HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module Enterprise Edition for BLc7000 Dual-Hop - Page 23

FCoE Server traffic configuration Unifying storage traffic and network traffic on the same link can present some challenges and usually requires more careful bandwidth management than standard Ethernet environments. One easy solution is to maintain the server traffic to reasonable connection speed by using the VC Maximum connection speed option. This option limits the server traffic by providing a maximum connection speed option for defined networks. This option is recommended for high oversubscribed environment where the number of FCoE uplinks are limited which can increase the risk of congestion and could badly impact the network performance. Note: Maximum bandwidth optimization requires the Flex-10 and FlexFabric adapter firmware and drivers to be updated to SPP version 2013.02.00 with Hotfix (10.70) - Linux Drivers and CNA Firmware for VC 4.01 compatibility, to take advantage of this enhancement. This feature excludes support for the following adapters:  HP NC551i Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter  HP NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter  HP NC550m 10Gb 2-port PCIe x8 Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter To configure a maximum bandwidth limit from Server for the FCoE traffic:  Go to the Ethernet Networks and select the first FCoE network and click Edit.  Check the Advanced Network Settings option.  Check Set Maximum Connection Speed.  Select the best suitable speed for the maximum connection speed in order to meet your network design. Click Apply and Apply again to save the new FCoE network configuration. This value will limit the maximum port speed from Server for the FlexHBA associated with this FCoE network. 23