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Hewlett Packard Enterprise | a00136617en_us
Advisory: (Revision) HPE OneView - Unable to Set a Custom MAC Address with the "Use User-Specified IDs" Option in Server Profile
Last update date:
1/16/2024
Affected products:
HPE Synergy Composer
HPE OneView
Affected releases:
HPE OneView
Fixed releases:
No fixed releases provided.
Description:
Info
Document Version Release Date Details 2 January 16, 2024 Updated the Resolution with the permanent fix, OneView 8.7. 1 December 18, 2023 Original Document Release. HPE OneView allows users to specify a MAC address when creating an Ethernet connection. When creating or editing the server profile, the "Use user-specified IDs" option is used, as shown below: After the MAC address is specified on the Connection window, and the Server Profile is applied, the profile Creation/Apply task will be completed without any warning/alert, but the user-specified MAC address value will not be applied:
Scope
Any HPE Synergy servers that are managed by HPE OneView 8.30 (or later).
Resolution
This issue is resolved in HPE OneView 8.7. Update to OneView 8.70 or later. As a workaround, perform the following procedure below to create a server profile connection with the "User Specified Ids": Use the following command to create a profile connection with "User Specified Ids". Refer to the "Server Profiles" section in HPE OneView API Reference. Enter the commands, for example: PUT/rest/server-profiles/{id} The following is an example of the JSON body that can be used as a reference: { "uri" : "/rest/server-profiles/bf2d84ec-d1e5-497c-8d28-bf1642be3b8b", "name": "Mactestserver", "serverHardwareUri":"/rest/server-hardware/39313738-3034-4753-4830-333654395936", "serverHardwareTypeUri":"/rest/server-hardware-types/11CF9583-DAF6-4CB2-A1E3-BFAD19302A9B", "enclosureGroupUri":"/rest/enclosure-groups/2b22c6da-a02b-4715-bde4-247277fddb2a", "affinity" : "BayAndServer", "connectionSettings" : { "connections" : [{"id":3, "name":"Mac_test", "functionType":"Ethernet", "portId":"Auto", "requestedMbps":"2500", "networkUri":"/rest/ethernet-networks/22113c88-92cf-4260-a2d3-b2a0c0556fab", "managed":true, "lagName":null, "isolatedTrunk":false, "wwpnType":"Virtual", "mac":"2C:22:33:44:55:66", "macType":"UserDefined", "wwpn":null, "wwnn":null, "requestedVFs":"0", "ipv4":{}}]}, "eTag": "1702292793964/185"} The following is also a JSON body example: RECEIVE PROACTIVE UPDATES : Receive support alerts (such as Customer Advisories), as well as updates on drivers, software, firmware, and customer replaceable components, proactively in your e-mail through HPE Support Alerts. Sign up for Support Alerts at the following URL: HPE Email Preference Center. NAVIGATION TIP: For hints on navigating HPE.com to locate the latest drivers, patches and other support software downloads, refer to the Navigation Tips document. SEARCH TIP: For hints on locating similar documents on HPE.com, refer to the Search Tips document.
