HP Insight Management-Software - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................8
Key features and benefits...........................................................................................................8
Key features........................................................................................................................8
Key benefits........................................................................................................................9
What's new........................................................................................................................9
Platform support.......................................................................................................................9
Product licensing......................................................................................................................9
Architectural overview.............................................................................................................10
HP Virtual Connect technology............................................................................................10
Managing HP Virtual Connect..................................................................................................12
HP Virtual Connect Manager...............................................................................................12
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager................................................................................12
Understanding VCEM operations..............................................................................................12
VCEM home page features......................................................................................................15
2 Installing and configuring VCEM................................................................16
Preparing for a VCEM installation.............................................................................................16
Installation prerequisites..........................................................................................................16
Installing VCEM......................................................................................................................16
Removing VCEM....................................................................................................................17
Performing post-installation configuration tasks............................................................................17
Post-installation configuration tasks.......................................................................................17
Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and versions...........................................................20
Installing VCEM in an HA clustered CMS configuration in an Microsoft Cluster Server cluster............20
3 Managing VC Domains............................................................................22
Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group....................................................24
Mixed Virtual Connect firmware versions and compatibility in a VC Domain Group....................27
Virtual Connect 3.3x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 3.15 – 3.18, 3.10, 3.0x, 2.3x, and 2.1x.............................28
Virtual Connect 3.15 features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 3.10, 3.0x, 2.3x, and 2.1x..............................................32
Virtual Connect 3.10 features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 3.0x, 2.3x and 2.1x.......................................................35
Virtual Connect 3.0x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 2.1x and 2.3x...............................................................36
Virtual Connect 2.3x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 2.1x.............................................................................38
VC Domain tasks....................................................................................................................41
VCEM licensing......................................................................................................................41
Creating a VC Domain Group..................................................................................................42
Adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group............................................................................44
Removing a VC Domain from a VC Domain Group.....................................................................46
Working with multienclosure VC Domains..................................................................................48
VC Domain Maintenance........................................................................................................50
Replicating VC Domain Group configurations to other VC Domains during VC Domain
Maintenance.....................................................................................................................51
Performing VC Domain Maintenance....................................................................................53
Backing up and restoring domain configurations through VC Domain Maintenance....................54
Changes in Virtual Connect Manager that might affect completing VC Domain Maintenance......55
Using VLAN capacity.........................................................................................................56
Working with HP Virtual Connect 8Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem................56
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