HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................7
Key features and benefits...........................................................................................................7
Key features........................................................................................................................7
Key benefits........................................................................................................................8
What's new........................................................................................................................8
Platform support.......................................................................................................................8
Product licensing......................................................................................................................8
Architectural overview...............................................................................................................9
HP Virtual Connect technology..............................................................................................9
Managing HP Virtual Connect..................................................................................................11
HP Virtual Connect Manager...............................................................................................11
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager................................................................................11
Understanding VCEM operations..............................................................................................11
VCEM home page features......................................................................................................14
2 Installing and configuring VCEM................................................................15
Preparing for a VCEM installation.............................................................................................15
Installation prerequisites..........................................................................................................15
Installing VCEM......................................................................................................................15
Removing VCEM....................................................................................................................15
Performing post-installation configuration tasks............................................................................16
Post-installation configuration tasks.......................................................................................16
Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and versions...........................................................19
3 Managing VC Domains............................................................................20
Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group....................................................22
Mixed Virtual Connect firmware versions and compatibility in a VC Domain Group....................25
Virtual Connect 3.15 features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of the VC Domain
Group with Virtual connect firmware 3.10, 3.0x, 2.3x, and 2.1x...............................................25
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.......................................................28
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...............................................................29
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.............................................................................30
VC Domain tasks....................................................................................................................33
VCEM cabinet licensing..........................................................................................................33
Creating a VC Domain Group..................................................................................................34
Adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group............................................................................36
Removing a VC Domain from a VC Domain Group.....................................................................38
Working with multienclosure VC Domains..................................................................................39
VC Domain Maintenance........................................................................................................42
Replicating VC Domain Group configurations to other VC Domains during VC Domain
Maintenance.....................................................................................................................43
Performing VC Domain Maintenance....................................................................................45
Backing up and restoring domain configurations through VC Domain Maintenance....................46
Changes in Virtual Connect Manager that might affect completing VC Domain Maintenance......47
Working with HP Virtual Connect 8Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem................47
Adding or removing remote enclosures from a multienclosure domain in VC Domain
Maintenance.....................................................................................................................47
Canceling a VC Domain Maintenance task................................................................................48
Resynchronizing a VC Domain with Configuration Mismatch........................................................48
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