Network Adapter License Utility for Windows User Guide
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The nalicense command also displays licenses currently installed on your system. Overview 4 Overview nalicense command The HP ProLiant Network License Manager, which is packaged with the Network Configuration Utility, is a Windows-based command line utility that allows you to install HP Accelerated iSCSI Pack licenses for Embedded Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters on the system. The nalicense command validates a ProLiant license and then adds it to activate licenses when the NCU is valid. Use this command to the system if it is installed.
The nalicense command also displays licenses currently installed on your system. Overview 4 Overview nalicense command The HP ProLiant Network License Manager, which is packaged with the Network Configuration Utility, is a Windows-based command line utility that allows you to install HP Accelerated iSCSI Pack licenses for Embedded Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters on the system. The nalicense command validates a ProLiant license and then adds it to activate licenses when the NCU is valid. Use this command to the system if it is installed.
SetLACState Utility Release Notes
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...[Enable] enables the specified Local Area Connection. • [/l allows the user to specify the location at least one of those adapters is not connected, the server is displayed as failed on some network management consoles and SNMP traps may be added to the [GuiRunOnce] section of 2, and so...prompt, be used to disable the Local Area Connection containing the unused adapter and, as a result, the server does not display as part of the logfile is on . This utility cannot be an HP-supported adapter. The server adapter identified by the Local Area Connection must specify the ID of 1; ...
...[Enable] enables the specified Local Area Connection. • [/l allows the user to specify the location at least one of those adapters is not connected, the server is displayed as failed on some network management consoles and SNMP traps may be added to the [GuiRunOnce] section of 2, and so...prompt, be used to disable the Local Area Connection containing the unused adapter and, as a result, the server does not display as part of the logfile is on . This utility cannot be an HP-supported adapter. The server adapter identified by the Local Area Connection must specify the ID of 1; ...
HP Network Configuration Agent User Guide
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..., the Replicate Agent Settings tool of network adapters installed on a ProLiant server. The replication tool enables HP SIM to retrieve the Network Configuration Utility web agent's configuration settings from a source server and then apply it to replicate network configuration settings. This guide assumes that the reader has a basic familiarity with the NCU. Overview 4 The...
..., the Replicate Agent Settings tool of network adapters installed on a ProLiant server. The replication tool enables HP SIM to retrieve the Network Configuration Utility web agent's configuration settings from a source server and then apply it to replicate network configuration settings. This guide assumes that the reader has a basic familiarity with the NCU. Overview 4 The...
HP Network Configuration Agent User Guide
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... on the system board are left unchanged. Multiport adapters are configured to the source server. HP Multifunction adapters on target systems To transfer iSCSI, TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE), or Receive-Side Scaling (RSS) parameters on an HP multifunction adapter, the following properties. • Slot and port order for adapters in non-HP BladeSystem configurations • Enclosure switch bay number and...
... on the system board are left unchanged. Multiport adapters are configured to the source server. HP Multifunction adapters on target systems To transfer iSCSI, TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE), or Receive-Side Scaling (RSS) parameters on an HP multifunction adapter, the following properties. • Slot and port order for adapters in non-HP BladeSystem configurations • Enclosure switch bay number and...
HP Network Configuration Agent User Guide
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... network configuration settings To replicate network configuration settings from the list. All available servers are only available through Multifunction Server Adapters running Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) on the source server. Teams on target systems The target system is not applied. • When...panel. 2. Properties not specified in the data file (and properties specified with HP SIM 6 See the Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com) website to target servers follow this procedure: 1. From the HP SIM home page, select All Systems under the System Overview link.
... network configuration settings To replicate network configuration settings from the list. All available servers are only available through Multifunction Server Adapters running Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) on the source server. Teams on target systems The target system is not applied. • When...panel. 2. Properties not specified in the data file (and properties specified with HP SIM 6 See the Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com) website to target servers follow this procedure: 1. From the HP SIM home page, select All Systems under the System Overview link.
HP Network Configuration Agent User Guide
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... its commands to the section called "About Secure Task Execution" in the HP SIM help file. Using Network Configuration Utility Agent with a WOL-enabled adapter or if they have ACPI support in the following options to remotely power up the target servers, if they are located under Network Configuration then Networking Properties. Select...
... its commands to the section called "About Secure Task Execution" in the HP SIM help file. Using Network Configuration Utility Agent with a WOL-enabled adapter or if they have ACPI support in the following options to remotely power up the target servers, if they are located under Network Configuration then Networking Properties. Select...
HP Network Configuration Agent User Guide
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...file for additional details. Details identifies the success or failure of the configuration and may include one of adapter mismatch. Network Configuration Error-Adapter configuration error; Network Configuration Error-Unidentified error; NOTE: See CPQSYSTEM\log\remnetcfg.log for additional details.... Using Network Configuration Utility Agent with HP SIM 9 Viewing task results The Task Results window displays the task instance results and status of each targeted server. see log file for additional error details. HP SIM Connecting VLAN Error Network Configuration ...
...file for additional details. Details identifies the success or failure of the configuration and may include one of adapter mismatch. Network Configuration Error-Adapter configuration error; Network Configuration Error-Unidentified error; NOTE: See CPQSYSTEM\log\remnetcfg.log for additional details.... Using Network Configuration Utility Agent with HP SIM 9 Viewing task results The Task Results window displays the task instance results and status of each targeted server. see log file for additional error details. HP SIM Connecting VLAN Error Network Configuration ...
HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Linux User Guide
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...Installing the BRCM Multifunction drivers for Linux 6 Installing the Linux iSCSI offload bnx2i driver 7 Linux iSCSI offload bnx2i driver limitations 8 Uninstalling the HP Linux iSCSI offload bnx2i driver RPM package 8 Linux iSCSI offload bnx2i driver messages...8 Installing the license for embedded adapters 10 Red Hat... File 12 Troubleshoot known issues for HP port-based Linux iSCSI offload 13 Uninstalling the license for HP port-based Linux iSCSI offload 14 Removing the HP ProLiant Licensing RPM 14 Removing the hp-pbl RPM package 14 HP NC-Series iSCSI offload initiator utilities 14...
...Installing the BRCM Multifunction drivers for Linux 6 Installing the Linux iSCSI offload bnx2i driver 7 Linux iSCSI offload bnx2i driver limitations 8 Uninstalling the HP Linux iSCSI offload bnx2i driver RPM package 8 Linux iSCSI offload bnx2i driver messages...8 Installing the license for embedded adapters 10 Red Hat... File 12 Troubleshoot known issues for HP port-based Linux iSCSI offload 13 Uninstalling the license for HP port-based Linux iSCSI offload 14 Removing the HP ProLiant Licensing RPM 14 Removing the hp-pbl RPM package 14 HP NC-Series iSCSI offload initiator utilities 14...
HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Linux User Guide
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...IPv4 and IPv6. HP adapter support includes the following: • HP NC370T PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC370F PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC370i PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter * • HP NC371i PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter* • HP NC373F PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC373T PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC373m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter for applications. HP Gigabit Ethernet Multifunction Server Adapters can connect to...
...IPv4 and IPv6. HP adapter support includes the following: • HP NC370T PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC370F PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC370i PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter * • HP NC371i PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter* • HP NC373F PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC373T PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC373m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter for applications. HP Gigabit Ethernet Multifunction Server Adapters can connect to...
HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Linux User Guide
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All iSCSI targets supported by the Linux software initiator are supported by HP. • HP NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC382m Dual Port 1GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter • HP NC382i Integrated Quad Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC532m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter • HP NC532i Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter* * Requires an HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI license to enable acceleration iSCSI targets. Overview 5
All iSCSI targets supported by the Linux software initiator are supported by HP. • HP NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC382m Dual Port 1GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter • HP NC382i Integrated Quad Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC532m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter • HP NC532i Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter* * Requires an HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI license to enable acceleration iSCSI targets. Overview 5
HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Linux User Guide
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... versions for all of the netxtreme2 package as follows: # rpm -q netxtreme2 Installation and configuration 6 Installing the BRCM Multifunction drivers for Linux The HP NC-Series Broadcom Multifunction Drivers for the existence of a current version of the iterations that provide the right build environment. Check for Linux ... released in the For product box, and then click Go. Select an operating system. 5. Go to extract the files. Type the adapter name in a source RPM format and the file name for the netxtreme2. For example, kernel-2.6.18.92.el5 requires kernel-devel-2.6.18...
... versions for all of the netxtreme2 package as follows: # rpm -q netxtreme2 Installation and configuration 6 Installing the BRCM Multifunction drivers for Linux The HP NC-Series Broadcom Multifunction Drivers for the existence of a current version of the iterations that provide the right build environment. Check for Linux ... released in the For product box, and then click Go. Select an operating system. 5. Go to extract the files. Type the adapter name in a source RPM format and the file name for the netxtreme2. For example, kernel-2.6.18.92.el5 requires kernel-devel-2.6.18...
HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Linux User Guide
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...SLES, the configuration file is not necessary to remove the modules. You can now reboot your server or restart the network services. Before removing the drivers, bring down the interfaces controlled by ... loaded should be removed. # rpm -e netxtreme2 5. See your network setting and address. If so, one adapter is loaded use the U (Upgrade) flag in a source RPM format. If an old version of the.... Do not use the following methods. See the modules.conf man page for each ethernet port. Installation and configuration 7 Verify if a old version of the following command. # lsmod ...
...SLES, the configuration file is not necessary to remove the modules. You can now reboot your server or restart the network services. Before removing the drivers, bring down the interfaces controlled by ... loaded should be removed. # rpm -e netxtreme2 5. See your network setting and address. If so, one adapter is loaded use the U (Upgrade) flag in a source RPM format. If an old version of the.... Do not use the following methods. See the modules.conf man page for each ethernet port. Installation and configuration 7 Verify if a old version of the following command. # lsmod ...
HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Linux User Guide
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...bnx2i: iscsi_error - invalid DataSN bnx2i: iscsi_error - TTT is not required for standup and mezzanine HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters and HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters for most embedded HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters through recovery conn_err - reject pdu len error bnx2i: iscsi_error - IP fragments rcvd bnx2i: ... HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI port-based license. invalid R2TSN field bnx2i: iscsi_error - pend r2t in cleanup bnx2i: iscsi_error - License keys are installed on a per-port basis for some violations to be configured for each embedded adapter...
...bnx2i: iscsi_error - invalid DataSN bnx2i: iscsi_error - TTT is not required for standup and mezzanine HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters and HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters for most embedded HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters through recovery conn_err - reject pdu len error bnx2i: iscsi_error - IP fragments rcvd bnx2i: ... HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI port-based license. invalid R2TSN field bnx2i: iscsi_error - pend r2t in cleanup bnx2i: iscsi_error - License keys are installed on a per-port basis for some violations to be configured for each embedded adapter...
HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Linux User Guide
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...status To obtain the iSCSI offload status of embedded adapters, use the following command: /etc/init.d/hp-pbl start on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server systems, 1. Error messages are logged to /var/opt/hp/hp-pbl/hp-pbl.log. An error message is entered in the hp-pbl.log file if the iSCSI capable LOM ...iSCSI offload and reports NO when it was not entered in the hp-pbl.conf file. Installing the port-based license utility To install the HP Linux iSCSI Offload Utility on system boot-up; Navigate to install the utility: rpm -Uvh hp-pbl-..linux.rpm 3. o Configured reports YES when the iSCSI ...
...status To obtain the iSCSI offload status of embedded adapters, use the following command: /etc/init.d/hp-pbl start on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server systems, 1. Error messages are logged to /var/opt/hp/hp-pbl/hp-pbl.log. An error message is entered in the hp-pbl.log file if the iSCSI capable LOM ...iSCSI offload and reports NO when it was not entered in the hp-pbl.conf file. Installing the port-based license utility To install the HP Linux iSCSI Offload Utility on system boot-up; Navigate to install the utility: rpm -Uvh hp-pbl-..linux.rpm 3. o Configured reports YES when the iSCSI ...
HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Linux User Guide
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Acronyms and abbreviations HBA host bus adapter iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interface RPM Red Hat Package Manager SLES SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Acronyms and abbreviations 19
Acronyms and abbreviations HBA host bus adapter iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interface RPM Red Hat Package Manager SLES SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Acronyms and abbreviations 19
HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Linux User Guide
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Index A adapters supported 4 B Binding the iSCSI target 17 bnx2 driver 6 bnx2i driver 7, 15 bnx2id application 15 C Connecting to the iSCSI target 18 D discovering targets 18 downloading files 6 E Executing the bnx2id application 16 H HP NC-Series iSCSI offload initiator utilities 14, 15 HP ProLiant Licensing 11, 12, 14 I installation and configuration 6 installing bnx2, bnx2i, and...
Index A adapters supported 4 B Binding the iSCSI target 17 bnx2 driver 6 bnx2i driver 7, 15 bnx2id application 15 C Connecting to the iSCSI target 18 D discovering targets 18 downloading files 6 E Executing the bnx2id application 16 H HP NC-Series iSCSI offload initiator utilities 14, 15 HP ProLiant Licensing 11, 12, 14 I installation and configuration 6 installing bnx2, bnx2i, and...
HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA for HP Multifunction NICs User Guide
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Contents Overview...4 About HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA for HP Multifunction Network Adapters 4 HP RDMA environment and configuration requirements 4 Supported operating systems ...5 Installation ...6 HP NCU software installation...6 HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA Networking Pack license installation 6 Configuration ...9 Enabling RDMA devices...9 Testing HP RDMA functionality using the Microsoft wsdping.exe utility 14 Disabling an HP RDMA device...15 Statistics ...19 Displaying RDMA Statistics ...19 Acronyms and abbreviations...22 Index...23 Contents 3
Contents Overview...4 About HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA for HP Multifunction Network Adapters 4 HP RDMA environment and configuration requirements 4 Supported operating systems ...5 Installation ...6 HP NCU software installation...6 HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA Networking Pack license installation 6 Configuration ...9 Enabling RDMA devices...9 Testing HP RDMA functionality using the Microsoft wsdping.exe utility 14 Disabling an HP RDMA device...15 Statistics ...19 Displaying RDMA Statistics ...19 Acronyms and abbreviations...22 Index...23 Contents 3
HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA for HP Multifunction NICs User Guide
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... filter drivers inserted on the NDIS API. • RDMA performance may not run correctly when RDMA is a communications protocol that you upgrade all Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter firmware bootcode to version 1.9.6 using the Multifunction Firmware Upgrade Utility found on the HP ProLiant Networking Software CD in hardware on the network server adapter to individual ports on the same network.
... filter drivers inserted on the NDIS API. • RDMA performance may not run correctly when RDMA is a communications protocol that you upgrade all Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter firmware bootcode to version 1.9.6 using the Multifunction Firmware Upgrade Utility found on the HP ProLiant Networking Software CD in hardware on the network server adapter to individual ports on the same network.
HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA for HP Multifunction NICs User Guide
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...). For optimal performance on any system with an HP RDMA-enabled multifunction server adapter, HP recommends downloading and installing Microsoft support files (WindowsServer2003-KB910481-x86ENU.exe for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x86 and WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB910481x64-ENU.exe for Windows Server 2003 x64 operating systems) located on an HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter running x86 or x64 versions of the Microsoft®...
...). For optimal performance on any system with an HP RDMA-enabled multifunction server adapter, HP recommends downloading and installing Microsoft support files (WindowsServer2003-KB910481-x86ENU.exe for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x86 and WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB910481x64-ENU.exe for Windows Server 2003 x64 operating systems) located on an HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter running x86 or x64 versions of the Microsoft®...
HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA for HP Multifunction NICs User Guide
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...enabled. • If the Maximum Frame Size setting is more VLANs enabled. • When RDMA is enabled, non-HP filter drivers are terminated. To enable a Multifunction Server Adapter as an RDMA device, complete the following guidelines (conditions) in the NDIS stack shared with the RDMA stack, RDMA ...RDMA is enabled when Microsoft Windows Firewall is inserted in mind: • Microsoft Windows Firewall must be disabled before HP RDMA functionality can be enabled on a Multifunction adapter that has one or more than 1514 bytes, RDMA cannot be enabled. • RDMA cannot be enabled.
...enabled. • If the Maximum Frame Size setting is more VLANs enabled. • When RDMA is enabled, non-HP filter drivers are terminated. To enable a Multifunction Server Adapter as an RDMA device, complete the following guidelines (conditions) in the NDIS stack shared with the RDMA stack, RDMA ...RDMA is enabled when Microsoft Windows Firewall is inserted in mind: • Microsoft Windows Firewall must be disabled before HP RDMA functionality can be enabled on a Multifunction adapter that has one or more than 1514 bytes, RDMA cannot be enabled. • RDMA cannot be enabled.