HP Integrity BL890c - i2 Server Manual page 225

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Trunking (Cisco)
Trunking (Industry)
Trunking (Industry)
VLAN
VLAN Tagging
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)*
vNIC
vNet
*The feature is not supported by Virtual Connect.
**This feature was added for Virtual Connect Flex-10.
A feature that, when enabled, configures a Virtual Connect network so that if all external uplinks
lose link to external switches, Virtual Connect will drop the Ethernet link on all local server blade
Ethernet ports connected to that network.
802.1Q VLAN tagging
Combining ports to provide one or more of the following benefits: greater bandwidth, load
balancing, and redundancy.
Combining ports to provide one or more of the following benefits: greater bandwidth, load
balancing, and redundancy.
A virtual network within a physical network.
Tagging/marking an Ethernet frame with an identity number representing a virtual network.
A Cisco proprietary protocol used for configuring and administering VLANs on Cisco network
devices.
Virtual NIC port. A software-based NIC used by Virtualization Managers
Virtual Connect Network used to connect server NICs to the external Network
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