HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software User Manual
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7.
Add the two FlexFabric modules in both horizontally adjacent bays three and four.
8.
Create new Ethernet network connections and FC SAN Fabrics connections linked to the
FlexFabric module uplink ports.
9.
Create a new VC Domain Group with the latest version of firmware in VCEM using this VC
Domain (with the HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24port module).
10. Reassign the existing Ethernet connections in the server profiles or add new connections to
the server profiles, depending on what was selected in
11. Edit an existing server profile and add a network connection that uses the FlexFabric uplink
port.
12. Edit an existing server profile and an iSCSI connection and boot option that uses the FlexFabric
uplink port.
13. Create a new server profile and add a network connection that uses the FlexFabric uplink
port.
14. Create a new server profile and add a iSCSI connection and iSCSI boot that uses the FlexFabric
uplink port.
Replacing FC modules with FlexFabric modules in an existing VCEM managed VC
Domain
This scenario describes how to replace existing FC modules in bays three and four with VC-FC 4
Gb or VC-FC 8 Gb 24 port modules in an existing VC Domain. It also describes how to start using
FCoE functionality in existing or new server profiles.
1.
Remove the VC Domain from the existing VC Domain Group.
2.
Upgrade the VC Domain firmware to the latest version of VC firmware.
3.
Replace the blade server FC HBA mezzanine cards with FlexFabric Adapter mezzanine cards.
4.
Unassign any FC profile connections that are attached to the interconnect bays being replaced.
This can be done by unassigning the FC connections in the server profile. HP recommends
that you do this in order so you do not lose the MAC addresses.
5.
Delete any FC SAN fabric connections that were created using uplinks from the interconnect
bays that are to be replaced.
6.
Physically remove the FC modules from both horizontally adjacent bays three and four.
7.
Add the two FlexFabric modules in both horizontally adjacent bays three and four with
appropriate FC SPF+ transceivers.
8.
Recreate previously deleted FC SAN fabrics using FlexFabric uplink ports (X1 to X4) .
9.
Create a new VC Domain Group with the latest version of VC firmware in VCEM and using
this VC Domain (with the HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24port module).
After performing all the steps in
“Replacing FC modules with FlexFabric modules in an existing
VCEM managed VC Domain” (page 76)
you can create, or edit any existing server profiles and
use the available networks or SAN Fabrics from the FlexFabric module to create FCoE or iSCSI
connections.
Replacing VC Ethernet and FC modules with FlexFabric modules in an existing VCEM
managed VC Domain
This scenario describes how to replace existing VC-Ethernet 10/10 Gb-F modules in bays one and
two and VC-FC 4 Gb or VC-FC 8 Gb 24 port modules in bays three, four, five and six . It also
describes how to start using FlexFabric functionality in existing or new server profiles.
1.
Remove the VC Domain from the existing VC Domain Group.
2.
Upgrade the VC Domain firmware to the latest version of VC firmware.
3.
Save the configuration.
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