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6. Perform the first four steps again for each managed VC Domain that you want to add the HP
Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24port module to and add the VC Domain to the new VC
Domain Group.
After performing all the steps in “Adding FlexFabric modules to an existing VCEM managed VC
Domain” (page 74), you can create or edit any existing server profiles and use the available
networks or SAN Fabrics from the FlexFabric module to create FCoE or iSCSI connections.
Replacing VC Ethernet modules with FlexFabric modules in an existing VCEM
managed VC Domain
To replace a VC Ethernet module with a FlexFabric module in a VC Domain managed by VCEM,
perform the following steps:
1. From the VCEM home page, click the VC Domains tab.
2. Select the VC Domain with the VC modules to be replaced.
3. Click Remove from VC Domain Group. Wait for the job to complete successfully.
4. Follow the steps in the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Setup and Installation Guide
at http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-class-tech-installing.html
to replace the module based on the module model and disposition.
5. Access the Onboard Administrator web interface for the enclosure to verify that the VC Domain
link in the bottom left portion of the screen correctly points to the VC Domain Manager IP
address.
6. Perform an Systems Insight Manager discovery against the Onboard Administrator IP address.
7. From the VCEM home page, click the VC Domains tab.
8. Select the same VC Domain, and then click New VC Domain Group or Add to VC Domain
Group. Wait for the job to complete successfully.
Verify that the VC Domain meets the requirements for creating a new VC Domain Group or
adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group.
For more information, see “Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group”
(page 31).
After performing all the steps in “Replacing VC Ethernet modules with FlexFabric modules in an
existing VCEM managed VC Domain” (page 75) you can create, or edit any existing server profiles
and use the available networks or SAN Fabrics from the FlexFabric module to create FCoE or iSCSI
connections.
Replacing VC Ethernet in interconnect bays three to eight with FlexFabric in an existing
VCEM managed VC Domain
This scenario describes how to replace existing VC-Ethernet 10/10 Gb-F modules in interconnect
bays three to eight with FlexFabric modules in an existing VC Domain. It also describes how to
start using FlexFabric functionality in existing or new server profiles.
1. Remove the VC Domain from the existing VC Domain Group.
2. Upgrade the VC Domain firmware to the latest version of VC firmware for FlexFabric support.
3. Save the configuration.
IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you save the configuration so that if there is a problem
with the VC firmware upgrade you can restore the system to the last configuration snapshot.
4. Unassign any Flex-10 NICs with profile connections that are attached to the interconnect bays
being replaced. This can be done by unassigning the Ethernet connection in the server profile.
HP recommends that you do this in order so you do not lose the MAC addresses.
5. Delete any existing Ethernet network connections that were created using uplinks from the
interconnect bays that are to be replaced.
6. Remove the existing Ethernet modules from bays three, four, five and six.
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