HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 6.1 User Guide

Adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group
You can select the Add to VCD Group button if there is at least one VC Domain Group created, and the
current selection contains VC Domains that do not belong to VC Domain Groups, and that have a valid
license.
Ensure that the VC Domains you select have a valid VC firmware version. If the VC firmware is invalid, the
following error message is displayed:
The operation could not be performed because VC firmware version for the
selected VC Domain(s) is not supported by VCEM. Verify VC firmware versions
supported in the VCEM User Guide and update the VC Domain(s) firmware to a
supported version.
Before adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group, verify the VC Domain meets the minimum requirements
as well as the VC Domain Group configuration for the configured VC Domains. For the complete list of
configuration checks, see Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group.
To manage multienclosure VC Domains in VCEM, you must perform the following steps before you add a
VC Domain to a VC Domain Group:
1. Log in to Virtual Connect Manager.
2. Find and import a local enclosure, and then select the appropriate Double-dense option.
3. Skip the Network and Fibre Channel configuration wizards, and then navigate directly to the VC Domain
user interface.
4. Find and import the necessary remote enclosures in the correct order through Virtual Connect Manager.
5. Go to HP SIM and perform a manual discovery for the Onboard Administrator IP address of all released
VC Domain enclosures.
VCEM cannot manage a VC Domain having one or more FC modules in an Incompatible state.
The FC module can become incompatible in the following situations:
• An HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module replaces an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module.
• An HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module replaces a HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module.
• If HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC modules and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC modules share the
same IO bay slice. (For example, a HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module in IO Bay 3 and a HP Virtual
Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module in IO Bay 4).
• In a multienclosure VC Domain, if there are mixed HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC modules and HP Virtual
Connect 8Gb 24-port FC modules in the same IO bay from different enclosures. (For example, 4Gb
FC modules in the local enclosure, but 8Gb FC modules in the remote enclosures.)
To add a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group:
1. From the VC Domains page, select one or more VC Domains you want to add to the VC Domain Group.
2. Click Add to VC Domain Group.
(Optional) If the enclosures related to the selected VC Domains are not licensed to VCEM, then the
License page appears below the VC Domains list. For more information, see Licensing an enclosure for
VCEM. Otherwise, the Add VC Domain to VCD Group appears below the VC Domains list.
3. (Optional) You can provide a new name for the unconfigured VC Domains. Valid VC Domain Group
names are alphanumeric, hyphens (-), underscore (_), and cannot exceed 64 characters.
4. Enter the username and password for each unconfigured VC Domain. Ensure you provide VC Domain
credentials with full privileges. VC Domains appear as:
• Unconfigured domains, which appear in the System Name column with the unassigned name,
VCD_name
• Configured domains, which appear in the System Name column with their previously assigned
name
5. Enter the username and password for the Onboard Administrator of each unconfigured VC Domain.
Ensure you provide the Onboard Administrator credentials with full privileges if the Virtual Connect
Module is not configured.
6. (Optional) In some cases you might want to overwrite the existing VC Domain configuration for selected
VC Domains. To enable this action, select Existing VC Domain configuration settings for selected
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