HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 6.1 User Guide

• Maximum Link Connection

• Maximum Link Connection Speed

• Number of networks configured in the VC Domain

• For each shared network uplink:

Uplink set name•

• Network port location

• Speed/duplex mode

• Connection mode

• Number of VLANs tagged associated to the shared network uplinks

• Number of shared networks configured in the VC Domain

• For each VLAN-tagged associated to the shared network uplink:

Network name•

• Network state

• VLAN ID

• Native

• Smart Link

• Private network

• Preferred Link Connection

• Preferred Link Connection Speed

• Maximum Link Connection

• Maximum Link Connection Speed

• For each Fibre Channel SAN Fabric:

Fabric name•

• If the VC Domain has firmware 2.1x and later:

• Configuration speed

• Fabric port location

• Number of Fibre Channel SAN Fabrics configured in the VC Domain

To add an unconfigured VC Module to a VC Domain Group, the following items must be identical:

• Interconnect bays location and model

• Enclosure model

• Uplinks of the network and Fibre Channel SAN Fabric

• Power state of the VC Modules

Mixed Virtual Connect firmware versions and firmware compatibility in a VC Domain Group

VCEM enables firmware compatibility using current and future versions of Virtual Connect firmware. This

feature provides these benefits:

• A single VC Domain Group can contain VC Domains running different firmware versions. The following

table shows the supported combinations of Virtual Connect firmware within a single VC Domain Group.

VC firmware mode 2.1xVC firmware mode 2.3xVC firmware mode 3.0xVC Domain Group

Yes

YesVC Domain firmware 3.0x

Yes

YesNoVC Domain firmware 2.3x

YesNoNoVC Domain firmware 2.1x

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