IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 Benutzerhandbuch
SmartConnect User’s Guide
BMD00082, February 2009
Chapter 3: Switch Virtualization
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Port Configuration
To configure ports for the ServerMobility feature, choose Policies > Server Mobility > Port
Configuration.
Configuration.
Figure 3-E
ServerMobility Port Configuration Window
The following table describes the ServerMobility feature options for each port on the switch.
Note –
For port numbers, if the switch is part of a multi-switch stack, the displayed number
indicates the Configured Switch number (csnum) followed by the port number. See
for more information.
Table 3-2
ServerMobility Port Configuration Fields
Field
Description
Port
Identifies each port in the switch.
Port ServerMobility
Mode
Mode
Enables or disables the ServerMobility feature on the port. When enabled,
DHCP option 82 information is forwarded to the DHCP server.
DHCP option 82 information is forwarded to the DHCP server.
Port DHCP request fil-
tering mode
tering mode
Enables or disables filtering DHCP request information on the port. When
enabled, DHCP requests from the blade server are filtered, so that the DHCP
server receives only DHCP requests from the switch.
Note: If the ServerMobility feature is enabled on a port, it is recommended
that DHCP request filtering also be enabled.
enabled, DHCP requests from the blade server are filtered, so that the DHCP
server receives only DHCP requests from the switch.
Note: If the ServerMobility feature is enabled on a port, it is recommended
that DHCP request filtering also be enabled.
Backup port
Selects a backup port. The blade server connected to the backup port acts as
a backup to the server connected to this port. The backup server uses the
same IP address as the active server.
a backup to the server connected to this port. The backup server uses the
same IP address as the active server.