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7.
To configure the VC Domain, see the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide.
8.
Access the Onboard Administrator web interface for the enclosure to verify that the VC Domain
link in the bottom left correctly points to the VC Domain Manager IP address.
9.
To find the new enclosure, run an Systems Insight Manager discovery against the Onboard
Administrator IP address.
10. From the VCEM home page, click the VC Domains tab.
11. Select the newly discovered VC Domain, and then click Add to VC Domain Group. Wait for
the job to complete successfully. If the newly discovered VC Domain is in an unlicensed
enclosure, you will be prompted to provide licensing information.
Replacing VC modules
Replacing VC modules in a VC Domain managed by VCEM
To replace a VC Ethernet module or a VC Fibre Channel module of a VC Domain managed by
VCEM, perform the following steps:
1.
From the VCEM home page, click the VC Domains tab.
2.
Select the VC Domain with the VC modules to be replaced.
3.
Click Remove from VC Domain Group. Wait for the job to complete successfully.
4.
Follow the steps in the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Setup and Installation Guide
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to replace the module based on the module model and disposition.
5.
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.
6.
Perform an Systems Insight Manager discovery against the Onboard Administrator IP address.
7.
From the VCEM home page, click the VC Domains tab.
8.
Select the same VC Domain, and then click New VC Domain Group or Add to VC Domain
Group. Wait for the job to complete successfully.
Verify that the VC Domain meets the requirements for creating a new VC Domain Group or
adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group.
For more information, see
“Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group”
.
Replacing VC modules in interconnect bays three to eight in a VC Domain Managed
by VCEM without removing the VC Domain from the VC Domain Group
Perform the following steps to replace a VC Ethernet module or a VC Fibre Channel module in
interconnect bays three to eight of a VC Domain managed by VCEM without removing the VC
Domain from the VC Domain Group:
1.
Ensure that the VC Domain Group has only one VC Domain.
2.
Click VC Domains from the VCEM home page
3.
Select the VC Domain with the VC modules to be replaced.
NOTE:
The modules to be replaced cannot be primary or secondary modules (usually
interconnect bays one and two) and the modules must have the same model.
4.
Click VC Domain Maintenance... and then click Make Changes via VC Manager….
5.
Replace the VC modules in the enclosure rear interconnect bays. Verify that the network and
SAN connections wired to the new VC modules are the same as the old connections.
6.
Use the VCSU to update the Virtual Connect firmware using the same firmware version that
was previous installed on the replaced modules to make sure the new modules have the same
firmware version.
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