HP BladeSystem Dual NC370i - Multifunction Network Adapter Release Note

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SetLACState UtilityIf a server contains more than one server adapter and at least one of those adapters is not connected, theserver is displayed as failed on some network management consoles and SNMP traps may be triggered.The SetLACState utility allows the user to disable the Local Area Connection containing the unusedadapter and, as a result, the server does not display as failed and SNMP traps are avoided. The serveradapter identified by the Local Area Connection must be an HP-supported adapter.The SetLACState utility is installed as part of the Network Configuration Utility (NCU) component pack forthe following operating systems:• Windows Server 2008• Windows Server 2008 x64• Windows Server 2003• Windows Server 2003 x64• Windows 2000Upon installation SetLACState.exe is copied into the %ProgramFiles%\HP\NCU directory.This utility can be run from the command prompt, be used during RDP installations, or be added to the[GuiRunOnce] section of unattend.txt for use in unattended installation. This utility cannot be used todisable or enable teams of adapters.Use the following format:.SetLACState [Enable | Disable] [/l] [/? | /help]Where:• is the name or ID of the LAN Connection (for example, Local AreaConnection or 1, 2, or 3).IMPORTANT: If using this utility in the [GuiRunOnce] section of unattend.txt, you must specifythe ID of the Local Area Connection. Specifying the name of the Local Area Connection willresult in an error. "Local Area Connection" has an ID of 1; "Local Area Connection 2" has anID of 2, and so on. Local Area Connections that have been renamed no longer have an ID.• [Disable] disables the specified Local Area Connection.• [Enable] enables the specified Local Area Connection.• [/l allows the user to specify the location at which the logfile is saved. The default locationof the logfile is on the system drive, %SystemRoot%\cpqsystem\log\setlacstate.log.Example:To disable Local Area Connection 2, you can type one of the following:• SetLACState 2 disable• SetLACState "Local Area Connection 2" disableSpecifying Enable for a connection that is already enabled or Disable for a connection that is alreadydisabled will not generate an error.December 2007 (Third Edition)Part Number 355364-00C

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