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• Group-based management of Virtual Connect Domains increases infrastructure consistency,
simplifies system deployment and enables rapid change management across hundreds of HP
BladeSystem enclosures.
• Add, change, and failover servers and their workloads across the data center in minutes
without impacting production networks.
• Increase productivity and server-to-administrator ratios.
• Release LAN and SAN administrators from routine server-centric tasks.
• Scalable across small and large data centers.
What's new
VCEM 7.3 adds new features including:
• Support for VC 4.1x
• Managing VC Domains with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
Platform support
VCEM is supported on most HP BladeSystem c-Class hardware, storage, software, and third-party
operating platforms. For a full list of supported platforms and components, see Installing and
configuring VCEM.
Product licensing
VCEM is licensed per BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, with separate options for HP BladeSystem
c3000 and HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosures.
A single VCEM license is required for each enclosure to be managed in both single and
multienclosure domain configurations, and is valid for the life of the associated enclosure.
10 Introduction