HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.
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Contents Description..............................................................................................................................4 Update recommendation...........................................................................................................4 Supersedes..............................................................................................................................4 Operating systems and devices...................................................................
Description HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) version 7.2 centralizes network connection management and workload mobility for HP BladeSystem servers that use Virtual Connect (VC) to access local area networks (LANs), storage area networks (SANs), and converged network environments. VCEM helps organizations increase productivity, respond faster to workload and infrastructure changes, and reduce operating costs. Update recommendation HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager version 7.
• Restricted the VC firmware update to not allow upgrading of a VC Domain firmware to VC 4.01 if the current firmware version is earlier than VC 3.30. • Resolved the error that did not allow roles other than Administrator to create multiple server profiles. Multiple server profiles can now be created without having Administrator privileges.
Suggested action 1. 2. 3. Navigate to the folder where HPSIM is installed. Navigate to the lib subfolder and delete the vcem.bat file found there. Re-execute the vcem.bat CLI or mxreconfig commands. Performing a VC Domain Maintenance operation on an uplink port that is configured for port monitoring An uplink port that is configured for port monitoring can unintentionally be associated to an Ethernet network or Shared Uplink Set when performing a VC Domain Maintenance operation.
NOTE: For GUI screens and buttons to perform the VC firmware updates described in the following procedures, see “Updating VC firmware” in the HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager User Guide at http://www.hp.com/go/insightmanagement/docs. To update a VC Domain to VC 3.70, 4.01 or later from VC 3.18 or earlier: 1. Use VC Domain Maintenance to perform a firmware update to an intermediary version that is supported by the new firmware first. For example, if the current VC Domain Group firmware mode is 3.
a. b. c. Enable the VC domain Maintenance operation. Upgrade the managed VC domain to (at least) the minimum VCEM supported VC firmware version. Complete the VC domain Maintenance operation. 2. For each VC Domain Group marked with an 'incompatible firmware' status: Upgrade the VC Domain Group firmware mode to (at least) the minimum supported by VCEM. In order to update the VC domain firmware version, you must check the HP Insight Management Support Matrix for VCEM supported VC firmware versions.
the command line of the Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager server to the Virtual Connect Manager. 3. Verify if Virtual Connect is in the process of updating firmware. If so, wait for a few minutes and try again. 4. Verify if Virtual Connect is in the process of failover. If so, wait for a few minutes and try again. 5. Check if the Virtual Connect Manager user-interface is reporting a status of “Loading, please wait”. If so, wait for a few minutes and try again. VCM 3.
3. You can resolve this by either modifying the configuration and disabling IGMP No Flood on the VC Domain that is being added into the VC Domain Group or by modifying the configuration and enabling IGMP Snooping on the VC Domain Group using VC Domain Maintenance. a. Use one of the following options to disable IGMP No Flood on the VC Domain that is being added to the VC Domain Group: b. 4. • From the VCM command line—Telnet into the VCM using an SSH connection such as SSH Administrator@xxx.xxx.xxx.
3. 4. Select one of the following options to disable IGMP No Flood: • From the VCM CLI—Telnet into VCM using an SSH connection such as SSH Administrator@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx is the VC Domain IP address and enter set igmp NoFlood=false . • From the VCM GUI—Clear the Prevent flooding of unregistered multicast traffic check box. Browse to the VCEM GUI and complete VC Domain Maintenance for the VC Domain. For more information, see Customer Advisory PI51599 entitled “VCEM is unable to manage VC 3.
For more information about HP Systems Insight Manager, see the following documents at http:// www.hp.com/go/insightmanagement/sim/docs. • HP Systems Insight Manager Release Notes • HP Systems Insight Manager User Guide • HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and Configuration Guide for Microsoft Windows For more information about HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager, see HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager in HP Systems Insight Manager available at http://h18013.www1.hp.
