HP Virtual Connect 1.10Gb-F Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 31)

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Installation
Supported configurations
Versions 1.10 and higher of the Virtual Connect firmware support up to eight Virtual Connect Ethernet
modules in a single c7000 enclosure, and up to four Virtual Connect Fibre Channel modules in a single
c7000 enclosure. In addition, versions 1.20 and higher of the Virtual Connect firmware support up to
four Virtual Connect Ethernet modules in a single c3000 enclosure, and up to two Virtual Connect Fibre
Channel modules in a single c3000 enclosure. The following configuration guidelines help identify
supported configurations:
• In all Virtual Connect configurations, a Virtual Connect Ethernet module must be installed in
interconnect bay 1. The embedded Virtual Connect Manager typically runs on this module.
• To support high availability of the Virtual Connect environment, HP recommends that Virtual Connect
Ethernet modules be used in interconnect bays 1 and 2. The embedded Virtual Connect Manager
will run in an active/standby configuration. See "Failover and check-pointing (on page
50 )."
• Virtual Connect Ethernet modules are typically used in pairs to provide access to all Ethernet
controllers on the server blade.
• The specific interconnect bays with Ethernet connectivity, other than bay 1 and 2, depend on
mezzanine card locations within the server blade.
• If a Virtual Connect Ethernet module is installed in an interconnect bay, the only module that can be
installed in the horizontally adjacent bay is another Virtual Connect Ethernet module of the same
type.
• If an HP VC-FC module is installed in an interconnect bay, the only module that can be installed in
the horizontally adjacent bay is another VC-FC module.
• For c3000 enclosures, when two Fibre Channel mezzanine cards are installed in slots 2 and 3 of a
full-height server blade, the VC Manager only creates Fibre Channel connections and assigns
WWNs to the ports associated with the Fibre Channel mezzanine card in slot 2. This restriction does
not apply for c7000 enclosures.
IMPORTANT: To support high availability, always install Virtual Connect Ethernet modules in
interconnect bays 1 and 2.
HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure supported configurations
The following tables show a number of typical, supported configurations for an HP BladeSystem c7000
Enclosure.
[Bay 1] VC Ethernet [Bay 2] Empty
[Bay 3] Other/empty [Bay 4] Other/empty
[Bay 5] Other/empty [Bay 6] Other/empty
[Bay 7] Other/empty [Bay 8] Other/empty