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4 managing vc domain groups, 5 managing server profiles, 6 managing enclosure bay assignments – HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software User Manual

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Backing up and restoring domain configurations through VC Domain Maintenance.............................45
Changes in Virtual Connect Manager that might affect completing VC Domain Maintenance...............46
Working with HP Virtual Connect 8Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem........................46
Adding or removing remote enclosures from a multienclosure domain in VC Domain Maintenance........46

Canceling a VC Domain Maintenance task.........................................................................................46
Resynchronizing a VC Domain with Configuration Mismatch..................................................................47

4 Managing VC Domain Groups..................................................................49

VC Domain Groups...............................................................................................................................49

Creating a VC Domain Group...........................................................................................................50
Maintaining a VC Domain from the VC Domain Group page................................................................52
Canceling a VC Domain Group maintenance task...............................................................................52
Upgrading VC Domain Group Firmware Mode....................................................................................52
Deleting a VC Domain Group...........................................................................................................53
Adding or removing VC modules to VC Domain Group configuration.....................................................54
Moving Ethernet networks (VLANs tagged) from one shared uplink to another.........................................55
Correlating VCEM operations in HP SIM and Virtual Connect logs.........................................................55

5 Managing server profiles...........................................................................57

Profiles................................................................................................................................................57

Creating a profile............................................................................................................................59
Configuring the target boot LUN........................................................................................................60
Configuring multiple networks............................................................................................................60
Configuring Network Port Speed........................................................................................................61
Deleting a profile.............................................................................................................................62
Editing a profile...............................................................................................................................62
Verifying the presence of EFI partition data.........................................................................................62
Assigning a profile...........................................................................................................................63
Unassigning a profile.......................................................................................................................63
Copying and assigning a profile to a bay...........................................................................................63
Moving a profile..............................................................................................................................64
Performing a VC Profile Failover.........................................................................................................64

Preconditions for VC Profile Failover..............................................................................................65
Designating spare bays...............................................................................................................65
Initiating VC Profile Failover through the VCEM CLI.........................................................................65
Initiating VC Profile Failover through the VCEM GUI........................................................................65
Initiating VC Profile Failover using HP SIM Automatic Event Handling................................................65

6 Managing enclosure bay assignments.........................................................67

Bays....................................................................................................................................................67

Powering down a bay......................................................................................................................68
Assigning a profile to a bay..............................................................................................................69
Unassigning a profile from a bay.......................................................................................................69
Designating spare bays....................................................................................................................70
Performing a VC Profile Failover.........................................................................................................70

Preconditions for VC Profile Failover..............................................................................................71
Designating spare bays...............................................................................................................71
Initiating VC Profile Failover through the VCEM CLI.........................................................................71
Initiating VC Profile Failover through the VCEM GUI........................................................................71
Initiating VC Profile Failover using HP SIM Automatic Event Handling................................................71

7 Managing MAC and WWN addresses.......................................................73

MAC Addresses....................................................................................................................................73

Tracking individual MAC addresses....................................................................................................73
Creating MAC exclusion ranges.........................................................................................................74
Deleting MAC exclusion ranges.........................................................................................................74

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