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5.

Perform the following steps if the scenario is to replace a VC module in a horizontally adjacent
bay pair hosting VC Manager:
a.

Access the Onboard Administrator web interface for the enclosure to verify that the VC
Domain link in the bottom left portion of the screen correctly points to the VC Domain
Manager IP address.

b.

Perform a Systems Insight Manager discovery against the Onboard Administrator IP
address.

6.

Click the VC Domains tab from the VCEM home page.

7.

Select the same VC Domain, and click Add to VC Domain Group if there is an existing VC
Domain Group which meets minimum requirements. For more information, see

“Adding a VC

Domain to a VC Domain Group” (page 50)

. Otherwise, click New VC Domain Group. Wait

for the job to complete successfully.

8.

If you kept the server profiles (step 1) unassigned in the VC Domain Group then perform the
following steps to assign the server profiles back to the original VC Domain with replaced VC
modules:
a.

Click the Server Profiles tab from the VCEM home page.

b.

Select VC Domain in the first filter and select the VC Domain name (with the replaced VC
modules) in the second filter.

c.

For each server profile that was in the VC Domain (now with replaced VC modules)
perform the following steps:
i.

Ensure that the server is powered off.

ii.

Click Move and select the VC Domain Group where the original VC Domain is and
select the original server bay to assign it. For more information, see

“Moving a server

profile” (page 119)

. Wait for the job to complete successfully.

iii. Click Edit and recreate the necessary connections, or assign the existing connections

to the new fabrics and networks, depending on what was done in your replacement
scenario. Wait for the job to complete successfully.

iv.

Power up the server.

Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric module from a VC-FC module

Upgrading an enclosure to FlexFabric from a VC FC module in a VCEM managed VC Domain
requires several steps in both VC Manager and VCEM. To replace a VC-FC module with an HP
VC FlexFabric module:
1.

Release any server profile FC connections using WWN identifiers from the VCEM pool (if
any).
a.

Click the Server Profiles tab from the VCEM home page.

b.

Select VC Domain in the first filter and select the VC Domain name (with the replaced VC
modules) in the second filter.

c.

For each server profile in the selected VC Domain do the following:
i.

Ensure the server profile is powered off.

ii.

Click Edit and remove any FC profile connections that are associated to the
interconnect bays being upgraded. Wait for the job to complete successfully.

2.

Click the VC Domains tab from the home page.

3.

Select the VC Domain with the VC FC modules that you want to replace.

4.

Click Remove from VC Domain Group. Wait for the job to complete successfully.

5.

Follow the steps described in the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide at

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-class-tech-installing.html

according to the current replacement scenarios such as "Replacing any VC-FC module with
an HP VC FlexFabric module" for example.

Using FlexFabric modules

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