HP NC326m HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide
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HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide Part Number 515635-003 September 2009 (Third Edition) - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 2
of Microsoft Corporation. Intended audience This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels. - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 3
Contents Overview...4 Network Configuration Utility and Scripting 4 Scripting functionality ...4 Scripting ...5 Preliminary scripting information ...5 Order of adapters on target systems 5 Multifunction parameters on target systems 5 Teams on target systems ...6 Script conversion...8 Scripting - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 4
the utility provides the ability to perform adapter configuration using a batch process. This guide provides information about using the HP Network Adapter Scripting Utility to configure HP adapters. Scripting functionality Scripting functionality provides the capability to configure a target system - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 5
in non-HP BladeSystem configurations • Enclosure switch bay number and switch port order for adapters in HP BladeSystem an adapter that does not support iSCSI or TOE, they are ignored. • If an adapter supports multifunction parameters but the parameters are to Service Pack 2 or later. Scripting 5 - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 6
third-party firewalls; and NDIS 5.1 intermediate drivers. Download article number KB912222 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912222/en-us) from enabled" command. • Some HP NC-Series NetXen adapters require a TOE license. See the NCDE Release Notes for installation instructions and a list of adapters - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 7
party firewalls; and NDIS 5.1 intermediate drivers. Download article number KB912222 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912222/en-us x64 (SP1), you must upgrade to Service Pack 2 or later. iSCSI teaming limitations • The following team types are not supported for iSCSI-enabled adapters. Disable iSCSI - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 8
Scripts created with previous versions of the NCU are supported; however, HP recommends that you recreate the script using the latest a source ProLiant BL/ML/DL server on a target server. This utility is supported on the following Windows operating systems: • Windows Server 2008 SP2 • Windows Server - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 9
\log on the system drive. The supplied path must exist. An invalid log file name will cause the configuration to terminate with no changes. HP recommends this option only in batch files. This option causes all errors, including those errors normally treated as non-fatal errors, to be treated - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 10
/L cqniccmd /Cc:\HP\teamcfg.xml /Lc:\HP\config.log cqniccmd /C c:\HP\teamcfg.xml /L c:\HP\config.log cqniccmd /C"c:\HP\teamcfg.xml" /L" c:\HP\config.log" /F cqniccmd /F /C c:\HP\teamcfg.xml Scripting 10 - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 11
The following properties are configured on the target server adapters from the source server data. Each adapter property displays only if the property is supported by the selected adapter. • PriorityVLANTag-Enables or disables the ability to insert or remove the 802.1q tags for priority and VLAN - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 12
WireSpeed-Enables linking at 100 Mbps when using a cable that does not support Gigabit Speed. • WOLSpeed-Specifies the speed at which the adapter connects to must be set to manual. • OptimizationMethod-When this configuration is set to optimize, the driver automatically and continuously determines - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 13
set to manual, the user can select a Target DPC Rate and the driver adjusts the property displays only if the property is supported by the selected adapter. • SpeedDuplex-Determines Windows Server 2003 x64 (SP1), you must upgrade to Service Pack 2 or later. • VlanID-Specifies the VLAN identifier - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 14
-in address. This value must be a valid unicast address if it is edited. • TOEEnabled-Enables the offloading of TCP connections to HP Multifunction Server Adapters. Team configuration properties Team configuration properties that are configured on the target server include: • TeamName-Determines the - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 15
Windows Server 2008 systems only. • TOEEnabled-Enables the offloading of TCP connections to HP Multifunction Server Adapters. The TOEEnabled property is only valid when all the team members support TOE. Possible values are Enabled or Disabled and 0=Disabled; 1=Enabled. • RSSEnabled-Enables dynamic - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 16
XML data file XML elements and typical adapter teaming script The XML data file contains configuration properties for adapters and teams and consists of the following XML elements: • -Brackets the entire data file and is required. • -Defines adapter properties. • - - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 17
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iSCSIVlanId" value="1" /> - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 19
Error handling and reporting Error checking and completion code Errors can occur for a variety of reasons including differences between the source and target system NICs or because of errors introduced by editing the XML data file. The software performs extensive error checking as the XML data file - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 20
Acronyms and abbreviations iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interface NCU Network Configuration Utility NFT network fault tolerant RSS Receive-Side Scaling TOE TCP/IP Offload Engine VLAN virtual local-area network XML extensible markup language Acronyms and abbreviations 20 - HP NC326m | HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility User Guide - Page 21
Index A adapter order 5 arguments 9 B bay numbering 5 C checksum offload 11 codes, return 19 command line options 9 CQNICCMD 8 D data file 9, 16 E error code 19 examples 9 F Flow Control 11 I iSCSI configuration 13 iSCSI devices 5, 13 J jumbo packet 11 L load balancing 14 log files 19 M
HP ProLiant Network Adapter Scripting Utility
User Guide
Part Number 515635-003
September 2009 (Third Edition)