HP Cisco MDS 8/24c HP Virtual Connect: Common Myths, Misperceptions, and Objec - Page 24

Table 6. Virtual Connect versus Traditional Ethernet or Fibre Channel Switches Description Virtual Connect Traditional Switches Provides port level ACLs, and VLAN ACLs   Provides port trunking (EtherChannel) on server downlinks   Provides user configurable QoS features for individual server NICs   No impact on data center Spanning  Tree config or VTP config  Allows blade enclosure to represent  itself as a single, large hypervisor  host to external network Does not require configuration &  management of traditional switches  inside each blade enclosure Maintains consistent UUID for OS  image after server hardware  changes/moves Maintains consistent server serial  number for OS image after server  hardware changes/moves Maintains consistent MAC addresses  after server hardware  changes/moves Maintains consistent WWNs after  server hardware changes/moves  When server admin moves server  profile, a downlink's VLAN  assignments automatically follows When server admin moves server  profile, a downlink's VLAN tagging  configuration automatically follows When server admin moves server  profile, an HBA's SAN fabric  assignment automatically follows Maintains consistent PXE setting for  server NICs after server hardware  changes/moves Maintains consistent FC Boot  parameters after server hardware  changes/moves Enables Server Admin to make server  network connectivity changes without  interruption of LAN and SAN admins Enables Server Admin to adjust  bandwidth allocation to a NIC on the  fly, from 100Mbps to 10Gbps. 24