uri ng the B X 400 man ag ement bl ad e Th e bla de ser v e r mu s t be fit t ed wit h at le ast on e S1 man a ge me nt b l a de . Th e B X40 0 ma n a g e me nt b la d e ha s a use r f r ie nd ly W eb in t er f a c e . You ca n fi n d a de t aile d de s c r iptio n on th e in t e r faces in the Se rver View Ma na ge me n t Blad e m[...]

  • Page 114

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n To che c k t he p a r a me ter sett ing in th e W eb in t e r f a c e op en the Com- pon e nt s s ect ion a n d s e lect Sys te m – Sy st e m U nit . Th e Sys t em Inf or- mat i on sect ion o n t h e rig ht con t ain s t he o p t io n A ut omat i c I nv ent ory R e t riev a l . I f the v alu e of it is n ot set to aut om[...]

  • Page 115

    You co n f ig u r e t h e n e t w o r k pa r a me ter s of a n I / O c on ne c t io n b lad e a s f o llows : l Ac t iv a t e the Ena bl e DH C P op t ion u nd er M a na geme nt Port Set tings if the con ne c t io n bla d e is t o re c e iv e it s I P a dd re s s f r o m a DH C P ser v er . I f this o p t io n is no t act iv a t e d, you mu s t s p[...]

  • Page 116

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n Plea s e no t e tha t be f or e y o u act iv a t e bla de ser v er m an ag eme n t , s e v - e r a l u plin k po rts of a L AN con ne c t ion b lad e in I BP mo de for m a st a t- ic link a gg re g atio n g r o up ( L AG) . I f y ou a c ti vate bla de ser v e r ma na ge me n t using VIOM , all up link p or t s of IBP mo d [...]

  • Page 117

    Fig ure 16 : BX4 0 0 : N e two rk - Overvi e w Th e I / O c on n e c t io n b lad e s mu s t be co n n e c t e d to t he cen t r a l ma na g e me n t s t a - ti o n v ia t he ir man a g em e n t po r t . 4.2. 5 S w it c h stacking sup p ort A st ack in g f u n c t io n is a gr ou p s e t of IBP(s) c on ne c ted thr ou g h I n f in iba n d C X4 inte[...]

  • Page 118

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n mo nitor ing , s pa n n ing tr e e p r o t o c o l, VLAN, e t c . The e n t ir e s tack w i ll a pp ea r a s a s ing le I BP. You fin d a de taile d d e s c r i p ti o n ab ou t S w it ch S t a c ki n g in t h e ma nu al " PR I M- ER GY B X90 0 Blad e Ser v er Sys t em s - Et h e r n e t C on ne c ti o n B lad e Mo du[...]

  • Page 119

    4.3. 1 S up po rt ed h ardware confi g u rat i on s for t h e co nn ec t i on blades Th e f ollo w ing con ne c ti o n bla de s ar e s up po r t e d in a BX90 0: l Th e co n n ecti o n b lad es PY C B Et h Sw it c h/I BP 1G b 36 / 8 + 2, PY C B Et h Sw it c h / IB P 1 Gb 3 6/12 , PY C B Et h Sw it c h/IB P 1 Gb 1 8/6, a nd PY CB Et h Sw it c h/IB P[...]

  • Page 120

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n fab ric 1 , f ab r ic 2, fa b r ic 3, a nd fab ric 4 . B a y 1 ( B a y 3 ) ( B a y 5 ) ( B a y 7 ) B a y 2 ( B a y 4 ) ( B a y 6 ) ( B a y 8 ) PY C B Eth S w it ch/I BP 1G b 3 6 / 8 + 2 in I BP mo d e PY C B Eth S w it ch/I BP 1G b 36 / 8 +2 in IB P mo de ( op ti o n a l 1 ) PY C B Eth S w it ch/I BP 1G b 3 6 / 1 2 i n IB [...]

  • Page 121

    4 .3.1.2 Fibre Cha nne l har dw are c onf i gur a t i on You c a n in s t a l l th e Fib re C ha nn e l sw it c h b lad e s in f a b r ic 2 o r f a b r ic 3 . Th ey can b e op er ate d in t w o d if fer en t mod e s : l in n o r ma l s w it c h mo de l in Ac c ess Ga t e w a y mo d e As a re s u lt , diff e r e n t c o mb i n a t io n o p t io ns a[...]

  • Page 122

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n the ver s ion via t h e W eb in t e r f a c e . If you r f irm w a r e v e r s io n is lower th a n t h e v e rsion r eq uir e d, yo u mu s t u p d a t e it t o t h e re qu ire d f ir mw a r e v er s ion b efo r e y o u a c ti vate VI OM man - a g e me nt for the b lad e s e r v e r . You can r u n a n u p da t e vi a the [...]

  • Page 123

    a ut omat i c a nd r e mo v e an d inser t all bla de s or p er f o rm a po w er - o f f a n d p o w e r - o n of th e bla d e s e r v e r c h a s s is . l To e nsur e t h a t t h e bla de se r v e r n a me s in t h e S e r v e r View ser v er list ar e u n iqu e , y o u mu s t a s s ig n a s y s tem na me t o the b lad e s er v er ch a s s is . Sy[...]

  • Page 124

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n You co n f ig u r e t h e n e t w o r k pa r a me ter s of a n I / O c on ne c t io n b lad e a s f o llows : l Ac t iv a t e the Ena bl e DH C P op t ion u nd er M a na geme nt Port Set tings if the con ne c t io n bla d e is t o re c e iv e it s I P a dd re s s f r o m a DH C P ser v er . I f this o p t io n is no t act [...]

  • Page 125

    You co n f ig u r e t h e n e t w o r k pa r a me ter s of a n I / O c on ne c t io n b lad e a s f o llows : l In t he Remo t e Ma na ge r, ch oo s e ( 1) Ma na ge m e nt Agen t – ( 6) Con- ne ct i on Bl ade . l Sele c t an I/O co n n ecti o n b lad e . l C h o o s e ( 2 ) Ma nag e men t Port Inf orma tion . l Ma k e t he r e leva n t en t r ie [...]

  • Page 126

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n 4.3. 4 C on n ecti n g IBP mod u l es Th e P Y CB Et h Sw it c h/I BP 1 G b 36 / 8 + 2, PY CB Et h Sw it c h/I BP 1 Gb 3 6/12 L AN , PY C B Et h Sw it c h/I BP 1 Gb 1 8/6, a nd PY CB Et h Sw it c h/IB P 1 0 Gb 1 8 / 8 con ne c t ion b lad e s s up p or t t w o mo de s : l "N or mal" L aye r 2 s w it ch mod e l IB[...]

  • Page 127

    Fig ure 17 : BX9 0 0 : N e two rk - Overvi e w Th e I / O c on n e c t io n b lad e s mu s t be co n n e c t e d to t he cen t r a l ma na g e me n t s t a - ti o n v ia t he ir man a g em e n t po r t . 4.3. 5 S w it c h stacking sup p ort A st ack in g f u n c t io n is a gr ou p s e t of IBP(s) c on ne c ted thr ou g h I n f in iba n d C X4 inte[...]

  • Page 128

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n Th e s t ack in g s o f tw ar e c on f igu r e s ea c h d e v ic e t a b le s an d re g is t e r s to s up po rt a ll sw it c hin g f u ncti o ns, f or e x am p le, sw it c h ing , link a gg re g a t io n, p or t mo n- it o rin g, spa nn ing tr e e pr o t o c ol, VLAN, etc . Th e e n t ir e s tack w i ll a pp ea r a s a si[...]

  • Page 129

    It is a ls o imp o r t a nt tha t t he me mb er s of a st ack ha v e a un iqu e "user a s si g n e d " na me in the MM B a nd tha t t he st a c k me mbe r I D s of th e pa r - ti ci p ating con ne c t io n b lad e s ar e s e t t o 1 b e f o r e b u ildin g t h e s t a c k . Th e t y pical pr oce d u r e f o r c o r r e c t h an d ling b y[...]

  • Page 130

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n l Th e P R IMER GY r ack s er v e r mu s t be in the list of sup po rte d s e r v e r ty pe s . l Th e s y s t e m BIOS an d t he iRMC f irm w a r e mu s t fulfill VI OM r e q u ire - me nts . D eta ils c on c er n in g t h e r e q uir e d BI OS v er s ion a nd iRMC f irm - w a r e v e rsion mig ht b e f o u nd in th e r e[...]

  • Page 131

    Fo r f ur t h er in f or ma t io n o n t h e s e r v e r l is t, s ee the "Ser v e r View O p e r a t io n s Ma na ge r" u s e r g uid e . l Fo r c or r ect o pe r a t io n in c ase o f po w e r loss (AC failu re ) f or PRI MER GY r ack s er v er s , t h e iR MC of th e s e s e r v e r s mu s t b e a b le t o s e n d SN MP tra ps to t he [...]

  • Page 132

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n Alt ho u g h VI OM do es n ot g ua r a n t e e t h a t bo o t ima g es cr ea ted for o ne ser v e r ty pe a ls o w or k w it h an oth e r s e r v e r t y pe , VI OM also s up p o r t s t h e a s s ig n me nt o f s e r v e r p r o f ile s f or b lad e s on PRI MER GY r a c k s e r v e r s an d v ic e v e r s a . Fo r fur t [...]

  • Page 133

    l Pro f ile s w it h on b oa r d C N A con f igu r atio n c a n n o t be a s s ig n ed to ser v er s w hich do n ot h ave a n o n bo a r d C N A con t ro ller . l O n ly I / O c ha n n els o n master slots ar e ma pp e d . So if a ser v er p r o f ile f o r a BX96 0 S 1 c o n t a in s I / O c h a nn e ls f or th e s la v e s lo t the y ar e ign or [...]

  • Page 134

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n R X30 0 S7 Fig ure 2 0 : R X3 0 0 S7 co n n e ct i o n p an e l o n the re a r 1 PC I s lot 1 2 PC I s lot 2 3 PC I s lot 3 4 PC I s lot 4 5 Sha re d LAN c o n n e c t o r (L A N 1) 6 St an da rd L AN c on ne c t o r ( L AN 2 ) 7 Man a g em en t L A N c on n e c t o r (iRMC ) 8 PC I s lot 5 9 PC I s lot 6 1 3 4 Ser v e r V[...]

  • Page 135

    TX3 0 0 S7 an d R X35 0 S7 Fig ure 2 1 : TX30 0 S7 co n n e ctio n p an e l o n the re a r 1 PC I s lot 9 2 PC I s lot 8 3 PC I s lot 7 4 PC I s lot 6 5 PC I s lot 5 6 PC I s lot 4 7 PC I s lot 3 8 PC I s lot 2 9 PC I s lot 1 1 0 S h ar ed L AN c o n n e c tor ( LAN 1 ) 1 1 S tan da rd L AN con ne c t o r ( L AN 2) 1 2 Man a ge me nt L A N c on n e[...]

  • Page 136

    4 C o n f ig u r a t io n You a dd th e s e r v e r to t he Se r v e rVie w s er v e r lis t using th e s e r v e r b r o w s e r o f the Se r v e r View O pe ra t ion s Ma n ag e r . To d o t his, c ho ose A dmi nist ra tion – Ser ve rB row se r t o o p e n t h e Ser ve r B row se r p r o p er ti e s w in d ow. In t his wi n d o w , y o u ha v e[...]

  • Page 137

    5 Vi r tu al-I O Ma n ager use r i n ter fac e Th is cha pter co n t a in s a ge ne r a l in t ro du c ti o n t o t he Vir t ua l-IO Ma na g e r ( V I O M) d esc rib ing : l Th e s t ru c tur e of the Vir t ua l-IO Ma n ag e r s tar t pa ge l Th e t ab s , w iz ar d s , d ialo g bo x e s , b u t ton s , an d c on t e x t me n u s t h at a r e a v a[...]

  • Page 138

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Th e w ind ow is d iv ide d in t o t h re e ar ea s : l Th e S e rver View Suite h ea d e r l Th e men u b ar l Th e w or k ar ea wit h t h e tre e s t ru c tur e on the le f t an d t a b s an d v ie w s on the r igh t Th e men u b ar b e lo w t he h e ad line a llows y ou to n a v iga t e b etw ee n [...]

  • Page 139

    B ut to n Sele ct ion on th e lef t D ispla y on the r i ght Ser v e r L is t Five t ab s ar e disp laye d in t h e a r ea o n t h e rig ht ( s ee "Tab s " o n pa g e 1 42 ) . A ll S e rv er ser v er g ro u p O n ly t he Virt ual- I O Ma na ge r t ab is a c t iv ated , w hich con t ain s ge ne ra l in f or ma ti o n o n VI OM . VI OM M a [...]

  • Page 140

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e l Ser ve r li st ( de f a u lt ) l Prof i l e s You sw it c h b e tw ee n t he tw o v iews by clic k ing the Se rv er List a nd Pro fil es b u t ton s . The Se rv e r Li s t bu t t on is a lw ays ab ove t h e t r ee st ru c t u re . The Pro - f i l es b utt o n i s: l Belo w t he tr e e s tru c t ur e[...]

  • Page 141

    W h e n y o u s e lect Ser v e r Li s t ( s tan da rd ) o n t h e left o f t h e w o r k ar e a, th e A l l Ser ve r s er v e r gr o u p is displa y ed a c c o r din g t o t he Se rver View ser v er list as w e ll a s t he tw o VI OM- s p e c if ic s er v e r gr ou ps VIOM Ma na gea ble an d VI OM Ma nag e d . A ll S e rv er Includ es the ser v e r[...]

  • Page 142

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e l Sele c t a f o lde r t o sho w a ll c o nta in e d pr o f ile s in t he p r o f iles ta ble in th e Ser ve r Prof i l e s vi e w in t he a r e a o n t h e r ig ht o f t h e Ser v e rView Vi rt ua l- IO Man a ge r w ind ow. B y usin g t h e c o n t e x t me nu in the a re a o n t h e le f t , you can[...]

  • Page 143

    Fig ure 25 : Vi rtua l -IO Man a g er tab Show Lic e ns es D is p la y ing in f o r ma t ion o n t he licen s e s ass ig ne d ( s e e s e c t ion "D is - p la y ing licen s e in f o rma t ion " on p a g e 2 75 ) Pre fe re nc es Sho w ing a n d mo d if y in g use r p r e f e r e n c e s (se e s e c ti o n " P r efer en c e s d ia log [...]

  • Page 144

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e 5.3. 2 S etup t ab U si n g this t a b, you spe c if y w he t h e r a n ob je c t is t o be m a na g e d w it h VI OM o r n o t . l Fo r a bla de ser v e r o r PR I MER GY ra c k s er v er in th e VI OM Ma na gea ble ser v er g ro u p , y ou ca n a c ti vate t he a dm in is t r a ti o n o f VI OM usin[...]

  • Page 145

    r espo nd ing b lad e s er v e r is s ho w n . Th e t ab le pr ovide s t he fo llowing in f o r - ma t ion : C olumn Si gnifica nc e N a me N a me o f t he ser v e r St a t u s Ma na ge st a tus o f the ser v e r Type P r od uct na me Fir mw ar e Firm w a r e v e r s io n Adm in - I P I P a d d r e s s t o a dm i n is tra t e t he se r v e r C a u [...]

  • Page 146

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e l Fa ult State l St a t e C a u s e s Th e ( Cau s e s or St at e C a us es ) s t a t e c a use is no t at a ll a f au lt . It i s si mp ly a st ate ma r k e r . Th e f ollo w ing valu es a re d efine d : C a us e S igni f i ca nc e d a t a b ase do esn't matc h h a r d w a r e C o n f ig u r a t[...]

  • Page 147

    p a s s w o rd s , w hich V IOM c an u s e t o a c cess t he s e s er v e r s . Fo r de t ails see "Authe ntic a t io n dia log b o x (sing le b lad e s e r v e r ) " o n p ag e 2 3 1 , "A u t h e n t ic a t ion d ialo g bo x (PR IMER GY r ack s er v e r ) " o n p a ge 2 3 4 , an d "A u t h e n t ic a t ion d ialo g bo x (P[...]

  • Page 148

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e R e s t ore I B P bu t ton to w rite t h e c o n f ig u r atio n s a v e d in t e r n a lly in t he VI OM d a t a b a s e to t he IBP mo d u le. D e let e C onf i gura tion b la de se r v e r o n ly (sw it c h o r s w it c h s lo t s e lected ) If you sele c t a s lot for a n I /O c on ne c t ion b la[...]

  • Page 149

    d e lete exis t ing on es, a s w e ll a s c op y d e f in it io ns fr om on e c on n e c t io n b lad e to a n o t h e r . In t he u pp er le f t p ar t o f t h e Gr aph i c tab the re is the r e a r v ie w of the se lect e d cha s s is . I f an IBP is s ele c t e d in t h is gr ap h ic , it s up link sets an d ne t w o r k s a r e sho w n in t he [...]

  • Page 150

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Edit C lic k Edit t o ed it an e x is t ing u plin k s et. Th e Edit U pl ink Set wiz ar d is la u nch e d in w hich y o u c a n c h an ge the con f ig u r a t io n . D e let e C lic k D e l e t e to de lete ne t w or ks o r u p link sets . D e t a i ls C lic k D e t a i ls t o ge t mor e info r ma t [...]

  • Page 151

    Fig ure 2 8 : D e tai l s t a b o n the Ext. L AN C o n n e ctio ns t a b You ca n s o r t t h e t a ble b y the colu mn s I B P , U pl i nk Se t , a nd Net wo rk . N e w C lic k N e w t o d e f in e a n e w up link set. Th e C re at e ne tw ork wi zar d is la u nch e d . Edit C lic k Edit t o ed it an e x is t ing u plin k s et. Th e Edit U pl ink[...]

  • Page 152

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fig ure 29 : Se rve r Co n fig u ra tio n tab Th e t ab le c on t a i n s on e e n t r y f o r e a c h s lo t of th e b lad e s e r v e r s s e lected in the ser v er list an d on e en t r y f o r ea c h PR I MER GY ra c k s er v e r s e lect e d i n the ser v er list . I f on ly s lots of o ne b lad [...]

  • Page 153

    C olumn Si gnifica nc e Sta t e Power st a t e Spa re Ind ic a t e s w he t h e r o r n ot th e s lot is a spa re slot. You cha n ge th e d e f in it io n of a slot a s a s pa r e s lo t dir ectl y in t h e t a b le ( s e e s e c ti o n "Moving ta s k s u s ing th e s e r v e r p r o f ile f a ilove r " on p a g e 33 2 ) . Prof i l e N a [...]

  • Page 154

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Inve nt ory B oot C lic k I nv en t ory B oot to re - c r e a t e the in v en t or y t a b le of th e s e lect e d ser v er b lad e or PRI MER GY r a c k s e r v e r . D u r in g inve n t o r y bo o t t h e s y s tem BI OS a s s e mb les the in v en t or y info r - ma t ion o f t he ser v e r b la de [...]

  • Page 155

    For ce d P ow er O ff Sw it c h e s off t h e s e r v e r ir r e s p e c ti ve of the st atu s of th e op e r a t in g sy s t em. U pda t e Sta te s C lic k U pda te Sta t e s t o u p d a t e t h e displa y in the St at e c olu mn f o r a ll ser v er b lad es a nd PRI MER GY r a c k s e r v e r s . Vi de o R edire ct i on C lic k Vi de o R edire ct[...]

  • Page 156

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e B oot St a r t t h e s e r v e r b lad e ( s ) a n d PR I MER GY r a c k s e r v e r ( s ) . Shut dow n Sw it c h off the ser v er b lad e ( s ) a n d PR I MER GY r a c k s e r v e r ( s ) . Fa i l ov er As s ign th e s e rver p ro f ile o f a s lot to a s u it a b le s pa r e s lo t in t he e v e n t[...]

  • Page 157

    Fig ure 30 : C h a ssi s Co n fig u ratio n t a b Th e de f ine d ne t w o r k s a r e lis t ed in a r ect a n g u lar b o x f or e a c h c o n n e c t io n b ay w it h a n I B P con ne c t io n b lad e . I n the e x amp le ab o v e , c o n ne c ti o n ba y 1 h as the n etw or k s N ET_1 , N ET_ 2 , N ET_ 3 , NET_ 4 , V_NET_1 , …. Ea c h n e tw o[...]

  • Page 158

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Th e s lots ar e displa y e d as sma ller r e c tan gle s ( Slot 1 , Slot 2 , Sl ot 3 , …) b e low the r e c tan gle tha t c on t a in s t he list of n etw o r k s . Th e na me of a n a s si g n e d s e r v e r p r o f ile is en t er e d in t h e s e r e c t a n g les. I n the e x amp le ab ove , pr[...]

  • Page 159

    Fig ure 31 : Se rve r Profil e s vie w If in the Se rv er P rof i les view in the a re a on the le f t a f o ld e r is s ele c t e d , all ser v er p ro f ile s in t his fold er a r e s h o w n in t h e t a ble , o t he rwis e t h e s e lected p ro - fi le is s ho w n . I n t h e t ab le t he re is o ne r o w pe r s er v e r pr ofile s ho w ing th [...]

  • Page 160

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e C olumn Si gnifica nc e N e t w ork T h e na me o f the n etw o r k de f in ing th e d e dica t e d L AN c on - n e c ti o n C ommen t f or A mo re d e t a iled d e s c r i p t ion o f t he p ro f ile ( op t io n a l). B ut to ns N e w Th e C re a t e Ser ve r Prof i l e w iz a rd is st ar t ed to d e[...]

  • Page 161

    C ont e xt me nu Seve r a l a c t ion s f or a se r v e r p r o f ile c an b e c h o ose n f r o m t he con t e x t me n u ( c li ck r i g h t mo use bu t t o n ) : Edit P rof i le Th e E dit Ser ve r Prof i l e w iz a r d is s t a r t e d to mod if y t he se lect e d pr ofile. You ca n on ly mo dify s e r v e r p r o f iles th at a r e no t ass ig[...]

  • Page 162

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e N e x t O p en s t h e n ext s t e p i n the wiz ar d. Fini s h Ex ecu tes the wiz ar d w it h y ou r s etti n gs. C a nc el C a n c e ls t he w iz a r d w o r k fl o w w it h o u t s a v ing yo u r c h a n g e s . H e lp L a u n c h s t he co n t e x t -sen s it iv e o n line h elp . Virtu a l-IO Ma [...]

  • Page 163

    Th e C re a t e N e t wor k f or I B P w iz ar d c om p r is e s s eve r a l d ialo g bo x es to g u ide yo u thr ou gh the in d iv idu a l st ep s . All r e q uir e d s t e ps a r e d is p laye d in t h e tre e s t ru c tur e on the le f t . You d e f in e ne tw or k pa t hs u s ing the Ex t. LAN C onne ct i ons ta b . Th is tab con t ain s t w o [...]

  • Page 164

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Si ngle ne tw ork ( se l ec te d by de f a ult) C r ea t es a n up link set wit h a n e t w o r k . Th e up link set a nd t h e ne t w or k h a v e the same n a me . VLA N / Se rv i ce VLA N ne tw ork s C r ea t es a n up link se t t o w hich on e ne t w o r k or e v e n multiple ne t w o r k s w it h[...]

  • Page 165

    N a me of ne tw ork N a me for the in t er n a l n etw or k. 5 .4.1.3 Edit Prope rt ies s te p ( C re at e N et wo rk wiz a rd - single / VLA N ne tw ork ) Edit Prope rt ies is the secon d s t e p in t h e C re at e N e t w ork wiz ar d . Th e s ele c t ion yo u ma de a t t he first s t e p o f t h e C re at e N e t wo rk w iz ar d d e t e r - min [...]

  • Page 166

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e con f igu re d. By de f a u lt , A c t i v at e Port B ac ku p is s ele c t e d. Link dow n prop a ga tion Sen d a linkd own e v e n t if bo t h t h e a c t iv e p or t s an d t he b a c k u p p o r t s f a il. Th e linkdo w n even t t r igg e r s a f ailo v e r pr o c e s s o n t h e s e r v e r b la[...]

  • Page 167

    A ut o ne got i a t i on Th e t ra n s miss ion spe ed is n eg otiate d w it h t h e ext er na l sw it c h. Yo u can a c hie v e a t ra n s miss ion spe ed o f 1 Gb it / s w it h t h is v alu e. 1 0 Mbit / s 1 0 Mb it / s f ull- du ple x . 1 0 0 Mbit/s 1 0 0 Mb it / s f ull- du ple x . By de f a u lt , A ut o ne got i at i on is s e l e c ted . IGM[...]

  • Page 168

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e As s ign s t h e p o r t a s a b a c k u p p o r t t o t he up link set. I f the po rt is a lr e a dy a s s ign e d t o a n o t h e r u plin k s et, t h is ass ign me nt is d e lete d . R e mov e O n ly availa ble if the p or t is alr ea dy a s s ign e d t o the u plin k . R e mo v es the p or t ass i[...]

  • Page 169

    Edit P rop e rt i es s t ep f or ded i c a t e d se rv ice ne tw ork s Fig ure 3 5 : C re a te Ne two rk wi za rd (se con d step ) N a me of upli nk s et N a me o f up li n k set. I n t he ca s e o f a s ing le ne tw or k , t he n etw o r k au t o - ma t ic ally h as the sam e na me . A c t iva te Por t B ac k up Sw it c h t o a b ack u p po rt if [...]

  • Page 170

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e If you sele c t Li nk dow n pro pag a t i on , the p o r t s of th e r e late d s e r v e r b la de s r ece iv e a linkd o w n eve n t if a pr ob lem o c cur s . I f t he L AN d river s in the o pe ra t in g s y s tem of the se r v e r b lad e a r e c o n f ig u r e d acc o rd ing ly , t his linkd o w[...]

  • Page 171

    1 0 0 Mbit/s 1 0 0 Mb it / s f ull- du ple x . By de f a u lt , A ut o ne got i at i on is s e l e c ted . Ser vice VLAN i d A Se r v ic e V L AN I D mu s t be spe c if ie d . IGMP Snoo pi ng If I GMP S noo pi ng is act iv a t ed , t he con n e c t io n b lad e c o n t r ols w h e t h e r r eq ue s t s t o join a mu lt ic ast gr ou p o c c u r at t[...]

  • Page 172

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e A c t ive O n ly availa ble if the p or t is c on f igu r e d a s B ac ku p . Th e c or re s p o n d ing p or t is c on f ig u r ed a s act iv e a n d no lo ng e r a s b a c k u p. B a c k up O n ly availa ble if the p or t is c on f igu r e d a s A ct i v e . Th e c or r e s p o nd in g po r t is c o[...]

  • Page 173

    Fig ure 36 : C re a te Ne two rk wi za rd (D C B Prop e rtie s) Ena ble D C B Ena b les the DC B fea t ur e o f t h e c o n n e c t io n b lad e . Th e D C B ( D ata C e n t e r B r id gin g ) s e t ting s he re ar e s p ecif ic c on f igu r a t io n s e t ti n gs in a D C B-e n a ble d s w it chin g de v ic e. Th is o ption sho u ld be e n ab led [...]

  • Page 174

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Th is is t h e ba nd w idth re s e r v e d for the F C oE f un c t io n . Th e FC oE f un c t io n mig h t s h a r e t h e c o mp lete ba nd w idth o f 1 0 G b w it h o t h e r fun c t ion s . A valu e of 6 0, fo r e x a m- p le , me a n s t ha t a ba n d w idth o f at le ast 6 Gb / s e c is r eser v [...]

  • Page 175

    VLA N - I d Th e un iqu e VLAN nu mb er o f t he n etw o r k s pe c if ie d a b o v e . Th e VLAN ID mu s t be a s s ign ed u n iqu e ly w it hin a sha r ed u p link set. N a t ive VLAN D e fi n e s a ne t w o r k as n ativ e VLAN. A ll p ack a ge s t h a t do n ot co nta in a VLAN ID wi ll b e allo w ed thr o u g h t h is c on n e c t io n . Ser v[...]

  • Page 176

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e in t h e s ame cha s s is t h a t use t h e s ame n etw o r k c a nn o t c o mmu nicate w it h e ach othe r , bu t on ly w it h an e x t e r n a l d evic e t h o ug h t h e up li n k s . Th e c olu mn I s olat e mode is n o t s h own if t h e c o n ne c ti o n bla de d oe s no t sup po rt isola t e mo[...]

  • Page 177

    Edit P rop e rt i es s t ep f or single net wo rks / VLA N net wo rk s Fig ure 38 : Ed i t U p l i nk Se t w iza rd (f i rst step ) You ca n mo dify f ollo w ing p ar ame ter s in the first s t e p o f t h e w iz a r d: A c t iva te Por t B ac k up Sw it c h t o a b ack u p po rt if a n er ro r occ u r s in t he a c t iv e p o r t . Th e po rt b a [...]

  • Page 178

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e linkd o w n e v e n t is t he n t r igg e r e d if all po rts c on fi g u r e d a s act iv e a n d a ll p o r t s con f igu re d a s ba c kup po rts o f a n u p link set fa il. Th i s a llows t h e L AN c on ne c t io n t o r ema in intact . In or de r f o r t h e failo v e r p r ocess in t he ser v e[...]

  • Page 179

    IGMP Snoo pi ng If I GMP S noo pi ng is act iv a t ed , t he con n e c t io n b lad e c o n t r ols w h e t h e r r eq ue s t s t o join a mu lt ic ast gr ou p o c c u r at the do w n link p or t s o f a n u p link set. I f ne c ess a r y , t h e c o r r e s p o n d ing d o w nlin k po rts ma y b e a d d e d t o t h e for w ar din g t ab le of th i[...]

  • Page 180

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Th e c or r e s p o nd in g po r t is c o n f ig ur e d a s a b a c k u p p o r t a n d no lo n ge r a s acti ve po rt. Por t s con f igu re d a s acti ve or ba c k u p p or ts ar e ind ic ated b y d if f e re nt col- o r s in t he d is p lay ( ligh t re d/ligh t gr e e n o r da r k re d / d a r k gr [...]

  • Page 181

    A c t iva te Por t B ac k up Sw it c h t o a b ack u p po rt if a n er ro r occ u r s in t he a c t iv e p o r t . Th e po rt b a c k u p f un c t ion is o nly a v aila ble if a t le ast on e ba c k up p o r t is c on - fi g ur ed . Link dow n prop a ga tion Sen d a linkd own e v e n t if bo t h t h e a c t iv e p or t s an d t he b a c k u p p o r[...]

  • Page 182

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e valu e i f a p r o b lem o c cur s using the d ro p - d o w n me n u a c c o rd ing to t he se t - ti n gs o n the e x t er n al s w it c h . Th e f ollo w ing valu es a re a v aila ble : A ut o ne got i a t i on Th e t ra n s miss ion spe ed is n eg otiate d w it h t h e ext er na l sw it c h. Yo u c[...]

  • Page 183

    As s ign s t h e p o r t a s a b a c k u p p o r t t o t he up link set. I f the po rt is a lr e a dy a s s ign e d t o a n o t h e r u plin k s et, t h is ass ign me nt is d e lete d . R e mov e O n ly availa ble if the p or t is alr ea dy a s s ign e d t o the u plin k . R e mo v es the p or t ass ig n me nt fro m the u plin k s et. A c t ive O n[...]

  • Page 184

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fig ure 40 : D C B Prop e rtie s Ena ble D C B Ena b les the DC B fea t ur e o f t h e c o n n e c t io n b lad e . Th e D C B ( D ata C e n t e r B r id gin g ) s e t ting s he re ar e s p ecif ic c on f igu r a t io n s e t ti n gs in a D C B-e n a ble d s w it chin g de v ic e. Th is o ption sho u [...]

  • Page 185

    in t e r n a lly ad just e d a c c o r d ing ly . Th is is t h e ba nd w idth re s e r v e d for the F C oE f un c t io n . Th e FC oE f un c t io n mig h t s h a r e t h e c o mp lete ba nd w idth o f 1 0 G b w it h o t h e r fun c t ion s . A valu e of 6 0, fo r e x a m- p le , me a n s t ha t a ba n d w idth o f at le ast 6 Gb / s e c is r eser [...]

  • Page 186

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e A dd a not her n et w ork N e t w ork Name me an ing f ul na me o f t h e n e t w o r k . VLA N Id Th e un iqu e VLAN nu mb er o f t he n etw o r k s pe c if ie d a b o v e . Th e VLAN ID mu s t be a s s ign ed u n iqu e ly w it hin a sha r ed u p link set. N a t ive VLAN D e fi n e s a ne t w o r k a[...]

  • Page 187

    Ser vice VLAN Sele c t t h e c h e c k b o x in t he co r r e s p o n d ing r o w un de r Ser v i c e V LAN in the tab le t o de f in e a n etw o r k a s a s e r v ic e VLAN. Isola t e mode Sele c t t h e c h e c k b o x in t he co r r e s p o n d ing r o w un de r I s olat e mode to s et the isola t e mo de fo r this n e t w o rk. W i th i sola t [...]

  • Page 188

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fig ure 42 : N a me step N a me of t he pr of i l e N a me o f t he ser v e r p r o f ile. If a p r ofile a lre a d y exis t s w it h t h is na me o r the n ame is in v alid , t he n am e is mar ked in r ed . Sele c t t y pe of pr ofile Th e t ar g et ty p e to w hich t his p ro f ile s ho uld b e ass[...]

  • Page 189

    Th e nu mbe r a n d t y p e o f LAN p or t s un de r On boa rd I O c ha nne ls ar e a d justed a utom atic a lly acc o r d ing to t h e s e r v e r mo de l you sele c t . Th e n u mb er o f LAN po r t s a n d me z zan ine / PC I car ds can no t exc e e d t h e ma x - imu m p oss ible valu e f or th e s e lect e d s er v er m o de l. C ommen t C o m[...]

  • Page 190

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e D e p e n din g o n t h e s e le c t e d p r o f ile a nd se r v e r ty pe , t he re a r e a n u mb er o f b o x e s , e a c h r e p r e s e n t in g a s lot fo r a me z z an ine o r PC I c ar d. If y ou wan t t o con f igu re a me z z a n in e or PCI c ar d w it h t his ser v e r p r o f ile, yo u mu[...]

  • Page 191

    Fig ure 44 : IO -C ha n n e l s st e p Loc al boot s et tings us e d Th is me s s ag e s h o w s t h a t t h e loca l b oo t s ett in g s ar e be in g use d in t h e ser v er pr o f ile . Th is mess ag e is n ot d is pla y e d if a b o o t d evic e is u s e d in the ser v er p r o f ile. U s e v i rt ua l add re ss es U ses virtua l MAC a dd re s s[...]

  • Page 192

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fa bric 3 All p aths a r e r o u t e d to f ab ric 3 . Fa bric 4 All p aths a r e r o u t e d to f ab ric 4 . Fa bric 3 & 4 L AN 1 is ro ute d t o f a br ic 3 a nd L A N 2 to f ab ric 4 . Fo r mor e info r ma t ion o n S MUX s e t t in g s , s e e t h e d o c u me ntation "PR I M- ER GY B X90[...]

  • Page 193

    C olumn Si gnifica nc e N e t w ork Nam e of th e n etw o r k . You can sp e c if y a ne t w o r k f o r e a c h LAN o r C N A p or t , b u t n ot fo r pr ofiles o f t y p e R a c k Ser v e r . If you wan t t o use t h e p r o f ile o n bla d e s e r v e r s w it h I BP mo du les, you can spe c if y a ne t w o r k f o r e a c h L AN or CN A po r t.[...]

  • Page 194

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e C olumn Si gnifica nc e Ser vice Nam e s of the se r v ic e n e t w o rks . Y o u can spe c if y s er v ic e n e t - w o r k s f o r e a c h L AN or CN A po r t , b u t no t f o r pr o fi le s of ty p e R ac k Ser ve r . I f y o u s p e c if y mo re tha n on e s e r v ic e n e t w o r k f o r a p o r [...]

  • Page 195

    B oot Par ame t e rs for an iS C SI boot ( LAN port s or i SC SI fu nc tion on C N A m ezz a ni ne c a rd) Fig ure 45 : Bo o t Pa ra me ter st e p (i SC SI b o o t) Ini tia tor Pa ra met er s A ddr es s Origin DHCP Th e s y s t e m tr ie s (in th e c a s e o f an iSCSI b oo t ) t o ob t a i n the clien t IP ad dr ess , s ub ne t mask , an d ga t e [...]

  • Page 196

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e VLA N Id VLAN ID tha t is u s ed b y t he HBA t o s e n d it s re q u ests . (o ptio n al) Sho u ld be u s ed o n ly f or CN A-iSCS I - f un c t ion s . IP v 4 a ddr e ss St a t ic c lien t IP ad d r e s s t o be used f o r this p or t . Th e po rt will u s e t his IP a d d r e s s f o r t he en t ir [...]

  • Page 197

    Ta rge t N ame IQN n am e o f t h e iSC SI tar ge t . You can e n t e r a n a me in this field if A ddr es s Or i gin: s ta tic is s e lect e d. IP v 4 a ddr e ss IP ad dr ess of t h e iSC SI tar ge t . Y o u can e n t e r a n IP ad dr ess i n t his f ie ld if A ddr es s Or i gin: s ta tic is s e lect e d. Port TCP p o r t nu mb er (d efa u lt : 3 [...]

  • Page 198

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e C ha p S e cre t C H AP p a s sw or d. Th is pa s s w or d mu s t be id en t ic al t o t h e p a s s w o r d c on - fi g ur ed o n t he iSCS I t a r ge t . I t must c o nta in 1 2 t o 1 6 c h a r a c ter s . Th is p ass w or d mu s t d if f er fr o m th e p a s s w o r d in t h e Mut ua l C hap Sec re[...]

  • Page 199

    Port Name W W PN ( w or ldwide p or t na me ) of the p or t f or the b oo t de v ic e. LUN L U N (lo gica l u nit n umb er ) a d d r e s s of th e bo o t de v ic e . Th e de f au lt v alu e for the field is 0 . 2 nd Ta rge t In 2nd T a rge t , yo u c o n f ig ur e the b ack up b oo t d evic e ( o p t io n a l). Port Name W W PN ( w or ldwide p or t[...]

  • Page 200

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e 8 G bit/s 8 G b it / s f u ll-d u p lex Top ology Type o f po rt con n e c ti o n w it h the e x t er n al SA N ne t w o r k . Poss ib le v alu e s : a ut o (loop f i rs t) a ut o ( Point- t o- P oint f i rs t) Point- t o- P oint A rbit rat e d l oop By de f a u lt , a ut o ( Poi nt -t o- P oint f i r[...]

  • Page 201

    Fig ure 47 : C N A Para me ter st e p B a ndw i dt h Th e s ha re o f t h e b a nd w id t h in pe r c e nt tha t is a s s ign ed to t h is f un c t io n . I f the sum of a ll b an dwidths o f on e I O- c h a n n el is no t 10 0, the va lue s ar e in t e r n a lly ad just e d a c c o r d ing ly . Th is is t h e ba nd w idth re s e r v e d for the F [...]

  • Page 202

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Ena ble D C B Set tings Th is o ption is a v aila ble o nly for FCoE an d iS C SI f un c t io n s . I t e na b les the DC B (Da t a C e n t e r Brid g ing ) f e a t u re o f t he con ne c ti o n bla de . The D C B setti n g s h e r e a r e s p e c if ic c o nfigu ra t ion s e tt ing s in a D C B - en [...]

  • Page 203

    Fig ure 48 : Vi rtua l Ad d re sse s st e p Vi rt ua l MA C , Vi rt ua l W W N N , Vi rt ua l W W PN , Vi rt ual E- MA C Th e v irtu al ad d r e s s . Virtu a l M AC an d E-M AC (En od e MAC ) ad d r ess e s mu s t ha v e t he stru c t ur e x x : xx : x x : x x: x x : x x w h ile v irtu a l WW N a dd r e s s - e s mu s t h a v e t h e s t ru c t u [...]

  • Page 204

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e N e x t t o e ach v irtua l a dd re s s , y o u s e e t he st atu s of th e a dd r e s s . Th e s t atu s can h ave t he fo llowing va lue s : Sta t us Signi f i ca nc e A ll oca t e ( OK) T h e a d d r ess is au t om atic ally a s si g n e d . O K ( OK) T h e a d dr e s s is v alid a nd h as n ot b e[...]

  • Page 205

    Fig ure 49 : C o n firm st e p 5.4. 4 E dit Server P rofi le wi zard You u s e t h is w iz ar d t o mo dify a s er v er p r ofile . Th e E dit Ser ve r Prof i l e w iz a r d c o mp rises sever a l d ialo g bo x es to gu ide yo u thr ou gh th e ind iv idu a l st ep s . All r e q u ire d s tep s a re d is pla y ed in th e t r e e s tru c - tur e on t[...]

  • Page 206

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fig ure 50 : N a me step N a me of t he pr of i l e N a me o f t he ser v e r p r o f ile. If a p r ofile a lre a d y exis t s w it h t h is na me o r the n ame is in v alid , t he n am e is mar ked in r ed . Sele c t t y pe of pr ofile Th e t ar g et ty p e to w hich t his p ro f ile s ho uld b e ass[...]

  • Page 207

    Th e nu mbe r a n d t y p e o f LAN p or t s un de r On boa rd I O c ha nne ls ar e a d justed a utom atic a lly acc o r d ing to t h e s e r v e r mo de l you sele c t . Th e n u mb er o f LAN po r t s a n d me z zan ine / PC I car ds can no t exc e e d t h e ma x - imu m p oss ible valu e f or th e s e lect e d s er v er m o de l. C ommen t C o m[...]

  • Page 208

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e D e p e n din g o n t h e s e le c t e d p r o f ile a nd se r v e r ty pe , t he re a r e a n u mb er o f b o x e s , e a c h r e p r e s e n t in g a s lot fo r a me z z an ine o r PC I c ar d. If y ou wan t t o con f igu re a me z z a n in e or PCI c ar d w it h t his ser v e r p r o f ile, yo u mu[...]

  • Page 209

    Fig ure 52 : IO -C ha n n e l s st e p Loc al boot s et tings us e d Th is me s s ag e s h o w s t h a t t h e loca l b oo t s ett in g s ar e be in g use d in t h e ser v er pr o f ile . Th is mess ag e is n ot d is pla y e d if a b o o t d evic e is u s e d in the ser v er p r o f ile. U s e v i rt ua l add re ss es U ses virtua l MAC a dd re s s[...]

  • Page 210

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fa bric 3 All p aths a r e r o u t e d to f ab ric 3 . Fa bric 4 All p aths a r e r o u t e d to f ab ric 4 . Fa bric 3 & 4 L AN 1 is ro ute d t o f a br ic 3 a nd L A N 2 to f ab ric 4 . Fo r mor e info r ma t ion o n S MUX s e t t in g s , s e e t h e d o c u me ntation "PR I M- ER GY B X90[...]

  • Page 211

    C olumn Si gnifica nc e N e t w ork Nam e of th e n etw o r k . You can sp e c if y a ne t w o r k f o r e a c h LAN o r C N A p or t , b u t n ot fo r pr ofiles o f t y p e R a c k Ser v e r . If you wan t t o use t h e p r o f ile o n bla d e s e r v e r s w it h I BP mo du les, you can spe c if y a ne t w o r k f o r e a c h L AN or CN A po r t.[...]

  • Page 212

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e C olumn Si gnifica nc e Ser vice Nam e s of the se r v ic e n e t w o rks . Y o u can spe c if y s er v ic e n e t - w o r k s f o r e a c h L AN or CN A po r t , b u t no t f o r pr o fi le s of ty p e R ac k Ser ve r . I f y o u s p e c if y mo re tha n on e s e r v ic e n e t w o r k f o r a p o r [...]

  • Page 213

    B oot Par ame t e rs for an iS C SI boot ( LAN port s) or i SC SI fu nc tion on C N A m ezz a ni ne c a rd Fig ure 53 : Bo o t Pa ra me ter st e p (i SC SI b o o t) Ini tia tor Pa ra met er s A ddr es s Origin DHCP Th e s y s t e m tr ie s (in th e c a s e o f an iSCSI b oo t ) t o ob t a i n the clien t IP ad dr ess , s ub ne t mask , an d ga t e [...]

  • Page 214

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e IP v 4 a ddr e ss St a t ic c lien t IP ad d r e s s t o be used f o r this p or t . Th e po rt will u s e t his IP a d d r e s s f o r t he en t ir e iSC SI s ess ion . You c an e n t e r an I P a dd re s s in t his fi e l d if A ddr e ss O rigi n: st at ic i s sele c t ed . Subne t Ma sk IP s ub n e[...]

  • Page 215

    IP v 4 a ddr e ss IP ad dr ess of t h e iSC SI tar ge t . Y o u can e n t e r a n IP ad dr ess i n t his f ie ld if A ddr es s Or i gin: s ta tic is s e lect e d. Port TCP p o r t nu mb er (d efa u lt : 3 2 6 0 f o r i SC SI ). Yo u c an e nte r a po rt n um b er in t h i s f ie ld if A ddre ss Or i gi n: st a t i c is s e lected . (o ption a l) LU[...]

  • Page 216

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Th is p ass w or d mu s t d if f er fr o m th e p a s s w o r d in t h e Mut ua l C hap Sec re t f ield . Mut ua l C ha p Sec re t Th e mutu a l CH A P p ass w o r d. T h is pa s s w o r d mu s t be id en t ic al t o t he p a s s w o rd con f igu r e d on th e iSC SI tar ge t . I t mu s t c on t ain 1[...]

  • Page 217

    LUN L U N (lo gica l u nit n umb er ) a d d r e s s of th e bo o t de v ic e . Th e de f au lt v alu e for the field is 0 . 2 nd Ta rge t In 2nd T a rge t , yo u c o n f ig ur e the b ack up b oo t d evic e . Port Name W W PN ( w or ldwide p or t na me ) of the p or t f or the b ack up b o o t de v ic e . LUN L U N (lo gica l u nit n umb er ) a d d[...]

  • Page 218

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Top ology Type o f po rt con n e c ti o n w it h the e x t er n al SA N ne t w o r k . Poss ib le v alu e s : a ut o (loop f i rs t) a ut o ( Point- t o- P oint f i rs t) Point- t o- P oint A rbit rat e d l oop By de f a u lt , a ut o ( Poi nt -t o- P oint f i rs t ) is s e t . 5 .4.4.5 CN A Para met [...]

  • Page 219

    Fig ure 55 : C N A Para me ter st e p Ena ble D C B Set tings Th is o ption is a v aila ble o nly for FCoE an d iS C SI f un c t io n s . I t e na b les the DC B (Da t a C e n t e r Brid g ing ) f e a t u re o f t he con ne c ti o n bla de . The D C B setti n g s h e r e a r e s p e c if ic c o nfigu ra t ion s e tt ing s in a D C B - en ab led sw [...]

  • Page 220

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e B a ndw i dt h Th e s ha re o f t h e b a nd w id t h in pe r c e nt tha t is a s s ign ed to t h is f un c t io n . I f the sum of a ll b an dwidths o f on e I O- c h a n n el is no t 10 0, the va lue s ar e in t e r n a lly ad just e d a c c o r d ing ly . Th is is t h e ba nd w idth re s e r v e d [...]

  • Page 221

    Vi rt ua l MA C , Vi rt ua l W W N N , Vi rt ua l W W PN , Vi rt ual E- MA C Th e v irtu al ad d r e s s . Virtu a l M AC an d E-M AC (En od e MAC ) ad d r ess e s mu s t ha v e t he stru c t ur e x x : xx : x x : x x: x x : x x w h ile v irtu a l WW N a dd r e s s - e s mu s t h a v e t h e s t ru c t u r e x x : x x: x x : x x : xx : x x : x x : [...]

  • Page 222

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Sta t us Signi f i ca nc e O ut of r a nge ( er ro r) Th e ad dr e s s is o utsi d e the s pe c if ied a d d r ess r a n g e . Syn t a x e rro r ( er ro r) Th e ad dr e s s is s y nta c t ic a lly incor r e c t . A lrea dy us ed ( er ro r) Th e ad dr ess is alr ea dy in u s e C he ck Addre ss e s A ch[...]

  • Page 223

    5.4. 5 S ave C o n f i g urati on wi zard You u s e the Sa v e C onf i gur at i on w iz a r d t o save an d t o r estor e ba c k up files a s w e ll a s t o d ele t e the m o n t h e ma na ge men t s tation . Th e S a ve C onf i gura tion wiz ar d c om p r is e s s eve r a l d ialo g bo x es to gu ide you thr ou gh th e in d iv idu a l st ep s . Al[...]

  • Page 224

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e R e s t ore Conf i gur a t i on Sele c t R e st ore C onf i gur at i on t o r est or e a c o n f ig u r atio n f r om a f ile. D e let e C onf i gura tion Sele c t D e l e t e Conf i gur at i on to de lete ba c k up files you n o lon g er n e e d o n the cen t ra l ma n ag e me nt st ation . You d e l[...]

  • Page 225

    C olumn Si gnifica nc e D a t e D a t e a nd time w he n t h e b a c k u p f ile is cre ated . You ca n s o r t t h e lis t of e x is t in g ba c kup files a c c or din g t o f ile na me o r d a t e b y cl ic ki n g the tab le he ad line a c c o r d ing ly . Fil e N a me for the b ack u p f ile . You can a ls o c re a t e a f ile in s ub dir e c t [...]

  • Page 226

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fig ure 60 : Se l e ct Fil e step (R e store C o n fig u ra t i o n w i zard ) R e s t ore f i le fro m Ma nag e ment St at i on Back u p f ile f r om t he m a n ag e me nt st ation . C olumn Si gnifica nc e N a me N am e of a n e x is t in g b ack u p f il e . D a t e D a t e a nd time w he n t h e b[...]

  • Page 227

    B row se O p en s t h e f ile s e lect io n d ialo g b ox in which y ou ca n s e le c t t h e r e l- e v a n t b ack u p f il e . 5 .4.5.4 Se lec t Fi l e s t e p (Dele t e B ac k up Fi l e s wizard ) Sele c t Fil e is t he se c o n d s tep in the Delet e Bac kup Fi l e s w iz a r d . I n t h is st ep you sele c t t h e b ack u p f il e s you wan t[...]

  • Page 228

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e C lea r S e lec tion D e s e le c ts a ll the b ack u p f il e s . 5 .4.5.5 Se lec t D at a st ep ( Sav e C onf i gur a t i on wiz ar d) Sele c t Dat a is the thir d s t e p i n the Sa v e Conf i gur at i on w iz a r d . I n t h i s s t e p you sele c t t he ser v e r s w h o s e con f igu ra t io n y[...]

  • Page 229

    5 .4.5.6 Se lec t D at a st ep ( R e s t ore Conf i gura t ion w i z a rd) Sele c t Dat a is the thir d s t e p i n the Res to re C onf i gura tion wiz ar d. In t h is st ep you d efin e t h e d a t a y o u w i sh t o re s t o r e. Fig ure 63 : Se l e ct D a ta st e p (R e store C o n fig u ra t i o n w i za rd) Sele c t t he c onf igura tion to re[...]

  • Page 230

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Th e R es to re Opt ions d ialo g bo x op e n s au t o ma t ic ally in w h ic h y o u spe c if y ad dition al pa ra me t er s (see se c t io n "R est or e Op t io n s dia log b o x (se r v e r p r o f ile s ) " o n pa g e 24 3 ) . <se rv e r> R e s tor e t he co nfig u r a t io n s a v[...]

  • Page 231

    In t his st ep you will see the n am e s of the file s y ou wis h t o d e lete . Th e f iles a r e d e lete d a f ter you h ave c lic k ed F i nish . 5 .5 D ial o g b ox es Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r pr ovid es th e f o llowing d ialo g bo x e s : l A ut he nt i ca tion d ialo g bo x l Lice ns e s Info rmat i on d ia log b o x l R e s t ore Op tions d[...]

  • Page 232

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fig ure 6 5 : VIO M Man a ge r au the n tica tio n (si n gl e b l a d e se rve r) In t his d i a l o g b o x , y o u e n t e r the u s er n am e s / p ass w or ds for th e ma na ge me n t b la de a n d f o r the IBP mo d ule s , w hich VI OM c a n t h en u s e t o acc e s s t h e s e mo du les. Fo r t[...]

  • Page 233

    Fo r s ecu r it y re a s o n s y ou sh o uld ch a ng e t h e de f au lt user n am e an d pa s s w or d comb ina t ion . You can h ave t h e s ame u s er n a me a nd p ass w or d for a ll c o m- p o n e nts o r differ en t on es for e ach . You mu s t s p e c if y t h is acc o r d ing ly in t his d ia log b o x . W it h t h e C onf i gur e prot oc o[...]

  • Page 234

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fo r a s t an da r d c o n f ig u r a t io n , t he s e v a lu e s s ho u ld no t be cha ng ed . 5.5. 2 A uthen ti ca ti on d i a l og bo x (PR IM E R GY rack server) Th e A ut he ntic a t i on d ialo g bo x is d i spla y ed whe n y ou clic k t he M a na ge or A ut he nt i ca tion b utt o n on th e Se[...]

  • Page 235

    p o n e nts o r differ en t on es for e ach . You mu s t s p e c if y t h is acc o r d ing ly in t his d ia log b o x . W it h t h e C onf i gur e prot oc ol s bu t ton you can e x p a n d t h e d ialo g bo x , s o tha t you can a ls o s pe c if iy t he p o r t t o b e u s e d b y VI OM t o acc e s s t h e c o m- p o n e nts. Th is v alu e s ho uld[...]

  • Page 236

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e U s e de fa ul t por t U ses the d efau lt po rt. Th e de f au lt po rt is d ep en de n t on th e p r o t o c o l an d the r ele v an t mo d ule . Fo r a P R IMER GY r ack s er v e r : Por t 62 3 Th e P or t inp u t f ie ld is ina c t iv e if this o ption is c he c k e d . Fo r a s t an da r d c o n f[...]

  • Page 237

    U s e r na m e A valid u s er n am e w it h acc e s s r igh t s t o t he M MBs , I BPs , an d iR MC s Pas s wo rd Pass w o r d o f t h e use r I D 5.5. 4 Licens es I n form ati o n dial o g b ox Th e Li c e ns es I nf orma tion d ialo g bo x displa y es a tab le s ho w ing th e r e leva n t in f o r ma t ion o f t he licen s e . Th is d ialo g bo x[...]

  • Page 238

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e A s s i gn Limi t Ma x imum n um b e r o f s e r v e r p r ofile s t ha t c a n be a s s ig n e d w it h t h e lic e n s e s U s e d A s s i gns N u mb er o f s er v er p r o f ile s c ur r e n t ly be ing a s s ig n ed A s s i gn Cre dit N u mb er o f s er v er p r o f ile s t ha t c a n s t ill b e [...]

  • Page 239

    D ispla y t ab Fig ure 6 9 : D i sp l a y t a b (Pre fere n ce s di a lo g b o x) Th e D i sp l a y t ab a llows y ou to re s e t t h e disp lay setti n gs. I f y ou cha ng e s o me d is p lay p ro p e r t ie s (e . g . t h e w id t h o f c o lum n s in a t ab le ) , t h ese a r e s tor ed u s e r -spe c if ic . Th ese s ett in g s c a n b e r e s [...]

  • Page 240

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Tra c e t a b Fig ure 7 0 : Trace tab (Pre fere n ce s di a l o g bo x) O n t h e Tra c e t a b , p a r am e t e rs for t r a c in g t h e VI OM - GUI c a n b e s e t. This is u s e ful to cre ate dia gn o s t ic da t a ( s ee sect io n " C r e a t in g d iag n o s t ic da t a " o n p a g e [...]

  • Page 241

    If the ma x imu m fil e si ze i s r e a c h e d, th e t r ace f ile w il l b e re n a me d an d a n e w on e w ill be use d . The re n a me d tra c e f ile s w ill ha v e a n u mb er ap pe nd - e d , up to a ma x imum o f t e n p o s s ib le ba c k - up tra c e f iles. Th er efor e t h e tra c e f iles can u s e up to ten times the sp e c if ie d v[...]

  • Page 242

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fo r P R IMER GY r ack s er v e rs, t he Res to re Op t i ons d ia log b o x c an a ls o b e o p en e d b y c lic k ing th e Op t ions . .. bu t t on . But the th r ee o p t io n s in t he Re st ore Op tions d ialo g bo x ar e disab led . I n ad d it io n, R e a s s i gn Prof i l e s is s ele c t e d [...]

  • Page 243

    d ia log b o x w he re yo u c a n s e l e c t the d est ina t io n bla de se r v e r . O K App lies you r s e lect io n a n d c lose s t h e dia log b ox. C a nc el C lo s e s t h e dia log b ox wit ho u t ap p ly ing you r s e le c ti o n . 5.5. 7 R estore O p ti o ns d ial o g b ox (server profi l es) Th e R es to re Opt ions d ialo g bo x op e n[...]

  • Page 244

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e R e s t ore o nly re a s s i gne d prof i l e s Spe c if ie s t h at o nly the p r o f ile s t ha t ar e r e a s s ig n e d t o the sele c t ed b lad e ser v er s w ill b e r estor ed ( s ee se c ti o n "R est or ing b lad e s e r v e r c o n - fi g ur ation s " on p a g e 30 6 ) . I f y o u[...]

  • Page 245

    Th is wil l b e ne c e s s a ry if a dd r e s s r an g e s ha v e b e en ch a n g ed sin c e t h e b a c k u p c on f igu ra t io n h a s be e n s a v e d o r i f it is c r e a t e d o n a n oth e r ma n- a g e me nt st ation . Th is op t io n c an n o t be se lect e d t og ethe r w it h K e e p e x i s ting pro f i les . O K App lies you r s e lec[...]

  • Page 246

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Fig ure 73 : Se l e ct Pro fil e d i a lo g bo x Pow e r On a ft e r A s s i gn Th e s er v er is st a r t e d o n c e t h e s e r v e r p r o f ile h as b ee n ass ig n e d . To p re v en t f u r t h er q ue s t ion s w he n w ar n in gs o c c u r , y o u c a n s t a t e he re th at you wan t t o ass[...]

  • Page 247

    Ignore Spa re N o w a r n in g du r ing a s si g n me nt to a s pa re slot Skip dow nli nk c he ck s N o w a r n in g, e v e n t h o u g h po r t s a r e c o n f ig u r e d in t h e s e r v e r p r o f ile f o r w h ic h the re a re n o do w n links in t he IBP. I f a ne t w or k is de f ine d f o r s u c h a L AN po rt, t h e s e r v e r p r ofile[...]

  • Page 248

    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e N e w U pli nk Set D e fi n e a n e w up link set Edit U pl i nk Se t Edit a n up link set D e let e D e le t e n e t w o r k ( s ) or u plin k set(s) Th e c on t e x t me n u o f an u p link p or t c an co n t a i n the follo w ing me nu ite ms d e p e nd in g on h o w it is con f igu re d : A dd As [...]

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    N e w Prof i l e C r ea t e a s er v er p r o f ile Th e c on t e x t me n u o f a pr o f ile c o n t a i n s t h e f o llowing m e n u it e ms: Edit P rof i le Edit sele c t e d s e r v e r p r o f ile Show Prof i le D et ail s View d efinition o f a s ele c t e d s e r v e r p r o f ile D e let e P rof il e D e le t e s e le c t e d s er v er p r[...]

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    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e Inve nt ory B oot R e - c r ea t e t he in v e nto ry tab le of the ser v e r . D u r in g inve n t o r y bo o t t h e s y s tem BI OS a s s e mb les the in v en t or y info r - ma t ion o f t he ser v e r b la de o r PR I MER GY ra c k s er v er h a r d w ar e a s ne ed - e d b y t h e Virtua l- I O [...]

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    5 .7 G en er al b ut to ns Th is sect ion d esc r i b es the g en er al bu t t o ns tha t y ou will c o me a c ro s s in t he Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r. 5.7. 1 B utt on s in t he a rea on the lef t Ser ve r List b ut to n C lic k Ser ve r List in the le f t ar e a o f t h e Virtua l- I O Ma na ge r t o s w it c h to the file t re e v iew a c c or d i[...]

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    5 Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r user in t e r f a c e H e lp but t on C lic k H e l p to l a un c h t he con t e x t -sen s it iv e o n line h e lp. N e x t but t on C lic k N e x t t o g o t o the n ext s t ep o f t h e r e leva n t w iz ar d . O K but to n C lic k OK to c o nfirm y ou r e n t r ie s . Th e dia log b ox cl o s es. 5 .8 Ic on s Th is sec[...]

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    6 Us i n g th e Vi r tu al-I O Ma n ager 6 .1 S ta rti ng th e V ir tu al- IO M an ag er You ca n s tar t t he Vir t ua l-IO Ma n ag e r f r om t he m a in w ind o w of the Se rver - View O pe ra t io n s Ma na ge r: 1 . St a r t t h e Ser v er View O pe ra t ion s Ma n ag e r . Fo r i n for matio n on st a r ti n g the Se r v e r View O pe ra t io[...]

  • Page 254

    6 U si n g t h e V ir t u a l-IO Ma na ge r 6 .3 L o gg in g the a ct ion s us in g VIOM 6.3. 1 Lo g ging the acti o n s on Wi n d ows Th e V ir tua l-IO Man ag e r log s all act ion s in t he Wind ows Ev en t Lo g, in c lud ing lo g ins to t h e Virtu al- I O Ma na ge r an d all c ha ng e s t o t h e s p e c if ic bla d e s e r v e r con f igu ra [...]

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    Fig ure 74 : VIO M-sp eci fic l og f i l e Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r 2 55 6 .3 Lo gg ing the a c t io n s using VIOM[...]

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    6 U si n g t h e V ir t u a l-IO Ma na ge r 6.3. 2 Lo g ging the acti o n s on Linu x O n L inu x t he a c ti o ns o f VI OM a r e log g ed u s in g t h e Sy s log m e c h a n is m. All in f o r ma t ion al mess a g e s ar e log g e d usin g t h e Sy s log fa c ilit y us e r . Fo r exa m- p le o n SLES 1 1 y ou will find the VIOM me s s a ge s in t[...]

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    7 Ma n agi n g s er ve rs wi th VI O M W h e n y o u inst a l l a n ew ser v e r t h a t c a n b e ma na ge d using VIOM an d ad d it t o the Se r v e r View ser v er list , t h e n t h is s er v e r is au t o ma t ic ally a dd ed to t he VI OM - s p e c ifi c s e r v e r g r o u p VI OM Ma na gea ble . In or de r t o ma na ge the ser v e r w i th [...]

  • Page 258

    7 Ma na gin g s er v e r s w it h VI OM To ma na g e a b lad e s e r v e r , y o u h a v e t o a c cess t he ma n ag e me nt b l a de o f t he BX60 0/BX40 0/BX 9 0 0 c h a s s is an d t h e I BP mo du les in the cha s s is . To a c cess t he ma na g e me nt mo du le (M MB) an d t h e I B P mo du les wit h VI OM, you ha v e t o s p e c if y d a t a [...]

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    p a s s w o rd for th e ma na ge men t bla de o r the first PR I MER GY r ack s e r v e r a n d c lic k U se f or all compo ne nts . Th ese s ett in gs a re th e n a p p lied to a ll I /O con ne c t io n b lad e s or a ll PR I MER GY r ack s er v er s . You sh ou ld c h a ng e t h e d e f a u lt user n a me a nd p ass w or d c om bin ation for secu[...]

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    7 Ma na gin g s er v e r s w it h VI OM 2 . C lic k A ut hen tica tion o n t he Se tu p t a b . Th e A uth e nt i ca tion d ialo g bo x o p e n s . See "Authe n t ic a ti o n d ialo g b ox ( s ing le b lad e s e r v e r ) " o n p ag e 2 3 1 , " Auth e n t ic a ti o n dia l o g b o x (PRI MER GY ra c k s er v er ) " o n p ag e 2 [...]

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    7 .3 D ea cti va tin g m a n ag emen t w it h V IO M You d e acti vate t he m a na g e me nt o f ser v er s by mo v in g t h e s e r v e r s fro m the VI OM Ma na ge d s er v er g r o u p t o t h e VI OM Ma na ge able s e r v e r g r o u p . 1 . Sele c t t h e r e qu ir e d s e r v e r s . To d o t his, c lic k t he r eq uir e d s e r v e r o n t h[...]

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    7 Ma na gin g s er v e r s w it h VI OM 1 . Th e c ha s s is is ind ic ated a s " ma n a g e d". Th is h ap pe ns, on th e o ne h a n d , in t h e V I O M d ata ba s e. However , info r ma t ion is a ls o d e f in e d in t h e ma n- a g e me nt b lad e of th e c h a s s is t h at this cha s s is is ma n a g e d by th i s in s tal- la t io[...]

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    Sta nda rd con figura t i on be f ore a c t i v a t i ng VI OM mana ge m en t Fig ure 7 5 : Stan d a rd co n fig u rati on o f the IBP 10 / 6 b e f o re a ctiva t i o n In t his con f igu ra t io n , all s er v e r b lad e s ar e linke d w it h t h e s tan da rd u plin k set. The six up link p or t s t og e t h e r f o r m a L AG. Ser v e r View Vi[...]

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    7 Ma na gin g s er v e r s w it h VI OM Ini tia l co nf i gura tion a ft er a ct i v at i ng VI OM ma na geme nt Fig ure 76 : Ini tia l co n fig u ra tio n o f the IBP 1 0 /6 aft e r activa tio n Af t e r a c ti vating the VIOM ma na g e me nt ( Man a ge b utt on ) , t h e s e r v e r b la de s ar e n o t c o nn e c ted to ea c h oth e r a n d ar e[...]

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    con f igu re d s o t h a t t h e y c an b e a c c e s sed fro m the ce n t r al m a n a g em e n t st ation via t he ir ma n a ge me nt p or t . 3 . In t he ma na g e me n t bla de , a ny e x is t in g v ir t u a liz atio n da t a ( s er v er p r ofile d a t a ) i s d ele t e d f o r e a c h s e r v e r b la de slot. VI OM in t e r n a l o pe ra t [...]

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    7 Ma na gin g s er v e r s w it h VI OM 7 .5 V IOM -i nt er n al o pe ra tio ns o n a P R IMER G Yr ac k s er ve r Th is sect ion e x p lain s t he in t e r n a l o pe ra t io n s pe rfo me d w he n y ou a c t iv a t e o r d e a c ti vate man ag e me nt wi th V I O M fo r a PR I MER GY ra c k s er v er . VIOM - in ternal o perat io ns du ring ac[...]

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    Th e iR MC ha s l imited st or a g e t o st or e mu lt iple tr a p d e s - ti n ation s . This con f ig u r atio n c a n b e mo d if ie d by o t h er p r o g r a ms o r b y usin g t h e iR MC use r in t e r face. Whe n re mo v ing th e tra p d e s ti n ation o f t he VIOM ma n ag e me nt st ation fr o m th e iR MC con f igu ra t io n, th is mig h t[...]

  • Page 268

    7 Ma na gin g s er v e r s w it h VI OM sup po rt this fu n c t io n a lit y . 4 . VI OM p e r f o rms a spe c ial s o- c a lled in it bo ot tha t initializes a ll the I/ O d e v ic e s w it h t h e v ir t u alization con f igu r a t io n . Th is init b oo t c an b e avo id- e d a n d a n or ma l b o ot p e r f o r me d i n s t ea d. Th is op t io [...]

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    a d d r e s s e s or W W N ad dr ess e s ) ar e used fr om no w on . A ls o the b oo t d e v ic e p r ior it y s e t ting a s d efine d in t he VIOM s er v e r p r o f ile is no lo ng er valid . Th e pe rfor me d init b o o t re s u lt s in a po w e r - o f f s t a t e an d t he se r v e r r ep or t s t he st a t u s “ B o o t w it ho u t VI OM?[...]

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    7 Ma na gin g s er v e r s w it h VI OM st ation in dicating th a t it is st ill w a it in g f o r t h e s e d a t a . Th i s p r oce s s c a n b e in t e r r u p t e d by d is a b ling th e VI OM ma n a ge d s tatus in iR MC u s e r in t e r face or BI OS in t e r f a c e. At t he e n d o f t h is pr oce s s t h e VI OM inve n t o r y da t a is f [...]

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    To d ea c t iv a t e the ser v er ’s VI OM- ma n a g e d s t a tus in the iRMC u s er in t er f a c e, cl ic k t h e D i s able VI OM b u t ton in the iRMC v iew Sys t e m Ov e rv i ew . To d ea c t iv a t e the ser v er ’s VI OM- ma n a g e d s t a tus vi a the sy s t e m BIOS, o pe n the Adva nc ed me nu : Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a[...]

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    7 Ma na gin g s er v e r s w it h VI OM Sele c t VI OM in the Adv anc ed m e n u a n d s e t t h e VI OM- f lag fro m Enab l ed to D isa bl e d : 2 7 2 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

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    R e g a r d less of whe t h e r y o u d e acti vate t he VIOM- ma na ge d s t atu s v ia t he iR MC inte r face or via t he BIOS inter f a c e , t h e VI OM- e n a b led fla g is re s et, a n d the in f or ma t io n t h a t ide n t if ie s t h e VI OM ma n a g e me n t s t a ti o n , t h e VI OM v ir - tua liz ation d ata , an d t h e in v e n t o [...]

  • Page 274

    7 Ma na gin g s er v e r s w it h VI OM VIOM - in ternal o perat io ns du ring de ac tiv ati on W h e n y ou d e a c t iv a te man ag em e n t w it h t h e Virtua l-IO Ma na ge r f or a PRI M- ER GY ra c k s er v er , t h e f o llowing a c t io n s occ u r in t e r n a lly : 1 . VI OM c h eck s t ha t t he se r v e r is po w er e d o f f b y re a d[...]

  • Page 275

    7 .6 D isp la y in g lic en se in fo rmat ion You u s e the Show Lice nse s bu tt on o n t he Virt ual- I O Ma na ge r t ab to r eq ue s t infor ma t ion o n t he licen s es a s s ig ne d . 1 . To d o t his, c lic k t he Sho w Lice ns e s b u t ton o n t he Virt ua l -IO Ma nag e r tab . The L i c e ns es I nf ormat i on d ialo g bo x op en s . 2 .[...]

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    2 7 6 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

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    8 De fi n i n g netw ork p a th s (L AN ) Th is cha pter d e s crib es h ow to de f ine n etw o r k pa t h s on a n I BP mo du le (L AN con ne c t ion b lad e) u s in g VI OM. In t he Vir t ua l-IO Ma n ag e r , de f in ing a n e t w o r k pa t h r efer s t o s pe c ify ing which e x ter na l p or t s ar e use d t o c o nn ect t he r ele v a n t bl[...]

  • Page 278

    8 D e fi n in g ne t w o rk p aths ( LAN) Th e C has s i s C onf i gur at i on tab p ro v ide s an o v er v ie w of the co n f ig u r atio n ( I B P con f igu r a t io n an d s e r v e r p r o f ile ass ig n me nt) of a b lad e s er v e r ( s e e c h a p- ter "Viewing the b lad e s er v e r c o n f ig u r atio n " on p a ge 3 0 1 ) . 8 .1[...]

  • Page 279

    o u t w ha t oth e r e n t r i e s y o u ne e d t o ma k e du rin g t he fu r t h e r c o u r s e o f the wiz ar d, see se c t io n " D e f inin g a de dicated se r v ic e n e t w o rk" on p a g e 2 85 . You ca n v ie w t he co n f ig ur a t io n s ma d e o n t h e Gr aph ic an d D et ail s tab s . 8.1. 1 D efi n i ng a n i nternal ne tw [...]

  • Page 280

    8 D e fi n in g ne t w o rk p aths ( LAN) 8.1. 2 D efi n i ng a single netw o rk In V I O M, a s in g le ne t w o rk r efer s t o a ne t w o r k in w hich a s e r v e r b lad e c a n commu n ic ate ext er na lly v ia on e o r s e v er al up link p or t s . Th e up link p or t s a r e g r o u p e d in an u plin k s et. Th e ne t w or k is given the [...]

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    3 . In t he first s t e p o f t h e C re at e ne tw ork wi zar d, sele c t Si ngle ne t wo rk a n d c o n f ir m y ou r en t ry b y c lic k ing Nex t . T h e s e c o n d s tep o f t he Cre a t e ne tw ork wiz ar d op en s . 4 . Ente r the r eq uir ed n a me for the u plin k s et in Name of up li nk se t . T he n e t w o rk a utoma t ic a lly ha s t[...]

  • Page 282

    8 D e fi n in g ne t w o rk p aths ( LAN) 7 . If the u plin k s et is cre ated o n a PY C B Et h Sw it c h / IB P 1 0 Gb 1 8/8, clic k N e x t t o con f irm y ou r e n t r ie s . Th e ne x t s t ep o f t he Cre at e ne tw ork wi z- a r d o p e n s . I n t h is s t e p , y o u c a n s p e c if y t h e C N A p ar am ete r s . 8 . C lic k Fini s h t o[...]

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    3 . In t he first s t e p o f t h e C re at e ne tw ork wi zar d, sele c t VLA N / Ser vic e VLA N net wo rk s an d c on f ir m y ou r en t r y by clic k ing Nex t . T h e s e c o n d st ep o f t he Cre at e ne t wo rk w iz ar d o p e ns. 4 . Ente r the r eq uir ed n a me for the u plin k s et in Name of up li nk se t . 5 . U n d e r Port s fo r th[...]

  • Page 284

    8 D e fi n in g ne t w o rk p aths ( LAN) w o r k s d e f in ed via VLAN ID s , w hich ar e t o be a s s ig n ed to the u plin k set d e f in e d in t h e p r e v iou s s t e p . 8 . Ente r the me an ing f u l n am e of th e n etw o rk to be u s ed b y t he u p link set a s w e ll a s t he u niq ue VL AN ID o f t h e n e t w o r k w it hin th e s h[...]

  • Page 285

    Fo r f ur t h e r info r mation o n de f in ing n etw o r k s, see sect ion "D e f in in g ne t w o rks ( LAN ) ( f o r bla de ser v er s on ly ) " on p a g e 30 . 8.1. 4 D efi n i ng a d edicated servi ce n etw o rk D e fi n in g a de d ic a t e d s e r v ic e n e tw or k i s mo s t ly the sam e a s de f in ing a sing le n e t w o rk. Fo[...]

  • Page 286

    8 D e fi n in g ne t w o rk p aths ( LAN) Th e na me o f t h e up link set can n o t be ch a ng e d ; t h e f ie ld is ina c - ti ve. Th e t y p e of th e u p link set can no t be ch a n g ed e it h e r . Th e E dit U pli nk S e t w iz ar d is t h e s a me a s the Cre a t e ne tw ork wiz ar d (se e sect ion "D efin ing a n u p link set" o[...]

  • Page 287

    A me s s a g e ap p e ar s ask in g w h e t h e r y o u w is h t o d e lete t h e c or - r espo nd ing n etw o r k . 3 . If you con f ir m th is , t h e n etw o r k s w ill b e de leted . If you d ele t e all ne t w or k s or th e last n etw o r k of a n up link set, t h e r ela t ed u plin k s et is a ls o d e lete d . 8 .4 C op yin g an I B P c o[...]

  • Page 288

    8 D e fi n in g ne t w o rk p aths ( LAN) l VI OM a lw a y s c op ie s t he e n t ir e c o n f ig u r a t io n irr e s p e c ti ve of w h a t is s ele c t e d in t h e t a b les. l If the tar g e t I BP h as fe w e r u plin k po rts t h a n t h e s o ur c e I BP , a ll u p link p or t s w h ic h do e s no t exis t on th e tar ge t ar e re mo v ed f[...]

  • Page 289

    9 De fi n i n g a n d a ss i g n i n g s er ve r p rofi l es To u s e ad dr e s s v irtu alization o r t o en a ble a se r v e r b lad e t o u s e a d efine d ne t - w o r k , y o u mu s t : 1 . D e fi n e a s e r v e r p r o f ile 2 . As s ign th e p r o f ile t o a sl o t o r a PR I MER GY ra c k s er v er A ser v e r pr ofile c on t a ins a s e [...]

  • Page 290

    9 D e f in in g an d ass ig n ing se r v e r p r o f iles An ove r v ie w of the d efin e d s e r v e r p r o f ile s is displa y ed via t h e pr o f ile v ie w on the le f t of the Se rve rView V irtu al-IO Ma nag e r w ind o w . I n t h is c ase , a t a b le con t ain ing a n over v ie w of the p r o f ile s de f ine d u p t o n o w is displa y e[...]

  • Page 291

    5 . O n c e y o u h a v e e n t e r e d a ll the r eq u ire d d a t a , c lic k N ex t t o g o t o the Con- f i gure C ar ds s t e p of th e w iz a r d . 6 . Sele c t t h e t y p e an d nu mbe r o f on b o a r d I O c h a nn e l in the Conf i gure C a rds st e p. 7 . O p t io na l: Add me z z a n ine / PC I c ar d s t o t h e a p p r o pr ia t e s [...]

  • Page 292

    9 D e f in in g an d ass ig n ing se r v e r p r o f iles If you wan t t o use t h e p r o f ile o n bla d e s e r v e r s w it h I BP mo du les, you can spe c if y a ne t w o r k f o r e a c h L AN po rt. I f y ou wo r k w it h bla de ser v er s t ha t ha v e n o n - VI OM- c a p a b le LAN mo du les ( Op en F a b r ic mo de ), d o no t s p e c if[...]

  • Page 293

    iSC SI bo ot d evic e o r SAN b o o t d e v ic e , y o u mu s t s pe c if y ad d it ion a l b oo t sett ing s in t he n ext s t e p . 1 5 . C lic k N e xt to a c cess an othe r s t e p in t h is w iz ar d . Th e n e x t s t e p s de p en d o n w h a t y o u c o nfig u r e d in t h e I O - C ha nne l s st ep . 1 6 . If you con f igu r e d s e v e r [...]

  • Page 294

    9 D e f in in g an d ass ig n ing se r v e r p r o f iles 1 9 . O nce y o u h a v e e n t e r ed a ll t h e r e q uir e d d ata , c lic k N ex t t o g o t o the Con- f i rm s t e p of the wiz ar d. 2 0 . U s e this st ep to c he c k t h e e n t r ie s y ou h a v e ma de o nce ag ain . 2 1 . If the ser v e r pr o f ile d efin it io n is okay, c lic [...]

  • Page 295

    2 . Sele c t t h e r e qu ir e d pr o fi le in t h e a r e a o n t h e r igh t o f t h e Ser v e rVi e w V i r- t ual- I O Ma nag er wind ow. The n c lic k Edi t or se le c t Edi t P rof i le f ro m con t ext me n u . 3 . Th e E dit Ser ve r Prof i l e w iz a r d is lau nch e d in w hich y o u c a n c h a n g e t h e e x is ting ser v er p r ofile [...]

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    9 D e f in in g an d ass ig n ing se r v e r p r o f iles You ca n o nly cop y s er v e r p ro f iles if y o u spe c if ied a dd re s s r an g e s f or the virtua l a dd re s s e d w h e n y o u installe d VI OM . 9 .5 D ele tin g se rv er p ro fil es You ca n d ele t e s e rver p ro f ile s y ou n o lon g e r n ee d . 1 . To d o t his, s w it c h [...]

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    2 . In t he tre e s tru c t ur e o n t h e le f t, sele c t t he cor r e s p o n din g bla d e s e r v e r o r PR I MER GY ra c k s er v e r f r o m t he VIOM Ma na ged g r ou p . 3 . Sw it c h t o the Se rv er Conf igura tion tab in the a re a o n t h e r ig ht. 4 . Sele c t t h e r e qu ir e d s lot o f t h e bla d e s e r v e r o r the r eq uir [...]

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    9 D e f in in g an d ass ig n ing se r v e r p r o f iles 8 . C o n f ir m y ou r s ele c t ion wit h OK . Th e s e le c t e d s e r v e r pr ofile is a s s ign ed to t he slot. If you h ave no t s e lect e d Ignore e xt . LA N c onn e c t i ons , I gno re S pa re o r Skip dow nl ink c he ck s , a cor r e s p o nd in g w ar n ing ca n b e is s u e [...]

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    5 . You ca n on ly de act iv a t e a s er v er p r o f ile if t he cor r e s p o n d ing se r v e r is sw i tc he d off (p o w er o ff ). Yo u c a n s ee whe t he r t h e s er v er is sw it c he d o f f in t h e S t a t e c o lum n . If the st ate o f t h e s e rver is n ot of f , y ou ca n s w it ch i t o f f b y c lic k ing Shu t - dow n or b y s[...]

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    3 0 0 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

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    1 0 Vi ewi n g th e b lad e s er ve r con - fi g u r atio n You view the b la de se r v e r con f igu ra t io n v ia t h e C ha ss i s c onf i gur a t i on tab . 1 . C lic k t h e C ha ss i s co nfigur a t i on tab . Th e C has s i s c onf i gura tion tab con t ain s a s c he ma t ic disp lay o f t he e x is t in g c o n f ig u r a t io n of th e b[...]

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    3 0 2 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

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    1 1 Sav i n g and re storin g You ca n s a v e y o u r b lad e s e r v e r c o n f ig u r a t io n an d s e r v e r p r o f iles in files a nd r est or e t h em la t e r . Back u ps like t he s e a r e use f u l, f o r e x a mp l e , if y o u w a nt to u s e p r e v io u s c on f ig u r a t io ns a f t e r a n e w inst alla t ion . You ca n s tor e[...]

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    1 1 Saving a n d r e s t o r i n g l Sele c t an e x is ti n g fi le f r om t he list t ha t w ill the n be o v er w r it ten . l Ente r the n ame fo r t h e ba c k up file dir ect ly in t h e inp u t f ield . You can a ls o w r it e in s u b d ir e c t o r ie s by spe c if y in g t h e e n t ir e p a t h n a me ( e. g . dire c t ory / f i l e ) . [...]

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    3 . C lic k N e x t t o g o t o the Se lec t Fil e s t ep . 4 . Sele c t t h e b ack u p f ile f ro m which y ou wa nt to r e s tor e t he con f ig u r a t io n : l Sele c t R e st ore f il e fr om Man a ge m e nt S t at i on t o sele c t a ba c k up fi le fro m the m an a g e me n t s t a ti o n . l Sele c t R e st ore loca l f il e t o s ele c t [...]

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    1 1 Saving a n d r e s t o r i n g 3 . Sele c t t h e K e ep ex i st i ng pro f i les o ption , t o k e e p t h e e x is t in g p r o f iles. Th is o ption is sele c t ed a u t o ma t ic ally if y o u s e le c t t h e R e st ore o nl y re as - s igne d prof i l e s o p t io n . I f y o u do no t s ele c t t h is op t io n , a ll e x is t ing p r o [...]

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    b y c lic k ing th e O pt i ons . . . bu t t o n in t h e tab le ro w . 2 . Sele c t R e st ore Spa re I nf ormat i on to re s tor e t he in f or ma t ion o n t he spa re slots . 3 . Sele c t R e as s i gn Prof i l e s if y ou wa nt to r e a s s ig n t h e p r o f ile s w hich w e r e a s si g n e d w h e n t h e b a c k u p w as p er f or me d. Th[...]

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    1 1 Saving a n d r e s t o r i n g 1 1. 3 D e le tin g ba ck up f ile s on t he m a n ag emen t sta tio n Th e s t ar t in g po in t f o r de le t in g ba c k u p f ile s on th e ma n a g em e n t s t a t io n is t he Vi rt ua l - IO Man a ge r t ab . 1 . L a u n c h t h e r ele v an t w iz ar d using th e C onf i gur a t i on Bac ku p / R es tor e[...]

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    Th e R es to re I B P f un c t io n r e w r it e s t he co n f ig u r a t io n s a v e d inte r n a lly in t he VI OM d a t a b a s e to t he IBP mo d u le. In do ing so, a ll the con ne c t io ns a re in t e r r u p t e d mo men t a r ily , as a ll the n etw or k c on n e c t io n s ar e r e pr o g r a mme d in t he IBP mo du le. Th e s am e ap p [...]

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    1 1 Saving a n d r e s t o r i n g D e let e C onf i gura t i on d ele t es the co n f ig u r a t io n s a v e d inte r n a lly in t he VIOM d a t a ba s e. 11.4. 3 R estori n g the co n fi gu rati on o f a server bl ad e slot In a f ew r ar e c ase s (e . g. whe n t h e n e t w o r k c on n e c t io n t o the ma na g e me n t b la de is in t er r [...]

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    11.4. 4 R estori n g the b l ad e server cha ssis con f i g urati on By c lic k ing Res t ore o n t h e Set up tab , t he e ntir e v ir t u a liz atio n info r ma t ion o f the Vir t u a l- I O Ma n a g er is r ewr it t e n f o r a bla de ser v er ch a s s is ma n a ge d b y t he Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r: l Th e c on f igu r a t io n s s ave d in t [...]

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    3 1 2 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

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    1 2 I mpo rtin g and e xpo rtin g s er ve r p ro- fi l e s You h a v e t h e op t ion o f expo r t in g a nd imp or t ing ser v e r pr ofiles. Th e e x p o r t e d d a t a is ava ilab le as XML files tha t c an b e mo dified o r en ha n c e d . You can u s e this p r o c e d u r e , f o r exa mp le, if y o u w a nt to c r e a t e a n u mb e r o f p[...]

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    1 2 I mp or t ing a nd e x p o r t in g s e r v e r p r o f ile s 1 2. 3 F or m at o f ex po rt fi le s Th e f ile s pe c if ied d u r ing a n imp o r t mu s t b e a n XML f ile w ho s e r oo t ele men t is O bjec ts ( s e e b elo w ) . Th is f ile ha s t he fo llowing stru c t ur e : <? xm l ve rs io n= "1 .0 " en cod in g= "U TF[...]

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    Th e Obje c t s e lem e n t c on t a in s t he fo l lo w ing e lem e n t s: l U s e rInf o ( o p t io n a l) l Ser ve rProf i l e s D e s c r i b e s t h e pr o fi le s t o b e imp o r t e d ( s e e be low) 12.3. 2 Th e S erverProfi les el ement Th e S e rve rProf il es e leme n t c an h a v e t h e f ollo w ing o ption al att r ib u t e s : e rr o[...]

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    1 2 I mp or t ing a nd e x p o r t in g s e r v e r p r o f ile s e x i s tingAddre ss A ct i on Spe c if ie s t h e re s p o n s e if a v irtu a l a dd re s s is alr ea dy in u s e. Fo r ind iv id - u a l ser v e r p r o f iles, t h e v a l u e in t h e c o rr espo n din g Ser v e rProf i le ele men t can b e over w ritten . P o s s ib le v alu e [...]

  • Page 317

    C ont i nue Err o r s ar e c o n v e r t ed in t o w ar nin gs a nd th e imp or t t he n c on t in u es w it h the n ext ob ject . e x i s tingProf i leAct i on o p t io n a l Spe c if ie s t h e re s p o n s e if a s er v e r p r o f ile t o b e imp o r t e d a lr ea d y exis t s. If this a t trib ute is s pe c if ied , it over w r it e s t h e v [...]

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    1 2 I mp or t ing a nd e x p o r t in g s e r v e r p r o f ile s Ser ve rProf i l e N a me N a me o f the ser v e r p r o f ile. IOVi rt ua l iz at i onUsa ge Yes Th e pr ofile use s v irtu a l a dd re s s e s . Yo u mu s t s pe c if y t he Addre s s - Vi rt ua l iz at i on e le me nt in a ll IOCha nne l ele me n t s o f t h is pr o fi le . N o Th[...]

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    Fa bric4 D e fau lt All p aths a r e r o u t e d to f ab ric 4 . Fa bric3 + 4 L AN 1 is ro ute d t o f a br ic 3 a nd L A N 2 to f ab ric 4 . IOChan ne l s D e fi n e s t h e p or ts . This e leme nt con t a in s an IOCha nne l e lem e n t f o r e a c h p o r t of th e p r o f ile (se e b e low) . 12.3. 4 Th e IO C h an nel e l ement An I OCha nne [...]

  • Page 320

    1 2 I mp or t ing a nd e x p o r t in g s e r v e r p r o f ile s IS C SI Func t i on Phys ic a l iSC SI f un c tion o f a C N A po rt IOSl ot I nde x Fo r I / O C ha nn e ls in a pr ofile t ha t use s on ly on e s lot: a lw a y s 0. F o r mu lt i-slot p ro f iles: 0 f o r t h e ma i n s lo t an d 2 f o r t h e l o w er slot. IOBoar dTy pe Type o f[...]

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    N e t w ork s D e fi n e s t h e n etw o r k s u s e d b y t his IO c ha n n el. T h is ele men t c o n t a ins a n o p t io n a l N e t wo rk N ame e leme nt o ption a lly f ollo w ed b y on e or mo r e Ser vice N ame e leme nts a nd th e n o p t io n a lly by o ne o r mor e Ta g- ge dN ame e leme n t s : N e t w ork N ame O p t io na l, mu s t n [...]

  • Page 322

    1 2 I mp or t ing a nd e x p o r t in g s e r v e r p r o f ile s B oot D e vic eUsa ge Ind ic ates whe t h er th e po rt is u s e d as a b o o t de v ic e . Yes Th e po rt is a b oo t de v ic e an d t h e B oot Environ m en t ele men t (se e b e low) mu s t be spe c if ied . N o Th e po rt is n ot a b oo t de v ic e an d t h e B oot Environ m en t[...]

  • Page 323

    Fun c t i onConf i gur a t i on o p t io n a l Spe c if ie s t h e c on fi g u r a t io n f o r a f u n c ti o n (see " Th e Fu nc- ti o nCon f igu ra t io n e lem e n t " o n p ag e 3 2 9 ) . Th is e l e me nt mu s t be spe c if ie d for fun c t io ns a nd m u s t no t be sp e c if ie d f o r o t h e r I O C ha nne l Ty pe . 12.3. 5 Th e[...]

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    1 2 I mp or t ing a nd e x p o r t in g s e r v e r p r o f ile s l FCB oot C onf i gur at i on B oot Priority Spe c if ie s t h e bo o t or d e r . Poss ible valu es a re 1 to 4 . H o w eve r , e ach valu e c an o nly a pp ea r on c e w it h in a pr ofile . PXE B oot C onf i gur a t i on Spe c if ie s t h a t t h e p o r t is a PXE bo o t de v ic [...]

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    N o A st atic c lien t I P a dd re s s , s ub n et m a s k , a n d ga t e w ay IP a d d r e s s mu s t b e s p e c if ie d . N a me N a me o f t he iSC SI initiator to be u s ed ( in t he ca s e o f a n iSC S I b o ot) for the con n e c t io n t o the iSC SI t ar g e t . VLA N Id o p t io n a l VLAN ID tha t is u s ed b y t he HBA t o s e n d it s [...]

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    1 2 I mp or t ing a nd e x p o r t in g s e r v e r p r o f ile s D H C PU sa ge Yes In t he case of a n iSC S I b o ot, t h e s y s t em t r i e s to ob t ain the n a me o f the iSC SI t a r ge t , the IP ad d r e s s of th e iSC S I t a rg et, the IP p or t n u mb e r , a nd th e SC SI LUN ID fro m a DH C P s e r v e r in t h e ne t w or k . N o [...]

  • Page 327

    CHAP C H AP au t h e n t ic a ti o n is act iv ate d for t his p o r t. CH A P a llows the tar ge t t o a u t h e n t ic a t e the in it iator . Mut ua l C H A P Mu t ua l CH A P a uthe ntic a ti o n is act iv a t e d f or the p or t. Mu t ua l C H AP a llows t h e initiato r to au t he ntic a t e the tar ge t . C ha pU se rName N o t w h en Aut he[...]

  • Page 328

    1 2 I mp or t ing a nd e x p o r t in g s e r v e r p r o f ile s Th e f irst or o nly FCTa rge t c on f igu re s t h e bo o t de v ic e w h ile t h e s e c o n d FCTar g e t c on fi g u r e s t h e ba c kup b oo t de v ic e. It c on t a in s t he fo llowing e le me nts : Ta rge tWW P N Th e W W P N (wor ldwide p o r t na me ) of the p or t f o r t[...]

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    4 Poin t - t o -Po in t 8 a u t o ( P o int- to- P o in t f ir s t ) 1 2 Arb it r a ted lo op 12.3. 9 Th e D C B C on fi g urati o n element Th e D C B C onf i gura tion e leme nt sp ecif ie s on e p r ior it y gr o u p a n d c o n t a ins the follo w ing e leme nts: Priority Purpos e Th e pu rp o s e o f t h is pr ior it y gr o u p. Poss ib le v a[...]

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    3 3 0 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

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    1 3 VI O M sc enar i o s Th is c ha pte r d e s c r i b e s e x a mp les o f w he n VI OM c an b e u s e d . 1 3. 1 S h ift in g ta sk s fro m on e se rv e r bl ad e to a no the r If a n op er atin g s y s tem or a n ap p lic atio n n ee d s t o r u n on a n o t h e r s e r v e r bla de o f a bla d e s e r v e r o r if a s er v e r b lad e f a ils [...]

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    1 3 VI OM s cen ar ios 5 . You ca n on ly ass ign a se r v e r p r o f ile t o a s e r v e r b lad e if t he se r v e r b lad e is s h u t d own . Th er efo r e s h u t t h e s e r v e r b lad e do w n , if ap plicab le, b y c lic k ing Shut - dow n or b y s ele c t in g Shut dow n in t h e c o n t e x t me nu . Y o u c a n s e e the st ate of a se[...]

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    4 . D e fi n e the slots t ha t ar e t o b e a v a ilab le as spa r e s lo t s f o r a s e r v er p ro f ile failo v er . To do th is , en a b le t h e c h e c k bo x in t he Spa re colu mn in t h e tab le f or the r ele v a n t s lots . If a n er ro r occ u rs o r main t en a n c e w o r k ne ed s t o b e c a r r ied o u t , s e le c t t h e Fa il[...]

  • Page 334

    1 3 VI OM s cen ar ios Th is me an s y ou sh ut d own t h e b la de o n t h e f aile d s it e, u na s s ign th e p r o f ile , a n d a s s ig n it ag a in on th e o t h e r s it e . Bu t t h is on ly w or k s if t he cha s s is (M MB, con ne c t ion b lad es, a nd se r v e r b l a d e s ) a r e a c cess ible to t he VIOM ma n - a g e me nt st ation[...]

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    To a llow the sw it c ho v er in th is c ase , VI OM pr o v ide s a “fo r c e d u n a s s ig n ” o p t io n , allo w ing you to u n a s s ig n a p r o f ile eve n if t h e c o r r e s p o nd in g MMB ( c o n- tain ing this p ro f ile) is n ot a v aila ble . But a pp ly ing th is f u ncti o n me an s t ha t t he r e w ill b e t w o c ha s s is w[...]

  • Page 336

    1 3 VI OM s cen ar ios Vi a i R MC on ea ch s e rv er blade : As an a lt er n a t iv e y o u may lo g on to ea c h iR MC an d s e t t h e “ Power Restor e Policy ” t o “ Alw ays po w er o f f” f or e ach iR MC s ep a r ate ly , a t lea s t f o r all s er v e r b la de s po t e n ti a lly ru nn ing vir t u al a d dr e s ses. W e st ro ng ly [...]

  • Page 337

    1 4 VI O M d ata b as e Th is cha pter d e s c r i b es the VI O M d a t a b a s e o n a W ind ows - or L inu x - ba s ed C MS. Th e V ir tua l-IO Man ag e r r e q uir e s t w o da t a b a s e s : l Th e Ser v er View d atab a s e , w h ic h is in s talle d w i th S e r v e r View O pe r- a ti o n s Ma na ge r, a nd l Th e V IOM da t ab a s e , w h[...]

  • Page 338

    1 4 VI OM d a t a b a s e "I nst a lling Se rver View O p er a ti o n s Ma n a ge r Soft w a r e un de r Lin ux - Inst a l- la t io n Gu ide ". 1 4. 1 V IO M B ac ku p Se rv ic e Th e B a c k up Se rvic e of the Vir t ua l-IO Ma na ge r is a s er v ic e use d t o p er i- o d ic a lly ba c k up the VIOM d ata b a s e . N o te t ha t it s s[...]

  • Page 339

    Th e f ollo w ing p ar am e t e r s ne e d t o b e c o nfig u r e d f o r t h e b a c k u p job s : l Th e Qu ar t z c ro n e x p r e s s io n s w hich de t e rmin e w he n t h e ba c kup jo bs a re sc he du led ( s ee se c ti o n " C on f igu r ing th e job sc h ed ule o n W i n do w s " on p a g e 3 39 ) a n d " C o n f ig u r ing [...]

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    1 4 VI OM d a t a b a s e Trigge r des cr i pt i on re lat i ng to th e f ull ba ck up j ob i n t he qua rt z _ jobs . x ml fil e <trigger> <cron> <name>cronFullBackupJobTrigger</name> <group>MSSQL-cron</group> <description /> <job-name>FullBackupJob</job-name> &[...]

  • Page 341

    Field Man da tor y Value s S pe cial c ha rac t e rs Mo nth y es 1 - 12 o r J AN - DE C , - * / D a y of Wee k y es 1 - 7 o r SU N - SA T , - * / ? L # Yea r n o 1 9 7 0 - 20 9 9 , - * / Tab le 5: Fie ld s of a Q u a rtz cron exp re ssi o n Exa mpl e A simple e x a mp le w o u ld be : 0 0 19 24 DEC ? 2010 Th is cro n expr e s si o n w o u ld t r ig[...]

  • Page 342

    1 4 VI OM d a t a b a s e Spe c i a l c ha ra c t er s D e s c ript i on Exa mpl e Me aning of t he ex ample ? D a y of m o nth a n d d a y of w e e k mu s t n o t be g iv en a valu e at the sam e t ime , so u s e the q ue s t ion m a r k f o r the u nspe c if ied fie ld of th e tw o * * * ? * MO N 20 10 Ev er y s e c o n d o n a ll Mo n- d a y s i[...]

  • Page 343

    For Pos t gre SQL: If t he s c he d u le do e s no t s u it y o u r n e e d s , y o u s h o u ld e dit th e Q u ar tz cro n expr e s s io n : <c ro n> <n am e>P ost gre sJo bTr igg er< /na me> <g ro up> Pos tgr es- cro n</ gro up> <d es cri pti on> …</ des cri pti on> <j ob -na me> Pos tgr esJ ob<[...]

  • Page 344

    1 4 VI OM d a t a b a s e l Th e out put D irLinux e n t it y d efin e s t h e dir ector y f or full ba c k up files ( examp le: /v a r/fu j its u/ Ser ve rVi ew Sui t e /viom/ pos tgr es / ba c k ups ) on L in ux. Th e ou t pu t dir e c t o rie s for the b a c k u p fi le s s ho u ld be o n a d if f e re nt h a r d d is k t h an th e VI OM d a t a[...]

  • Page 345

    14.1. 6 Lo g ging the Ba cku p S ervi ce Th e B a c k up Se rvic e log s impo rta n t eve n t s in t h e W ind ows Ev en t Lo gg ing o r sy s log o n Lin ux. So y o u c a n s e a r c h t h e W in d ows Ev en t Lo gg ing r e s p e c t iv e l y s y sl o g for in f or - ma t ion o n t he Ba c k up Se rvic es o r f or tr o u b lesh o o t in g t h em . [...]

  • Page 346

    1 4 VI OM d a t a b a s e St o p t h e s e r v ic e s Ser ve rVi e w Vi rt ual IO Man a ge r Ser vice s an d Ser v e r- Vi e w Vi rt ual IO D B B ac ku p S e rv i ce s : 1 . Sele c t Sta rt – [ S e tt i ngs ] – C ont rol Pane l – A dmi nist ra tive T ool s – Ser vice s . 2 . Sele c t t h e a pp r o p r iate s e rvic e an d t he n s e le c t[...]

  • Page 347

    2 . O n t h e Ge ne ra l p ag e , en t e r the n ame ViomD B or ma st er in the T o da ta - ba se field o r s e lect t h e n am e f ro m the list . 3 . Sele c t t h e o ptio n Fro m de vice . 4 . C lic k t h e ... b utton . 5 . Add th e d a t a b a s e b a c k u p Vi omD B D at a . ba k f ro m t he a pp ro p r iate s tor - a g e loca ti o n a n d t[...]

  • Page 348

    1 4 VI OM d a t a b a s e 1 0 . C lic k OK a n d t h e n OK a g a in. R e s tor ation o f t h e da t a ba s e be gin s . I n t h e Ob jectE x p lor e r y o u w i ll see th e me s s ag e Vi omD B (Res t oring… ) . R e s tor e t he tr a n s a c ti o n lo g s if availa ble : 1 . C lic k D a t a ba se s an d t he n s e le c t R es t ore D a t ab as e[...]

  • Page 349

    1 . Sele c t Sta rt – [ S e tt i ngs ] – C ont rol Pane l – A dmi nist ra tive T ool s – Ser vice s . 2 . Sele c t t h e a pp r o p r iate s e rvic e an d t he n s e le c t R es t a rt fro m th e c o n t e x t me nu . It is n o w po s s ible to a c c e s s t h e VI OM d a t a b a s e v ia Virtu a l-IO Ma na ge r a g a in. 14.2. 2 R estorati[...]

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    1 4 VI OM d a t a b a s e Ma k e all othe r en t r ie s as d esc r ib ed in the r e leva n t s e c t io n s . Af t e r w ar d s , t h e d a t a ba s e s ho uld h ave b e en r e s tor ed u nd er the n ame REC OVER YTEST . You ca n c h e c k t h is as follo w s : 1 . C lic k t h e SQL Se r v e r i n s tan c e an d s ele c t D at a ba se s . 2 . Sele [...]

  • Page 351

    5 . St a r t t h e VI OM Back u p Ser v ic e: / e tc /in it. d/v iom _ba cku p sta rt Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r 3 51 1 4 . 3 R e s t or ing the VIOM d a t a b a s e o n L inu x[...]

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    3 5 2 Ser v e r View Vir t u al- I O Man a ge r[...]

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    1 5 App end i x 1 5. 1 R e p la cin g IB P m od ule s If a n I B P con ne c ti o n b lad e in a c ha s s is ma n a g e d by Vir t ua l-IO Ma n a ge r f a i ls , p le ase p e r f o rm t he fo llowing a c t io n s w he n r e pla c ing th is c on n e c ti o n b lad e w it h a con ne c t ion b lad e o f t h e s a me ty pe : 1 . U n p lug a ll L AN c a [...]

  • Page 354

    1 5 App en d ix u s in g t e ln e t as the co mmu nication p r oto c o l , p lea s e c h e c k w h eth e r t e l n e t is en a b led o n t h e n e w c on ne c ti o n b la de . 5 . W h e n t h e n e w c on ne c ti o n b lad e h a s t he co r r e c t s e t u p an d is r un nin g in IB P mo de ( f in a l b oo t ha s f inishe d an d c o n ne c tion b l[...]

  • Page 355

    Th ese ad dr e s s r a ng e s ar e d e f in e d as fo llows : A ddr es s ran ge St art a ddr e s s End add re ss MAC 1 0 0 : 1 9:99 : 3E:D 2:A1 00 : 1 9 : 9 9:3E:F1:E0 MAC 2 0 0 : 1 9:99 : 3E:F1 : E 1 0 0 : 1 9 :99 : 3F : 1 1 : 2 0 MAC 3 0 0 : 1 9:99 : 3F : 11 : 21 0 0 : 1 9 : 9 9 : 3 F: 30 : 6 0 MAC 4 0 0 : 1 9:99 : 3F : 30 : 61 0 0 : 1 9 : 9 9 : [...]

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