HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software User Manual
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3.
(Optional) If you are installing VCEM as part of the HP Insight Software suite, after performing an HP
SIM discovery, access the HP Managed System Software Wizard and complete the steps in the wizard.
For more information about the wizard, see the
HP Insight Software Installation and Configuration
Guide.
NOTE:
VCEM 6.0 does not support VC firmware 1.3x or 1.2x. If you have these versions of VC
firmware, you must upgrade to at least 2.0x. While VCEM does not support these older firmware
versions, both VCEM and the HP Management System Software Wizard will not prevent you from
licensing these older firmware versions.
4.
(Optional) Configure the MAC addresses to match the needs in the data center.
a.
From the VCEM Home page, click the Home tab. In a stand-alone VCEM installation, to return to
the Home page, click the Home link on the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
b.
Click the MAC Addresses hyperlink.
c.
To create a custom range, click Add custom.
The MAC address range used by the VCEM domain must be unique within the environment. HP
provides a set of predefined ranges that are reserved for use by Virtual Connect and VCEM, and
does not conflict with server factory-default MAC addresses.
When using the HP-predefined MAC address ranges, be sure that each range is used only once
within the environment.
For more information, see
Adding custom MAC address ranges
5.
(Optional) Create MAC exclusion ranges. For more information, see
.
6.
(Optional) Configure the World Wide Names ranges to meet your requirements.
a.
From the VCEM Home page, click the Home tab. In a stand-alone VCEM installation, to return to
the Home page, click the Home link on the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
b.
Click the World Wide Names hyperlink.
c.
To create a custom range, click Add custom.
The WWN range used by the VCEM domain must be unique within the environment. HP provides
a set of predefined ranges that are reserved for use by Virtual Connect and VCEM, and does not
conflict with server factory-default WWNs.
When using the HP-predefined WWN ranges, be sure that each range is used only once within
the environment.
For more information, see
Adding custom WWN address ranges
7.
(Optional) Create WWN exclusion ranges. For more information, see
.
8.
Click the VC Domains tab. VC Domains appear as the following:
•
Unconfigured VC Domains—Appear as VCD_name, where name is the temporary name
automatically given to the VC Domain.
•
Configured VC Domains—Appear with the VC Domain name.
9.
Select a VC Domain, and then click License to license the domain. For more information on licensing,
see
Licensing an enclosure for VCEM
.
10. Create a new VC Domain Group, and then add one or more already licensed VC Domains to it. For
more information on creating a new VC Domain Group, see
You can continue using VCEM and its additional functions such as creating profiles and assigning them to
bays.
VCEM uses a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection provided by HP SIM. For more information about the
available cipher suites and how to enable or disable them, see the
Understanding HP SIM security white
paper at
VCEM uses the same TCP ports as HP SIM. VCEM does not open any other TCP ports.
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Installing and configuring VCEM