HP Insight Management-Software User Manual
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If HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC modules and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC modules share
the same I/O bay slice. (For example, a HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module in I/O Bay 3
and a HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module in I/O Bay 4).
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In a multienclosure VC Domain, if there are mixed HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC modules and
HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC modules in the same I/O bay from different enclosures.
(For example, 4Gb FC modules in the local enclosure, but 8Gb FC modules in the remote
enclosures.)
To create a VC Domain Group from the VC Domains page, select the VC Domains:
1.
Click New VC Domain Group.
(Optional) If the enclosures related to the selected VC Domains are not licensed to VCEM,
then the License page appears below the VC Domains list. For more information, see
. Otherwise, the Create VC Domain Group appears below the
VC Domains list.
(Optional) You can provide a new name for the unconfigured VC Domains. Valid VC Domain
Group names are alphanumeric, hyphens (-), underscore (_), and cannot exceed 64 characters.
2.
Enter the user name and password for each VC Domain. Ensure you provide VC Domain
credentials with full privileges. VC Domains appear as:
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Unconfigured domains, which appear in the System Name column with the unassigned
name, VCD_name
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Configured domains, which appear in the System Name column with their previously
assigned name
3.
Enter the user name and password for the Onboard Administrator of each unconfigured VC
Domain. Ensure you provide the Onboard Administrator credentials with full privileges if the
Virtual Connect Module is not configured.
(Optional) In some cases you might want to overwrite the existing VC Domain configuration
for selected VC Domains. To enable this action, select Existing VC Domain configuration
settings for selected VC Domain(s) without server profiles will be overwritten by
selected base VC Domain configuration defined for the VC Domain Group
. In this case,
VCEM validates that the selected VC Domain configurations match the VC Domain Group
configuration. VC Domains that are already configured and have server profiles are not
affected.
4.
Enter the VC Domain Group name in the VC Domain Group Name field. Valid VC Domain
Group names are alphanumeric, hyphens (-), underscore (_), and cannot exceed 64 characters.
5.
From the Configuration based on VC Domain list, select the VC Domain configuration upon
which the new VC Domain Group is to be based. The Configuration VC Domain list contains
only configured VC Domains.
6.
From the Select MAC range type list, select whether the MAC address range type is
VCEM-defined, user-defined, or factory-default. You can only select the User-Defined option
for MAC range type if a MAC custom range is defined.
7.
From the Select WWN range type list, select whether the WWN address range type is
VCEM-defined, user-defined, or factory-default. You can only select the User-Defined option
for WWN range type if a WWN custom range is defined.
8.
From the Select Serial Number range type list, select whether the Serial Number address range
type is logical serial number, or factory-default.
9.
Click OK. The Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is executing the request
message appears.
10. Click OK to go to the Jobs page and monitor job progress.
11. (Optional) After creating a VC Domain Group from the Systems Insight Manager User and
Authorization page, select the user authorization privileges for that VC Domain Group. The
following table lists the privileges for selection.
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Managing VC Domains