HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software - Manual (Page 23)

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 Creating MAC exclusion ranges .
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 Creating WWN exclusion ranges .
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 Creating a VC Domain Group .
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 http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html .
VCEM uses the same TCP ports as HP SIM. VCEM does not open any other TCP ports.
Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and versions
If unsupported VC Domain firmware versions are detected at the end of an VCEM 6.1 upgrade, a warning
message similar to the following is displayed:
Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) detected there is one or more VC
Domain Group running on an unsupported firmware mode during the upgrade. VCEM
has marked all affected VC Domain Group(s) and VC Domain(s) with an incompatible
status. VCEM 6.1 will be unable to perform server profile operations that
belong to these marked VC Domains.
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