HP Insight Management-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 BL c-70001
1
591973-B21 Combination VC plus VCEM license
options
HP VCEM BL-c7000 Single enclosure
license 459864-B21 VCEM software licenses
HP VCEM BL-c7000 Single flexible
quantity license—covers multiple
enclosures 459865-B21
HP VCEM BL-c7000 Tracking license –
quantity license used only with a current
AKA 459866-B21
HP VCEM BL-c7000 E-LTU—
Electronically delivered license (email) T9094AAE
that can cover single or multiple c7000
enclosures
HP VCEM BL-c3000 Single enclosure
license 459867-B21
HP VCEM BL-c3000 Single flexible
quantity license—covers multiple
enclosures 459868-B21
HP VCEM BL-c3000 Tracking
license—Quantity license used only with
a current AKA 459869-B21
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10/24
Enterprise Edition BLc7000 Option 605865-B21
1
Includes 2x Virtual Connect Flex-10 10 Gb interconnect modules and 1 x VCEM license for an HP BladeSystem c7000
enclosure.
For more information, see “VCEM licensing” (page 33) .
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
that LANs and SANs see NIC or HBA addresses presented by the VC modules instead of the default
burned-in interface addresses. VC provides several key advantages:
•
Reduces physical server-to-network cabling, complexity, and leased network ports.
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Maintains constant end-to-end connections to preferred networks and fabrics.
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Enables administrators to wire LAN and SAN connections once and limit changes.
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Allows network assignments to be preprovisioned even to empty server bay—enables rapid
server deployment and limits configuration errors.
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Separates server administration from LAN and SAN administration.
10 Introduction