HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software - Manual (Page 10)

Table 1 (page 10) lists all available VCEM licenses, including Virtual Connect hardware and VCEM
packaged options.
Table 1 VCEM license options
Description Part number License type
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10 Gb
Enterprise Edition for BLc7000
1
591973-B21 Combination VC plus VCEM license
options
HP VCEM BL-c7000 Single enclosure
license 459864-B21 VCEM software licenses
HP VCEM BLc7000 Single flexible
quantity license—covers multiple
enclosures 459865-B21
HP VCEM BLc7000 Tracking license –
quantity license used only with a current
AKA 459866-B21
HP VCEM BLc7000 E-LTU—
Electronically delivered license (email) T9094AAE
that can cover single or multiple c7000
enclosures
HP VCEM BLc3000 Single enclosure
license 459867-B21
HP VCEM BLc3000 Single flexible
quantity license—covers multiple
enclosures 459868-B21
HP VCEM BLc3000 Tracking
license—Quantity license used only with
a current AKA 459869-B21
HP VCEM BLc3000 Encl E-LTU single
or multiple licenses T9095AAE
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10/24
Enterprise Edition BLc7000
2
605865-B21
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D
Enterprise Edition for BLc7000 Option
3
662048–B21
1
Includes 2x Virtual Connect Flex-10 10 Gb interconnect modules and 1 x VCEM license for an HP BladeSystem c7000
enclosure.
2
Includes 2 x Virtual Connect FlexFabric modules and 1 x VCEM license for c7000
3
Includes 2 x HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Ethernet modules plus 1 x VCEM BL-c7000 enclosure license
For more information, see “VCEM licensing” (page 36) .
Architectural overview
This section provides an overview of the architecture, functionality, and operations of Virtual
Connect technology and VCEM.
HP Virtual Connect technology
VC is the preferred interconnect technology for HP BladeSystem environments. Virtual Connect is
used in place of traditional pass-through and managed switches to reduce costs and simplify blade
server connectivity to production LANs, SANs, and converged networks. VC virtualizes I/O
connections by putting an abstraction layer between the servers and their external networks, so
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