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    HP V ir tual C onnect Manager C ommand Li n e I n t e r f a c e User G u id e Vers ion 1.20 Part Number 449298-001 September 2007 (First Edition)[...]

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    © Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to chan ge without no tice. The only warranties for HP products and services ar e set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such produc ts and services. Noth ing herein should be construed as constituting an a dditional w arranty.[...]

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    Contents 3 Con t en t s Introduc tion .................................................................................................................................. 5 Virtual Connect overview....................................................................................................... ..................... 5 Command line overview .....[...]

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    Contents 4 Fibre Channe l setup ............................................................................................................ ........... 46 Server Prof ile setup ........................................................................................................... ............. 47 Logging out of th e CLI .......................[...]

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    Introduction 5 Intr oducti on Virtual Connect overview Virtual Connect is a set of interconnect modules and embedded software for HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures that simplifies the setup and administration of server connections. HP Virtual Connect in cludes the HP 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem, the HP 4Gb Virtual[...]

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    Introduction 6 • When no browser is available or you prefer to use a command line interface, you can access management data and perform configuration tasks. Command line syntax CLI input is case-insens itive except when otherwise no ted. The general CLI syntax format is as follows: <subcommand> <managed element> <parameters> [&l[...]

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    Introduction 7 output option requires an argument, which is a list of one or more output format attributes. However, the -quiet option does not require any arguments to be specified. The general format of a CL I option is as follows: -<option>[=argument1>,<argument2>, . . .] Example: ->show user suzi -output=script1 In the example[...]

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    Introduction 8 -> Non-Interactive Mode In some cases, users might want to write automate d scripts that execute a single command at a time. These scripts can be used to batch several commands in a single sc ript file from the SSH client. An example of how to use the non-interactiv e mode for CLI command execution is provided below. In the exampl[...]

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    Command line 9 C ommand line Subcommands Command Description add Add a new object to the domain or to another object assign Assign a server profile to a server bay delete Delete the Virtual Connect domain configuration exit Exit the Virtual Connect Manager command-li ne shell help Display help for a command or object import Import an enclosure into[...]

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    Command line 10 Managed element Description ldap-group (on page 21 ) Manage LDAP group configuration settings mac-cache (on page 22 ) Manage Ethernet MAC cache failover settings network (on page 23 ) Manage Virtual Connect Ethernet networks profile (on page 24 ) Manage VC server profiles server (on page 26 ) Manage server blades in the enclosure de[...]

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    Command line 11 Supported actions : delete, help, set, show Item Description delete domain Delete the existing Virtual Connect domain configuration. Deleting the domain removes the entire Virtual Connect domain conf iguration and resets it back to the original defaults. After the domain has been deleted, you are logged out and the Virtual Connect M[...]

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    Command line 12 Item Description WwnPool The pre-defined WWN pool to use for ad dress assignment. Valid values include integers 1-64. This property is only va li d if the WwnType is set to "VC-Defined". If not specified, the default pool ID is 1. Examples: ->set domain Name=MyNewDomainName Changes the name of the Virtual Connect domain[...]

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    Command line 13 Item Description Syntax import enclosure UserName=<username> Password=<password> The password field is optional on the command line. If not specified on the command line, the user is prompt ed for the same interactively. Properties: UserName A valid user name of the Onboard Administrator user Password A valid password of[...]

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    Command line 14 Item Description PXE Enables or disabled PXE on the ne twork connection. Valid values are enabled, disabled, and UseBios. If this value is not specified, the default is "UseBios." Only one connection can have PXE enabled per profile. AddressType The source of MAC address assignment s to be used during the creation of the n[...]

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    Command line 15 Item Description PXE Enables or disables PXE on a conne ction. Valid values are enabled, disabled, and UseBios. Applies to Ethernet network connections only. PXE can be enabled on one connection per profile. Examples: ->set enet-connection MyProfile 2 NetworkName=NewNetworkName Changes the network of an Ethernet connection ->s[...]

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    Command line 16 Item Description Examples: ->set external-manager UserName=steve Enabled=false Disables the external manager ->set external-manager UserName=steve Enabled=true Enables the external manager fabric Manage Fibre Channel SAN fabrics. Support actions : help, set, show Item Description set fabric Modify an existing FC SAN fabric Syn[...]

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    Command line 17 fc-connection Manage Fibre Channel SA N fabric connections. Supported actions : add, help, set Item Description add fc-connection Add a new FC SAN connection to an existing server profile Syntax add fc-connection <ProfileName> [Fabric=<FabricName>] [Speed=<Auto|2Gb|4Gb|Disabled>] Parameters: ProfileName The name of[...]

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    Command line 18 Item Description Syntax set fc-connection <ProfileName> <Port> [Fabric=<FabricName>] [Speed=<Auto|2Gb|4Gb|Disabled>] [BootPriority=<priority>] [BootPort=<portName>] [BootLun=<LUN>] Parameters: ProfileName The name of the server profile that contains the connection t o modify Port The port nu[...]

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    Command line 19 Item Description update firmware Update the firmware on all Virtual Connect modules in the domain Syntax update firmware url=<firmware image address> Example ->update firmware url=http://www.myserver.com/fw/vc-1.20.rom Updates the firmware on all Virtua l Connect modules in the domain igmp Manage Ethernet IGMP Snooping sett[...]

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    Command line 20 Item Description ->remove interconnect enc0:2 Removes a specific interconnect module (bay 2) from the domain ->remove interconnect * Removes all interconnect modules from the d omain that are not physically present in any enclosures ->remove interconnect enc0:* Remove all interconnect modules that ar e not physically presen[...]

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    Command line 21 Item Description LocalUsers Enables or disables local user authentication. Valid values include "Enabled " and "Disabled". WARNING: Disabling local users wi thout correctly configuring LDAP authentication first may result in not being able to log on. NtAccountMapping Enables or disables Microsoft® Windows NT® a[...]

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    Command line 22 Item Description set ldap-group Modify the properties of an existing directory group Syntax set ldap-group <GroupName> [Description=<description>] [Privileges=<privileges>] Parameters: GroupName The name of an existing group to modify Properties: Description A user-friendly description for the group Privileges A se[...]

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    Command line 23 network Manage Virtual Connect Ethernet networks. Supported actions : add, help, remove, set, show Item Description add network Create a new Ethernet Network. After the network has been created, uplink ports can be added, if the network is not using a shared uplink port set. Syntax add network <NetworkName> [UplinkSet=<Upli[...]

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    Command line 24 Item Description Parameters: NetworkName The name of an existing network to modify Properties: Name The new name of the network State Enables or disables the network. Vali d values are "Enabled" and "Disa b led" SmartLink Enables or disables the SmartLink capability for a port Examples: ->set network MyNetwork[...]

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    Command line 25 Item Description Examples: ->add profile MyNewProfile Creates a new profile and adds it to the domain, using default connections ->add profile MyNewProfile2 -NoDefaultEnetConn Creates a new profile without adding default Ethernet connections ->add profile MyNewProfile2 -NoDefaultFcConn Creates a new profile without adding d[...]

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    Command line 26 Item Description show profile Display all server profiles that exist in the domain Syntax show profile [<ProfileName> | *] Examples: ->show profile Displays a summary listing of all server profiles ->show profile * Displays detailed information for all profiles ->show profile MyProfile Displays detailed information fo[...]

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    Command line 27 Item Description ->poweroff server enc0:2 Shuts down a specific server in device bay 2 of an enclosure with ID enc0 ->poweroff server enc0:2 -Force Forces a power off operation on a specif ic server (primary/local enclosure) ->poweroff server * Powers off all servers in the domain ->poweroff server enc0:* Powers off all [...]

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    Command line 28 Item Description ForceOnTimeout Attempts a graceful power down, but if th e server does not shutdown within the timeout period (default is 60 seconds), then t he server will be forced to reboot. Timeout Specifies the timeout period (in seconds) to wait for the operation to comple te (per server). The default timeout is 60 seconds. E[...]

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    Command line 29 status View overall domain status information. Supported actions : help, show Item Description show status Display the status of the domain an d all components in the domain Syntax show status Example ->show status Displays domain status information systemlog View Virtual Connect Mana ger system event log. Supported actions : hel[...]

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    Command line 30 Item Description ->add uplinkport enc0:1:1 Network=MyNetwork Adds a new uplink port (Bay 1, Port 1) to a network ->add uplinkport enc0:2:4 Network=MyNetwork Speed=1Gb Adds a new uplink port (Bay 2, Port 4) to a network and sets the port speed ->add uplinkport enc0:2:3 UplinkSet=MyUplinkSet Adds a new uplink port (Bay 2, Por[...]

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    Command line 31 Item Description ->set uplinkport enc0:2:1 Network=MyNetwork Speed=Disabled Disables a specific port that belongs to a network ->set uplinkport enc0:2:4 UplinkSet=MyUplinkSet Speed=Disabled Disables a specific port that belongs to a shared uplink set Item Description show uplinkport Display all Ethernet module uplink ports Syn[...]

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    Command line 32 Item Description show uplinkset Display shared uplink configurations Syntax show uplinkset [<UplinkSetName> | *] Examples: ->show uplinkset Displays a summary listin g of all uplink sets ->show uplinkset * Displays detailed information for all shared uplink sets ->show uplinkset MyNetwork Displays detailed information[...]

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    Command line 33 Item Description ->remove user steve Removes a specific user by name ->remove user * Removes all users Item Description set user Modify attributes of an existing user Syntax set user <username> [<one or more user properties>] Properties: UserName The new name of the user Password The new password of the user can be[...]

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    Command line 34 Item Description ->show user steve Displays details of an existing user by name ->show user * Displays details of all existing users vcm Reset the Virtual Connect Manager. Supported actions : help, reset Item Description reset vcm Reset the Virtual Connect Manager. A failover to the standby VCM may also be specified (optional)[...]

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    Command line 35 . . . • Subcommand help —displays help details associat ed wi th a specific subcommand, including supported managed elements: >assign -help (or assign ?) assign a server profile to a device bay Managed Elements: profile Examples: assign profile MyProfile enc0:1 • Management element help —provides a listing of objects that[...]

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    Command line 36 ->show device bay * - Show detailed information for a specific device bay 2 of a specific enclosure: ->show devicebay enc0:2 Output format The CLI provides two different outp ut formats: • Interactive user output format • Scriptable output format The interactive user output format is the default. Howev e r, by using a comm[...]

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    Command line 37 brad domain Brad Mills brad.mills@hp.com true server ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- jim network Jimmy Joe jimmy.joe@hp.com true ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- alice storage Alice Candle alice.candle@hp.com false ------------------------------[...]

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    Command line 38 UserName : alice Privileges : storage FullName : Alice Candle ContactInfo : alice.candle@hp.com Enabled : false Scriptable output format Scriptable output format allows sc ripts to invoke CLI commands and receive command responses that can be easily parsed by the scripts. This capability is provided by two options that are available[...]

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    Command line 39 Example 3: Scriptable output format di splaying all users (with table header) ->show user -output=script2 UserName;Privileges;FullName;ContactInfo;Enabled Administrator;domain,server,network,storage;Steve Johnson;steve.johnson@hp.com;true Admin;domain,server,network,storage;Admin;Admin;true steve;domain,server,network,storage;Ste[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 40 C onf i gur ing the V ir tual Co nnect domain u s ing the CLI Basic configuration A Virtual Connect domain consists of an enclos ure an d a set of assoc iated modules and server blades that are managed together by a single instance of the Virtual Conne ct Ma nager. The Virtual Connect domain c[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 41 password: <Default Administrator login credentials> • LDAP Authentication >ssh 192.168.0.120 login as: <LDAP user> password: <password> Domain setup A Virtual Connect domain consists of an enclos ure an d a set of assoc iated modules and server blades that are managed to[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 42 >add user bob password=fhkjdhfk privileges=domain,network • Modify an existing user >set user bob fullname="Bob J Smith" enabled=false • Remove an existing user >remove user bob • Remove all local users except for the Administrator acco unt >remove user * Display lo[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 43 It is possible to create a user with no privileg es. This user c an only vi ew status and settings. NOTE: The vcmuser_ account is an internal On board Administrator account created and used by Virtual Connect Manager to communicate wi th the Onboard Administrator. This account can show up in t[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 44 override the factory default MAC addresses while the se rver remains in that Vi rtual Connect enclosure. When configured to assign MAC addresses, Virtual Connect sec ure ly manages the MAC addresses by accessing the physical NICs through the enclosure On board Administrator and the iLO interfa[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 45 Creating an enet-network To create a new Ethernet network use th e add network command: >add network MyNetworkName Modifying enet-network properties To modify Ethernet network properties, u se the set network command: >set network MyNetworkName state=enabled name=NewName smartlink=enable[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 46 Because VLAN tags are added or removed when Ethe rnet packets leave or enter the VC-Enet shared uplink, the VLAN tags have no relevance afte r the Ethernet packet enters the enclosure. IMPORTANT: If you are deploying a server where VLAN tags will be used (added) on the server itself, do not co[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 47 accessing the physical FC HBA through the enclosur e Onboard Administrator and the iLO interfaces on the individual server blades. When assigning WWNs to a FC HBA port, Virtual Co nnect will assign both a port WWN and a node WWN. Because the port WWN is typically used for co nfiguring fabric z[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 48 Virtual Connect v1.20 adds the ability to configure PXE settings when using either VC Assigned or factory default MAC addresses. In addition, Use BIOS is a new option for PXE, which maintains the current settings as configured by RBSU. A new feature in Virtual Connect v1.20 is the ability to o[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 49 If a server blade is inserted into a device bay alre ady assigned a server profil e, Virtual Connect Manager automatically updates the configuratio n of that server blade before it is allowed to power up and connect to the network. If a server blade is moved from a Virtual Connect ma naged enc[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 50 IGMP allows VC-Enet modules to monitor (snoop) the IP multicast membership acti vities and to configure hardware Layer 2 switching behavior of multi c ast traf fic to optimize network re source usage. Currently only IGMP v1 and v2 (RFC2236) are supported. The IGMP Snooping idle timeout interva[...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 51 Operation Examples Display stacking link configuration and status >show stackinglink Display the system log >show systemlog Display a list of servers in the domain • Summary display >show server • Detailed display >show server * • Single server display >show server enc0:1 [...]

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    Configuring the Virtual Connect domain using the CLI 52 alternate Virtual Connect Ethernet module. This feat ure can be useful when troubleshooting the Virtual Connect manager. The network and FC processing of the Virtual Connect subs ystem is not disturbed during the restart or failover of the Virtual Connect Mana ger. If the command line option -[...]

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    Technical support 53 T ec hni cal suppo r t Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following inform ation available before you call HP: • Technical support registration number (if applicable) • Product serial number • Product model name and number • Product identification number • Applicable error messages • Add-on boards or hardware[...]

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    Acronyms and abbreviations 54 A c r on y ms and abbr e v i ations BIOS Basic Input/Output System CLI Command Line Interface DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS domain name system FC Fibre Channel HBA host bus adapter I/O input/output IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IP Internet Protocol iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interfa c[...]

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    Acronyms and abbreviations 55 PXE Preboot Execution Environment SAN storage area network SSH Secure Shell VCM Virtual Connect Manager WWN World Wide Name WWPN worldwide port name[...]

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    Index 56 A authorized reseller 53 B basic configuration 40 C CLI command execution modes 7 command line overview 5 command line syntax 6 common management operations 50 configuring LDAP 43 configuring the Virtual Con nect domain 40 configuring, user accounts 41 D devicebay command 10 domain command 10 domain name 41 domain setup 41 E enclosure comm[...]

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    Index 57 R remote access 8 resetting Virtual Connect Manager 51 S scriptable output format 38 server command 26 server profile, assigning to a device bay 49 setting the domain name 41 shared uplink port set, creating 45 shared uplink port sets, displaying 46 stackinglink command 28 status command 29 subcommands 9 systemlog command 29 T technical su[...]