HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 3.00 Setup and Installation Guide for HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Series Server Blades, Fifth Edition

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HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure supported configurations
The following tables show a number of typical, supported configurations for an HP BladeSystem c3000
Enclosure.
[Bay 1] VC Ethernet [Bay 2] VC Ethernet
[Bay 3] Empty [Bay 4] Empty
[Bay 1] VC Ethernet [Bay 2] VC Ethernet
[Bay 3] VC Ethernet [Bay 4] VC Ethernet
[Bay 1] VC Ethernet [Bay 2] VC Ethernet
[Bay 3] VC-FC [Bay 4] VC-FC
Installation guidelines
Observe the following guidelines:
• To set up and configure Virtual Connect, interconnect bay 1 must be populated with a for HP
Integrity BL8x0c i2 Series Server Blades.
• To support failover configuration for Virtual Connect, install a second for HP Integrity BL8x0c i2
Series Server Blades in interconnect bay 2.
If the Virtual Connect Ethernet module installed in interconnect bay 1 is an HP Virtual Connect Flex-
10 10Gb Ethernet Module, then the Virtual Connect Ethernet module installed in interconnect bay 2
must also be an HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module.
• To avoid connectivity loss, do not install Virtual Connect and non-Virtual Connect modules in
interconnect bays connected to the same server blade mezzanine card.
• Do not mix for HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Series Server Bladess and Virtual Connect Fibre Channel
modules in interconnect bays connected to the same server blade mezzanine card because this
action generates an enclosure electronic keying error.
• For each Ethernet mezzanine port you want to manage with Virtual Connect Manager, install a for
HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Series Server Blades in the interconnect bay connected to that port. For more
information, see the appropriate HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide.
• Virtual Connect assigns or migrates MAC addresses for device bay ports connected to for HP
Integrity BL8x0c i2 Series Server Bladess only.
• When using stacking cables to connect multiple for HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Series Server Bladess or
using optional optical transceiver modules, order the cables separately. For more information, see
the HP Virtual Connect QuickSpecs on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/interconnects
).
• For web browser compatibility with Virtual Connect Manager v3.00, use Microsoft® Internet
Explorer 7.0 or higher, or Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or higher. For additional information, see the Virtual
Connect Manager release notes on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation
).
• For more information on BladeSystem port mapping, see the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and
installation guide that ships with the enclosure.