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HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software User Manual

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a physical stand-alone console, as a plug-in to Systems Insight Manager, and as a virtual server
guest.

The majority of VCEM operations are accessed through a dedicated home page which includes
the following core tasks:

Discover and import existing VC Domains without system downtime.

Aggregates individual VC address information for LAN and SAN connectivity into a centrally
administered VCEM address repository.

Create VC Domain Groups.

Assign and unassign VC Domains to VC Domain Groups.

Define server profiles and link to available LAN and SAN network resources.

Assign server profiles to BladeSystem enclosures, enclosure bays, and VC Domain Groups.

Change, move, or automatically failover server profiles to spare servers.

Rapidly install new bare-metal HP BladeSystem enclosures by assigning it to a VC Domain
Group.

Figure 2 Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager home page

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Introduction