HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
About this document......................................................................................9
Intended audience..................................................................................................................................9
Publishing history....................................................................................................................................9
Related documents..................................................................................................................................9
HP encourages your comments.................................................................................................................9
1 Introduction.............................................................................................11
Key features and benefits.......................................................................................................................11
Key features....................................................................................................................................11
Key benefits....................................................................................................................................11
What's new.........................................................................................................................................12
Platform support....................................................................................................................................12
Product licensing...................................................................................................................................12
Architectural overview............................................................................................................................13
HP Virtual Connect technology..........................................................................................................13
Managing HP Virtual Connect...........................................................................................................15
HP Virtual Connect Manager.......................................................................................................15
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager.........................................................................................15
VCEM operations............................................................................................................................15
Setup and configuration summary...........................................................................................................17
2 Installing and configuring VCEM................................................................19
Preparing for a VCEM installation...........................................................................................................19
Installation prerequisites.........................................................................................................................19
Hardware requirements....................................................................................................................19
Software requirements......................................................................................................................19
Virtual Connect requirements.............................................................................................................20
Managed servers.............................................................................................................................20
Installing VCEM....................................................................................................................................21
Removing VCEM...................................................................................................................................21
Performing post-installation configuration tasks..........................................................................................22
Post-installation configuration tasks.....................................................................................................22
Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and versions....................................................................23
VCEM home page................................................................................................................................24
3 Managing VC Domains............................................................................25
VC Domains.........................................................................................................................................25
Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group.............................................................27
Mixed Virtual Connect firmware versions and firmware compatibility in a VC Domain Group................29
Virtual Connect 3.0x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of the VC Domain Group
with Virtual Connect firmware 2.1x and 2.3x..................................................................................30
Virtual Connect 2.3x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of the VC Domain Group
with Virtual Connect firmware 2.1x................................................................................................31
VC Domain tasks.............................................................................................................................34
Licensing an enclosure for VCEM.......................................................................................................34
Creating a VC Domain Group...........................................................................................................35
Adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group.....................................................................................37
Removing a VC Domain from a VC Domain Group..............................................................................38
Working with multienclosure VC Domains...........................................................................................39
VC Domain Maintenance..................................................................................................................41
VC Domain Group configuration replicated to other VC Domains during VC Domain Maintenance.......43
Performing VC Domain Maintenance.............................................................................................44
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