server-profile

The server-profile command creates a server profile for a server and assigns it to the physical server. The profile contains properties for the server. This command also displays or removes a server profile.

Syntax

add server-profile name physical-server
add server-profile {*|name} connection physical-server [–descr=text]
set server-profile {*|name} connect physical-server
set server-profile {*|name} disconnect
set server-profile {*|name} down
set server-profile name iscsi-boot [vnic-name|none] targetIP [mount {direct /dev/node|LABEL=label|lvm group-name  volume-name}]
set server-profile {*|name} reset
set server-profile {*|name} up
set server-profile {*|name} [–default-gateway=name|none]
set server-profile {*|name} [–descr==text]
set server-profile {*|name}
remove server-profile name
remove server-profile name [vhbas] [vnics] [–noconfirm]
show server-profile name
show server-profile name [alarms][connection][iscsi-boot][throughput][vhbas][vnics][where]

This hardware command has subcommands that determine its functionality. This table describes the subcommands and provides their syntax.

Subcommand Description alarms Displays the alarms. connection Adds, sets, and displays the attributes of the physical connection to the server. connect Connects the server profile to the specified server. disconnect Disconnects the server profile from the physical server. down Deactivates the server profile. iscsi-boot Configures the iSCSI boot options for the server profile. reset Resets the busy state. throughput Displays throughput statistics. up Activates the server profile. vhbas Displays the list of vHBAs. vnics Displays the list of vNICs. where Filters settings on the server profile.

where:

• name is the name of the server profile. Use a name that is unique to the fabric. A server profile name must be between 1 and 32 characters. Restrict characters in the name to alphanumerics, the dash (-), and the underscore (_).

• physical-server is the name of a server connected to the fabric.

• targetIP is the IP address of the target vNIC.

• vnic-name is the name of an existing vNIC.

Options

Option Description –default gateway The name of a default gateway that is already configured. –descr An optional description of the server profile. This description is for your own use. If the description includes spaces, enclose the entire description in quotation marks. –noconfirm The process completes without prompting you for confirmation. The argument automatically answers yes to any prompts.

Example: Create a Server Profile

This example shows how to add a server profile named mytest.

[OFOS] add server-profile mytest ? 
Possible completions:
  alexander@iowa:ServerPort8  Connection to host alexander (up)
  ceasar@iowa:ServerPort24    Connection to host caesar (up)
[OFOS] add server-profile mytest alexander@iowa:ServerPort8 

All the physical servers connected to the fabric are displayed. The two servers listed (alexander and caesar) were automatically discovered by the fabric.