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    <title>topic Virtual Connect MAC address manual assignment in BladeSystem - General</title>
    <link>https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/virtual-connect-mac-address-manual-assignment/m-p/5331517#M32726</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color="#000000"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Mohammed was looking for some assistance:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;********************&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I was wondering if there is a way to manually assign the virtual MAC addresses and WWN within a profile ?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;i.e. instead of having the automatically assigned virtual MAC address of xxxxxxx20, changing it to xxxxxxx80, and the same for the WWN..&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I would appreciate any kind of help on this.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;**********************&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color="#000000"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Vincent replied:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;***********************&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Yes you can, with the VCM CLI. Example from the CLI user guide (&lt;A href="http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02514404/c02514404.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02514404/c02514404.pdf&lt;/A&gt;):&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&amp;gt;add enet-connection MyNewProfile&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;AddressType=User-Defined EthernetMAC=00-17-A4-77-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;00-00 iScsiMAC=00-17-A4-77-00-01&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Adds a new Ethernet network connection and provides user-defined&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;MAC addresses&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;***************&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color="#000000"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Other suggestions or comments?&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:37:43 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>chuckk281</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2011-09-14T12:37:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Virtual Connect MAC address manual assignment</title>
      <link>https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/virtual-connect-mac-address-manual-assignment/m-p/5331517#M32726</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color="#000000"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Mohammed was looking for some assistance:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;********************&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I was wondering if there is a way to manually assign the virtual MAC addresses and WWN within a profile ?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;i.e. instead of having the automatically assigned virtual MAC address of xxxxxxx20, changing it to xxxxxxx80, and the same for the WWN..&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I would appreciate any kind of help on this.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;**********************&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color="#000000"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Vincent replied:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;***********************&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Yes you can, with the VCM CLI. Example from the CLI user guide (&lt;A href="http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02514404/c02514404.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02514404/c02514404.pdf&lt;/A&gt;):&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&amp;gt;add enet-connection MyNewProfile&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;AddressType=User-Defined EthernetMAC=00-17-A4-77-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;00-00 iScsiMAC=00-17-A4-77-00-01&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Adds a new Ethernet network connection and provides user-defined&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;MAC addresses&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;***************&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color="#000000"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Other suggestions or comments?&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:37:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>chuckk281</dc:creator>
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