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HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.2
User Guide
Abstract
This document is intended to be used by technical professionals who manage multiple HP BladeSystem enclosures and use HP
Virtual Connect Manager to control network connectivity. HP assumes that you have installed Virtual Connect, are familiar with
the embedded VCM web console, and have read the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide and understand
its concepts.
HP Part Number: 460924-406
Published: June 2013
Edition: 1
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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Seite 1 - User Guide

HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.2User GuideAbstractThis document is intended to be used by technical professionals who manage multiple HP Blad

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• Group-based management of Virtual Connect Domains increases infrastructure consistency,simplifies system deployment and enables rapid change managem

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Figure 58 Selecting a Network windowTo make the search easier, you can apply filters by Name, Shared Uplink Set, VLAN ID, labelor color. If you choose

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Figure 60 iSCSI boot settingsIf you enter an incorrect field format, an error message with the appropriate format is displayed.The following table des

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DescriptionSettingClick Use DHCP to enable the following:Use DHCP (optional)• iSCSIParamDHCP—Allows the iSCSI ROM option toretrieve iSCSI boot paramet

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Figure 61 iSCSI Boot AssistantHP recommends that you use the iSCSI Boot Assistant rather than populating the iSCSI fieldsmanually. The main goal of th

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FCoE networks are only available when the group firmware mode of the VC Domain Groupis 4.0x or later.Figure 62 FCoE network or SAN fabric selectionNew

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To specify the LUN and a 16-digit hexadecimal number format, place the desired hexadecimalnumber preceded by leading zeros as shown in the following e

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Figure 64 Force same VLAN mappings as Shared Uplink Set options4. Click the right-arrow to add the network to your configuration. To remove networks p

Seite 10 - Product licensing

2. (Optional) To select the desired port speed for the connection, select Custom. The Custom PortSpeed windows appears. Enter the desired port speed.F

Seite 11 - Architectural overview

Choose the Network Access Group selection box.1.2. Choose another network access group. A warning message similar to the following canappear if Ethern

Seite 12 - 12 Introduction

Figure 67 VCEM and VC statusesIf a degraded status icon is displayed in the Status column, you can view the statuses of the iSCSI,FC, and FCoE network

Seite 13 - Understanding VCEM operations

Table 1 (page 11) lists all available VCEM licenses, including Virtual Connect hardware and VCEMpackaged options.Table 1 VCEM license optionsDescripti

Seite 14 - 14 Introduction

Table 17 Connection type and status definitionStatus definitionStatus iconConnection typeThe blue icon with an “i” in the middleindicates that the iSC

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Figure 70 Flexible page rangesYou can select pages by choosing them in groups or you can enter a page into the Go to page:dialog box . You can also us

Seite 16 - 16 Introduction

NOTE: Server profiles can be recovered from VC Domains containing a single c-Classenclosure. Server profiles cannot be recovered from multi-enclosure

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Figure 73 Recover server profiles listRecovering server profiles from an unreachable enclosure 113

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4. Click OK to proceed or Cancel to stop server profile recovery.If there are no assigned server profiles in the VC Domain a message similar to the fo

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There are two options available when selecting an Ethernet network:• Select a Network• Multiple NetworksFor iSCSI networks, only Select a Network is a

Seite 20 - Installation prerequisites

Assigning a server profileVCEM detects the presence of logical server managers or upper level managers. When performingthis task, a prompt dialog mess

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Copying a server profile1. From the Server Profiles page, select the server profile that must be copied and assigned.NOTE: Profiles with NPIV settings

Seite 22 - Updating VC firmware

Moving a server profile to another bay in the same VC Domain GroupTo proceed, you must enter YES, and then click OK.NOTE: VCEM does not respond if you

Seite 23 - Updating VC firmware 23

Figure 76 Move profile prevalidation tableVCEM performs five validation steps during the export process as displayed in Figure 76. Thesefive steps val

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that LANs and SANs see NIC or HBA addresses presented by the VC modules instead of the defaultburned-in interface addresses. VC provides several key a

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Table 18 Prevalidation statusDescriptionStatusStep has successfully completed.DoneVCEM will perform some changes on the server profile inorder to expo

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• Confirms that the target VC Domain Group that the server profile will be exported to hasa status of Configuration in synch. VC Domain Groups with ot

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defined in the target VC Domain Group. Otherwise Step 4 will show a warning status atthe prevalidation window.• Confirms that all VLAN network names a

Seite 28 - Cluster Server cluster

5. Validating Fabric data—VCEM performs the following validations for fabric connections duringthe export process:• Ensures that the fabric names and

Seite 29 - 3 Managing VC Domains

1. Power down the original or source server.2. Select a new target server from the VC Domain Group spare pool.3. Move the VC server profile to the tar

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To initiate VC Server Profile Failover using the CLI, enter C:\>VCEM -failover arguments,then enter the appropriate argument as follows:• For a bay

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6. Select Run custom CMS tool, and then select VCEM Server Profile Failover by Hostname.7. If there is a specific time the event handler must be activ

Seite 32 - 32 Managing VC Domains

6 Managing enclosure bay assignmentsOnly the bays that are inside a VC Domain Group appear on the Bays page.Bays can be filtered by selecting one of t

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To see more information about bays, select the Show more details check box. The following tabledescribes the additional information that will be displ

Seite 34 - 34 Managing VC Domains

Figure 78 Window displaying the power status of a bayTo remotely power down a bay:1. Click the Bays tab.2. To determine the power status of the bay, c

Seite 35 - ◦ Long (30 second)

To establish server connections to LANs and SANs, VC uses server connection profiles incombination with dynamic pools of unique media access control (

Seite 36 - 36 Managing VC Domains

Assigning a server profile to a bayYou can assign a server profile to a bay only if the bay is not already associated with a serverprofile and if the

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For more information about failover pre-requirements, see “Preconditions for VC Server ProfileFailover” (page 124)Performing a Server Profile Failover

Seite 38 - 38 Managing VC Domains

7 Managing MAC and WWN addressesMAC AddressesNOTE: A "VCEM-defined” range has been reserved, from which VCEM allocates MAC addresses.VCEM no long

Seite 39 - Group with VC firmware 3.3x

Creating MAC exclusion rangesVCEM requires that you define exclusion ranges for both MAC and WWN addresses if:• VCEM and VC Domains outside of VCEM ma

Seite 40 - VCEM licensing

To change the status of an address from External to Free, use the Reclaim External button. Beforefreeing an address, verify that the address is no lon

Seite 41 - Creating a VC Domain Group

WWN AddressesNOTE: In VCEM 1.40 and later, a new “VCEM-defined” range has been reserved, from whichVCEM allocates WWN addresses. VCEM no longer uses t

Seite 42 - 42 Managing VC Domains

DescriptionItemAddresses used by server profiles in a VC Domain that hasbeen released back to VCM and no longer managed byVCEM.External AddressAddress

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Figure 82 MAC exclusion rangesFigure 83 WWN exclusion rangesAddress management tasks 137

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Using VCEM subranges in a federated CMS environmentIn a federated CMS environment, it is critical to select unique pre-defined VCEM subranges duringHP

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NOTE: The source CMS cannot be powered on again unless you provide a new VCEMsubrange. If you want to use the source CMS for other purposes, you must

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include a physical stand-alone console, as a plug-in to Systems Insight Manager, and as a virtualserver guest.The majority of VCEM operations are acce

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range. This can result in splitting an existing VCEM WWN exclusion range into two or moreranges.For example if VCEM WWN exclusion range for subrange 1

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Displaying factory default MAC and WWN addressesNOTE: There is not any label or attribute indicating that the MAC or WWN addresses displayedare factor

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4. Click Delete. You are prompted to confirm your choice.IMPORTANT: If the exclusion range includes external addresses, these external addressesremain

Seite 50 - 50 Managing VC Domains

Deleting a custom WWN address rangeNOTE: Removing a custom WWN address range also removes its defined exclusion ranges.1. From the Select ranges to co

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8 Working with Logical Serial NumbersThis section describes how to view logical serial numbers that exist in server profiles being managedby VCEM. The

Seite 52 - 52 Managing VC Domains

9 Tracking VCEM job statusJobsThe Jobs list provides detailed information about jobs that have occurred and are related to VCEM.To view these jobs, cl

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VCEM limits the number of jobs that it displays to 65,000. If the limit is reached, then only themost recent 65,000 jobs are viewable. To keep the lis

Seite 54 - VC Domain Maintenance

10 Upgrading VC firmware after VCEM is managing VCDomainsThe process for upgrading VC firmware requires extra steps when VCEM is managing the VCDomain

Seite 55 - VC Domain Maintenance 55

Performing the firmware update using the VC Domain MaintenancecapabilityCAUTION: Do not update to VC firmware 3.7x or later if the VC Domain Group fir

Seite 56 - 56 Managing VC Domains

11 Removing an external manager accountFor VCEM to manage VC Domains (using VCM), the embedded software in a Virtual ConnectEthernet module) VCEM uses

Seite 57 - VC Domain Maintenance 57

Figure 3 VCEM architecture overviewUsing VCEM, system administrators can quickly deploy, replace and recover servers and theirassociated workloads by

Seite 58 - 58 Managing VC Domains

For more information, see the HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface User Guideat http://www.hp.com/go/virtualconnect.150 Removing an exter

Seite 59 - VC Domain Maintenance 59

12 Failover Command Line Interface Usage in VCEMVCEM provides support for two types of command line interfaces:• Failover Command Line Interface—Perfo

Seite 60 - 60 Managing VC Domains

Internal VCEM Error Message: Enclosure name contains too many characters - limit is 32Performing VC Profile Failover on the specified VC Domain Bay Se

Seite 61 - Viewing VC Domain details

Show CLI usage online helpThis CLI command can be used to display brief usage help on the screen.>vcem -helpSeveral CLI option keywords provide for

Seite 62 - 62 Managing VC Domains

13 Troubleshooting VCEMWhen you are upgrading to a new and different CMS, or are moving to a 64-bit CMS, you mightneed to migrate your data by using t

Seite 63 - VC Domain Maintenance 63

3. Enter set external-manager Username=xyz Enabled=false to temporarily disablethe account.4. Identify the features that are enabled and disable them.

Seite 64 - 64 Managing VC Domains

recreating the VC Domain Group. See the HP Matrix Operating Environment InfrastructureOrchestration User Guide at http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs.G

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• VCEM cannot manage a VC Domain that configures a Shared Uplink Set or Ethernet Networkwith the following:◦ Connection mode set to Failover◦ More tha

Seite 66 - 66 Managing VC Domains

selects an available spare server of the same type and assigns the profile, but assumes thatthe correct physical connections are already in place.• Wh

Seite 67 - VC Domain Maintenance 67

list. If not, re-order the network adaptors so the network adaptor handling communicationswith VCM is the first one in the list.2. Open a Windows comm

Seite 68 - SNMP Access

Figure 4 VC server profile movement example16 Introduction

Seite 69 - Maintenance

A job appears with Failed statusA job might fail for several reasons. For more information about the reason of job failure and howto correct the issue

Seite 70 - 70 Managing VC Domains

Unable to add VC Domain to a VC Domain GroupIf the VC Domain is not the same as the VC Domain configuration group, then you might not beable to add th

Seite 71 - Using FlexFabric modules

VC Domain displays Missing External Manager lock statusIf the VC Domain displays a status of Missing External Manager lock icon, the external managerl

Seite 72 - VCEM managed VC Domain

For information on enclosure problems, see “Enclosure has a hardware failure and must bereplaced” (page 169).• In a redundant environment, the failove

Seite 73 - Using FlexFabric modules 73

1) Address is being used in VCEM.2) Address conflicts with an existing Exclusion Range.3) Address does not fall within the defined VCEM Global Range.T

Seite 74 - 20-port FC module

Remove from VC Domain Group job is successful but with errorsOccasionally, when successfully performing a remove from VC Domain Group job, an error mi

Seite 75 - Connect FlexFabric module

3. Check the Systems Insight Manager database server status:a. If the database server is remote, then log in to the database server.b. In the Windows

Seite 76 - 76 Managing VC Domains

Creating a server profile or adding a VC Domain with a server profile toa VC Domain Group failsAttempting to create a profile or adding a VC Domain to

Seite 77 - Using FlexFabric modules 77

Table 21 Components restored without a backup strategyManagement server stored componentsRestored componentsUnassigned server profilesLocal user accou

Seite 78 - 78 Managing VC Domains

d. To remove the account and release the VC Domain from VCEM control, from the VCMcommand prompt, enterremove external-manager Username=xyzmactype=<

Seite 79 - 4 Managing VC Domain groups

2 Installing and configuring VCEMThis chapter describes how to install and configure VCEM.IMPORTANT: This guide assumes that you have previously confi

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Replacing VC modulesReplacing VC modules in a VC Domain managed by VCEMTo replace a VC Ethernet module or a VC Fibre Channel module of a VC Domain man

Seite 81 - Creating a VC Domain Group 81

minutes to return or when there is a networking issue on the VCEM server. To resolve this issue,verify that the Systems Insight Manager system is runn

Seite 82 - 82 Managing VC Domain groups

Server profile job completed successfully but changes have not occurredIf a VC Domain is managed by VCEM, and Onboard Administrator is brought out of

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Systems Insight Manager customizations for VCEM have not taken placeVCEM customizations for both Systems Insight Manager menu and Systems Insight Mana

Seite 84 - Deleting a VC Domain Group

Create VC Domain Group or Add VC Domain to VC Domain Groupoperations fail and the message "An invalid boot LUN was entered. Checkthe storage arra

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14 Support and other resourcesInformation to collect before contacting HPBe sure to have the following information available before you contact HP:• S

Seite 86 - 86 Managing VC Domain groups

With this service, Insight Management customers benefit from expedited problem resolution aswell as proactive notification and delivery of software up

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Computer output Text displayed by the computer.Ctrl+x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that youmust hold down the key labeled Ctrl

Seite 88 - 88 Managing VC Domain groups

15 Documentation feedbackHP welcomes your feedback. To make comments and suggestions about product documentation,send a message to:[email protected]

Seite 89 - Viewing VC Domain Group roles

A VCEM subrangesThe 128 MAC and WWN default subranges available to VCEM are listed in the following table.Each subrange has a default size of 1024. Us

Seite 90 - 90 Managing VC Domain groups

Figure 5 VC Domain compatibility supportIn each case, the newer versions of VC will behave functionally like the oldest version of firmwarerunning on

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Table 22 MAC and WWN subranges (continued)WWNMACVCEMSubrangeEndStartEndStart50:01:43:80:02:A3:7B:FF50:01:43:80:02:A3:78:0000-21-5A-9B-7B-FF00-21-5A-9B

Seite 92 - Figure 54 LACP timer duration

Table 22 MAC and WWN subranges (continued)WWNMACVCEMSubrangeEndStartEndStart50:01:43:80:02:A4:07:FF50:01:43:80:02:A4:04:0000-21-5A-9C-07-FF00-21-5A-9C

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Table 22 MAC and WWN subranges (continued)WWNMACVCEMSubrangeEndStartEndStart50:01:43:80:02:A4:93:FF50:01:43:80:02:A4:90:0000-21-5A-9C-93-FF00-21-5A-9C

Seite 94 - 94 Managing VC Domain groups

GlossaryAKA Activation key agreementbays A device bay where the server blade is connected. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure has a totalof 16 device bays

Seite 95 - 5 Managing server profiles

external port The Ethernet connectors (10GBASE-CX4 and RJ45) on the faceplate of the VC-Enet module labeledas ports 1-8, X1, and X2.firmware upgrade U

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MSCS Microsoft Cluster Server clusterOnboardAdministratorThe Onboard Administrator is the central point for controlling an entire c-Class rack. It off

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• Minor.A warning condition exists that can escalate into a more serious problem.• Normal.These events are not a problem.• Informational.No attention

Seite 98 - Creating a server profile

IndexAadding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group, 48adding custom MAC address ranges, 134adding custom WWN address range, 142adding or removing VC module

Seite 99 - Creating a server profile 99

assigning a server profile, 116configuring multiple networks, 105configuring network port speed, 106configuring the target boot LUN, 104copying and as

Seite 100 - 100 Managing server profiles

adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group, 48cancelling a VC Domain Maintenance task, 70creating a VC Domain Group, 41licensing an enclosure for VCEM, 4

Seite 101 - Figure 60 iSCSI boot settings

join the VC Domain Group if it has any features enabled beyond the features supported by thegroup firmware mode.Table 4 illustrates how the group firm

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© Copyright 2007, 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or

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Figure 6 Update pathIMPORTANT: VCEM 7.2 does not support VC firmware versions prior to VC 3.30. If you haveversions of VC firmware before 3.30 install

Seite 104 - 104 Managing server profiles

Table 7 VC Domain Group firmware compatibilityVC Domain Groupfirmware mode 3.3xVC Domain Groupfirmware mode 3.5xVC Domain Groupfirmware mode 3.7xVC Do

Seite 105 - Configuring multiple networks

Table 8 VCEM ports (continued)DescriptionProtocol1PortManaged SystemCMSSYSLOGUDP514YRADIUS server ifconfiguredUDP1812, 1813YTACACS serverif configured

Seite 106 - 106 Managing server profiles

1. Select the VC Domains that are targeted for firmware updates.NOTE: Using the firmware update workflow requires VCSU 1.8.0 or later and the VCDomain

Seite 107 - Editing a server profile

Figure 9 Firmware update messageAfter the job completes, use the VCSU to perform the firmware update and then proceed toStep 4.4. Check mark the targe

Seite 108 - 108 Managing server profiles

If you are running firmware with the HP 1/10Gb VC-Enet module or the HP 1/10Gb-F VC-Enetmodule you will need to replace those with one of the followin

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3. Enter the credentials that you entered when performing the installation. The VCEM home pageappears.• If an HP SIM discovery of Onboard Administrato

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7. (Optional) Use the following procedure to configure the WWN ranges to meet yourrequirements.NOTE: It is optional to set up a user-defined range in

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Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and versionsIf unsupported VC Domain firmware versions are detected at the end of a VCEM 7.2 upgrade, awarning m

Seite 112 - 112 Managing server profiles

3 Managing VC DomainsThis chapter describes how to use VCEM to manage VC Domains.On the VC Domains page, you can filter the VC Domain list by VC Domai

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Contents1 Introduction...9Key features and benefits...

Seite 114 - Extending mapped networks

Table 10 VCEM status icons (continued)DescriptionIconStatusVCEM is unable to obtain the necessarypermissions for External Manager user.Missing externa

Seite 115 - Set option checked

minimum number of enclosures. For more information about multienclosure VC Domains, see“Working with multienclosure VC Domains” (page 51).• VC Domain

Seite 116 - Unassigning a server profile

VCEM validates the following components when adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain group,therefore the VC Domain configuration must be identical to the VC

Seite 117 - Moving a server profile

• For each single network uplink:Network name◦◦ Smart link◦ Private Network◦ Enable VLAN Tunneling◦ State◦ Network port location◦ Speed/duplex mode◦ C

Seite 118 - 118 Managing server profiles

◦ Maximum Link Connection Speed◦ Network Access Groups (associated with this network)• For each Fibre Channel SAN Fabric:Fabric name◦◦ Fabric port loc

Seite 119 - Moving a server profile 119

For network (see Figure 14) and Uplink Set (see Figure 15) there are three possible values:◦ Domain-Default which is either Short (1 second) or Long (

Seite 120 - ◦ Incompatible firmware mode

Figure 15 Uplink Set LACP timer configurationTo disable this feature:1. Change the VC Domain LACP timers from Long (30 sec) to Short (1 sec).2. Change

Seite 121 - ◦ Incompatible firmware

Figure 18 VC Domain configured with IGMP Multicast filterTo disable this feature, it is necessary to first remove the Multicast Filter Sets and then r

Seite 122 - 122 Managing server profiles

Figure 20 VC domain with customized role operationsTo disable this feature, click Select Factory Default Role Operations and the default permissionsar

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Figure 22 SNMP access configurationVC 3.7x, 3.6x and 3.5x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be partof a VC Domain Group with VC firmwar

Seite 124 - Using spare bays

Replicating VC Domain Group configurations to other VC Domains during VC DomainMaintenance...

Seite 125 - Handling

Figure 23 Removing FC and FCoE connections in 3.5xTo disable this feature, delete the additional FC SAN connections or FCoE connections (that exceedst

Seite 126 - 126 Managing server profiles

5. Click OK to validate the key string.NOTE: License key fields are case-sensitiveIf the key string is valid, the key is added to HP Insight Managemen

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If you are using an HP VC FlexFabric 10 Gb 24-port module, ensure that the module status iscompatible. See “Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and

Seite 128 - Powering down a bay

6. Select the MAC address range type from the following options:• VCEM-defined• User-defined• Factory-defaultNOTE: You cannot change any of the range

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Table 12 Role-based privilegesDescriptionTypePrivilegesProvides read-only access to VCEMpages.CMSVCEM User (read-only)Enables you to perform some of t

Seite 130 - Designating spare bays

Figure 24 Systems Insight Manager Users and Authorizations page7. Under Select Toolbox(es) choose the VCEM role you want to use to restrict access ( f

Seite 131 - Failover” (page 124)

8. Under Select Systems:a. CMS type roles: If you want these roles to apply to all VCEM pages, then select CMS.b. Group type roles: Select Add, the se

Seite 132 - MAC Addresses

Table 13 VCEM operations and RBAC privileges (continued)VCEM user(Read-only)VCEM grouplimited operatorVCEM groupoperatorVCEM groupadministratorVCEMadm

Seite 133 - Deleting MAC exclusion ranges

Table 13 VCEM operations and RBAC privileges (continued)VCEM user(Read-only)VCEM grouplimited operatorVCEM groupoperatorVCEM groupadministratorVCEMadm

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The FC module can become incompatible in the following situations:• An HP Virtual Connect 4 Gb FC module replaces an HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 24-port F

Seite 135 - WWN Addresses

Configuring the target boot LUN...104Configuring multiple ne

Seite 136 - Address management tasks

1. Export the server profiles from the VC Domain to the target VC Domain Group (and leave theserver profiles unassigned). The VCEM export operation wi

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3. Perform the following steps for each VC Domain that uses HP-predefined or user-defined rangesthat you want to remove from the VC Domain Group.NOTE:

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See “Related information” (page 176) for documents that can have more information on “stackinglinks.”Figure 26 (page 52) illustrates a valid configura

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Figure 27 VC Domain Group with VC Domains that have different numbers of enclosuresA multienclosure domain can only be configured as follows:• The enc

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For more information, see the HP Virtual Connect Manager documentation.VC Domain MaintenanceVC Domain Maintenance is a useful way to perform updates o

Seite 141 - Deleting WWN exclusion ranges

• Setting SSL Certificate• Ethernet Settings:MAC Cache failover◦◦ IGMP Snooping◦ Multiple Networks Link Speed Settings◦ Server VLAN Tagging Support• S

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Replicating VC Domain Group configurations to other VC Domains during VC DomainMaintenanceIMPORTANT: The VC Domain, network, and storage configuration

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◦ Multiple Network Speed Settings:Preferred Link Connection–– Preferred Link Connection Speed– Maximum Link Connection– Maximum Link Connection Speed◦

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◦ Connection mode◦ Preferred link connection◦ Preferred link connection speed◦ Maximum link connection◦ Maximum link connection speed◦ Network Access

Seite 145 - 9 Tracking VCEM job status

NOTE: When a VC Domain has a status of Under maintenance, VCEM does not allow youto perform server profile operations in any VC Domains which belong t

Seite 146 - Deleting jobs

Adding a custom WWN address range...142Editing a custom WWN address ran

Seite 147 - Preparation checklist

4. To unlock VCM for domain, network, and storage changes, click Make changes via VCManager. The VCM web interface appears in a separate browser windo

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Changes in VCM that might cause problems in completing VC Domain Maintenance include:• Updating the VC firmware to an incompatible version, (Domain Se

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Figure 30 VC Domain QoS passthrough informationFigure 31 QoS custom with FCoE lossless configuration type62 Managing VC Domains

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Figure 32 QoS custom without FCoE lossless configuration typeVC Domain Maintenance 63

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Figure 33 QoS custom without FCoE lossless (DOT1P mapping) configuration typeViewing VC Domain and VC Domain Group rolesTo view allowed VC Domain role

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3. Select the Operation Permissions tab to view VC Domain roles. Figure 34 displays an example.Figure 34 VC Domain operation permissions tabNOTE: Oper

Seite 153 - CLI exit and error codes

Statistical throughput attributesVCEM displays statistical-throughput configuration information in the VC Domain Properties andthe VC Domain Group pro

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Figure 37 FCoE allocated port speed exampleYou can also view or select a new value for the FCoE connections table preferred port speed onthe edit serv

Seite 155 - VC 3.7x or later

Figure 40 VC Domain network details LACP timer attributesSNMP AccessVCEM displays VC Domain and VC Domain Group Ethernet SNMP access information by cl

Seite 156 - VCEM performance

Using VLAN capacityCAUTION: VCM firmware versions 3.3x through 3.6x or later does not allow you to easily revertback from Expanded VLAN capacity mode

Seite 157 - VC Profile Failover

Operations fail in a VC Domain or VC Domain Group under maintenance status...164Remove from VC Domain Group job is successful b

Seite 158 - 158 Troubleshooting VCEM

Canceling a VC Domain Maintenance taskCanceling a VC Domain Maintenance discards domain, network, and storage configurationchanges that you have perfo

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Figure 42 Job detailsReplacing the HP 1/10 Gb VC-Enet or the HP 1/10 Gb-Enet modulesTo upgrade the HP 1/10 Gb VC-Enet module or the HP 1/10 Gb-Enet mo

Seite 160 - VC Domain

After performing all the steps in “Adding FlexFabric modules to an existing VCEM managed VCDomain” (page 71), you can create or edit any existing serv

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9. Create a new VC Domain Group with the latest version of firmware in VCEM using this VCDomain (with the HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24port m

Seite 162 - 162 Troubleshooting VCEM

6. Replace the blade server FC HBA mezzanine cards with FlexFabric Adapter mezzanine cards.7. Unassign any FC profile connections that are attached to

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6. Select the same VC Domain and click Add to VC Domain Group if there is an existing VCDomain Group that meets the minimum requirements. Otherwise, c

Seite 164 - 164 Troubleshooting VCEM

4. Follow the steps described in the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide athttp://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-cl

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8. If you kept the server profiles (step 1) unassigned in the VC Domain Group then perform thefollowing steps to assign the server profiles back to th

Seite 166 - 166 Troubleshooting VCEM

8. Recreate the server profile SAN connections in VCEM.CAUTION: The VC and VCEM identifiers (WWNs) associated with the removed server profiles’FC conn

Seite 167 - Backing up and restoring VCEM

4 Managing VC Domain groupsThis section describes the management of VC Domain Groups using VCEM.A VC Domain consists of an HP BladeSystem enclosure, a

Seite 168 - 168 Troubleshooting VCEM

15 Documentation feedback...178A VCEM subranges...

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Table 15 Group icons and statusDescriptionIconStatusAll VC Domains that belong to this VCDomain Group share the same domainconfigurationConfiguration

Seite 170 - Replacing VC modules

5. Go to Systems Insight Manager and perform a manual discovery on Onboard AdministratorIP address of all related VC Domain enclosures.If you are usin

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12. Click OK to go to the Jobs page and monitor job progress.13. (Optional) After creating a VC Domain Group, from the Systems Insight Manager User an

Seite 172 - 172 Troubleshooting VCEM

VC Domain Group firmware mode at a later time by selecting'Upgrade Firmware Mode' on the VC Domain Groups page.• Click Cancel to discard the

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5. Click OK to go to the Jobs page and monitor job progress.Deleting a VC Domain GroupIMPORTANT: If you delete a VC Domain Group, then all unassigned

Seite 174 - 174 Troubleshooting VCEM

4. Perform the following actions for each VC Domain that uses HP-predefined or user-definedranges within the VC Domain Group that you want to remove.

Seite 175 - Subscription service

NOTE: For QoS, Operation Permissions and multicast filters, details are only available if the VCFirmware is 4.0x or later.Figure 44 VC Domain Group de

Seite 176 - Typographic conventions

Figure 46 VC Domain Group QoS passthrough informationFigure 47 QoS custom with FCoE lossless configuration typeDisplaying VC Domain Group detail tabs

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Figure 48 QoS custom without FCoE lossless configuration type88 Managing VC Domain groups

Seite 178 - 15 Documentation feedback

Figure 49 QoS custom without FCoE lossless (DOT1P mapping) configuration typeViewing VC Domain Group rolesTo view allowed VC Domain Group role permiss

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1 IntroductionVCEM centralizes network connection management and workload mobility for HP BladeSystemservers that use Virtual Connect to access LANs,

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3. Select the Operation Permissions tab to view VC Domain Group roles. Figure 50 (page 90)displays an example.NOTE: Operation permissions are only dis

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Statistical throughput attributesVCEM displays statistical throughput configuration information in the VC Domain Properties andthe VC Domain Group pro

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Viewing LACP timer attributes for VC Domain GroupsVCM offers you the option of configuring the timeout for LACP which changes the frequency ofcontrol

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Figure 55 VC Domain Group LACP timer attributesAdding or removing VC modules in a VC Domain GroupTo add or remove VC modules to all VC Domains managed

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Moving Ethernet networks (VLANs tagged) from one shared uplink toanother1. Click the VC Domains tab, and select a VC Domain.2. Click VC Domain Mainten

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5 Managing server profilesThis section describes how to create and manage server profiles with VCEM.A VC server profile is a logical grouping of attri

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DescriptionItemIdentifies the enclosure nameEnclosureBay numberBayA server profile defines connections for a blade server. Server profiles can include

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Table 16 VCEM supported VC features (continued)VC 3.3xVC 3.5x-VC 3.60VC 3.7xVC 4.0xFeature••••Add or remove Flex-10iSCSI connections••••iSCSI boot for

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Table 16 VCEM supported VC features (continued)VC 3.3xVC 3.5x-VC 3.60VC 3.7xVC 4.0xFeature•Configurable roleoperations•LACP timer settings•Quality of

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NOTE: Network access groups can be changed while creating or editing a server profile.The connections using networks that do not belong to the newly s

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