HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 6)

Introduction 6
Introduction
What's new
The command line interface user guide contains the following changes for VC 3.51:
• The output for the show server-port command has been updated.
Changes from VC 3.30 to 3.51
Command Changes Virtual Connect 3.30 Virtual Connect 3.51
show server-port This command now shows the link
status for FlexNIC ports. The
profile column has been
removed. The profile associated
with the FlexNIC ports is now
displayed as part of the physical
port information.
The FlexNIC port
output columns were
Adapter Type,
Network, MAC
Address, Fabric, Port,
WWN, and Profile.
The FlexNIC port
output columns are
Status, Network, MAC
Address, Fabric, Port,
and WWN.
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 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem
o HP 1/10Gb-F Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for the c-Class BladeSystem
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
• 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 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