HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 10)

Introduction 10
Command Changes Virtual Connect 3.60 Virtual Connect
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set user-security The default password for
this command was updated
from 3 characters to 8
characters.
The default value for
the MinPassword
Length property is 3
characters.
The default value for
the MinPassword
Length property is 8
characters.
Virtual Connect overview
HP Virtual Connect is a set of interconnect modules and embedded software for HP BladeSystem c-Class
enclosures that simplifies the setup and administration of server connections. Virtual Connect includes the
following components:
• VC-Enet modules
o HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for BladeSystem c-Class
o HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module for BladeSystem c-Class, which provides the
capability to configure Ethernet and FC/FCoE or iSCSI connections
o HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for BladeSystem c-Class
• VC-FC modules
o HP 4Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem
o HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for BladeSystem c-Class (enhanced NPIV)
o HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module for BladeSystem c-Class
o HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module for BladeSystem c-Class
• HP Virtual Connect Manager
Virtual Connect implements server edge virtualization between the server and the data center infrastructure
so networks can communicate with individual servers or pools of HP BladeSystem servers, and so you can
upgrade, replace, or move server blades within the enclosures without changes being visible to the external
LAN and SAN environments. The external networks connect to a shared resource pool of servers rather than
to individual servers. Virtual Connect cleanly separates server enclosure administration from LAN and SAN
administration.
VCM is embedded on the VC-Enet module. You can access VCM through a web-based GUI or CLI. The
Onboard Administrator provides a web link to the Virtual Connect GUI. The CLI can be accessed remotely
through any SSH session or through the Onboard Administrator CLI.
The VC modules support the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure, the HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure, and
all the server blades and networks contained within the enclosure. FlexFabric modules are only supported in
BladeSystem c7000 enclosures with G6 or newer server blades or Integrity i2 server blades with Virtual
Connect firmware v3.15 and later.
VC-Enet modules enable connectivity to data center Ethernet switches. VC-Enet modules can also be directly
connected to other types of devices, such as printers, laptops, rack servers, and network storage devices.
The VC-FC and FlexFabric modules enable connectivity of the enclosure to data center FC switches. Every FC
fabric is limited in the number of switches it can support, but the VC-FC modules do not appear as switches
to the FC fabric and do not count against FC fabric limits.
A basic Virtual Connect domain includes a single HP c-Class BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure for a total of 16
servers (or up to 32 servers if the double-dense option is enabled), or a single HP c-Class BladeSystem c3000