HP Insight Management-Software - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
1 Introduction.............................................................................................11
Key features and benefits.........................................................................................................11
Key features......................................................................................................................11
Key benefits......................................................................................................................12
What's new......................................................................................................................12
Platform support.....................................................................................................................12
Product licensing....................................................................................................................12
Architectural overview.............................................................................................................13
HP Virtual Connect technology............................................................................................13
Managing HP Virtual Connect..................................................................................................15
HP Virtual Connect Manager...............................................................................................15
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager................................................................................15
Understanding VCEM operations..............................................................................................15
VCEM home page features......................................................................................................18
2 Installing and configuring VCEM................................................................19
Preparing for a VCEM installation.............................................................................................19
Installation prerequisites..........................................................................................................19
Hardware requirements......................................................................................................19
Software requirements........................................................................................................19
Virtual Connect requirements...............................................................................................20
Managed servers...............................................................................................................20
Installing VCEM......................................................................................................................21
Removing VCEM....................................................................................................................21
Performing post-installation configuration tasks............................................................................22
Post-installation configuration tasks.......................................................................................22
Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and versions...........................................................24
3 Managing VC Domains............................................................................25
Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group....................................................27
Mixed Virtual Connect firmware versions and compatibility in a VC Domain Group....................29
Virtual Connect 3.10 features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of the VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 3.0x, 2.3x and 2.1x.......................................................31
Virtual Connect 3.0x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of the VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 2.1x and 2.3x...............................................................31
Virtual Connect 2.3x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of the VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 2.1x.............................................................................33
VC Domain tasks....................................................................................................................36
VCEM cabinet licensing..........................................................................................................36
Creating a VC Domain Group..................................................................................................37
Adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group............................................................................39
Removing a VC Domain from a VC Domain Group.....................................................................40
Working with multienclosure VC Domains..................................................................................42
VC Domain Maintenance........................................................................................................45
Replicating VC Domain Group configurations to other VC Domains during VC Domain
Maintenance.....................................................................................................................46
Performing VC Domain Maintenance....................................................................................47
Backing up and restoring domain configurations through VC Domain Maintenance....................48
Changes in Virtual Connect Manager that might affect completing VC Domain Maintenance......49
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