Specifications

HP Virtual Connect for Cisco Network Administrators (version 1.2x) page 9
configuration, the Virtual Connect Manager can deploy and move a server profile to any server
bay within the Virtual Connect domain without the need to change external LAN or SAN
configurations.
The Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is a separate software product that extends management
to as many as 100 VC domains from a single console, provides a single pool of managed MAC
Addresses and World Wide Names, enables movement of Virtual Connect server profiles from one
VC Domain to another, and enables the automatic failover of Virtual Connect server profiles from
one server bay to another. This paper references the embedded Virtual Connect Manager, and not
Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager, in its explanations and examples. More information on VCEM is
available at:
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/ethernet/vcem/index.html
Virtual Connect Components
There are three key components that make up the Virtual Connect infrastructure. Two components
are hardware and one component is software. The three key components are Virtual Connect
Ethernet modules, Virtual Connect Fibre Channel modules, Virtual Connect Manager (VCM), and
the optional Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM).
There are two available Virtual Connect Ethernet Modules:
• HP 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module
o 16 x 1Gb downlinks (midplane)
o 1 x 10Gb cross-connect (CX-4)
o 2 x 10Gb copper uplinks (CX-4)
o 8 x 1Gb (1000/100/10) copper uplinks
(RJ-45)
• HP 1/10Gb-F Virtual Connect Ethernet Module
o 16 x 1Gb downlinks (midplane)
o 1 x 10Gb cross-connect (CX-4)
o 1 x 10Gb copper uplink (CX-4)