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4 Managing VC Domain groups
This section describes the management of VC Domain Groups using VCEM.
A VC Domain consists of an HP BladeSystem enclosure, a set of associated Virtual Connect Ethernet
and Fibre Channel interconnect modules, and server blades that are managed together by a single
instance of VCM. The VC Domain contains specified networks, server profiles, and user accounts
that simplify the setup and administration of server connections. Establishing a VC Domain Group
enables administrators to upgrade, replace, or move servers within their enclosures without changes
to the external LAN/SAN environments.
VCEM keeps unassigned server profiles at the VC Domain Group level.
With VCEM you can move and copy server profiles within a single VC Domain or between any
VC Domains within a VC Domain Group. You can also export or move profiles to a different VC
Domain Group.
IMPORTANT: When a VC Domain is imported into VCEM and managed as part of a VC Domain
Group, all unassigned server profiles associated with the VC Domain become part of the VC
Domain Group. Any unassigned server profiles created through VCEM also become part of the
VC Domain Group.
To access the VC Domain Groups page in VCEM, click the VC Domain Group tab. The VC Domain
Groups page appears.
Figure 47 VC Domain Groups
Table 14 (page 82) describes the columns on the page.
Table 14 VC Domain Groups page
DescriptionItem
Describes VC Domain Group statusStatus
Lists VC Domain Group nameName
Identifies the number of domains in the groupNumber of domains
Table 15 (page 83) describes VC Domain Group icons and status on the page.
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