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

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Installation
Supported configurations
The following table outlines the Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and enclosure support for each version of Virtual
Connect.
VC firmware
version
Enclosure Ethernet support FC support
Enclosures per single
VC domain
1.10 c3000 — — —
1.10 and higher c7000 Up to 8 modules Up to 4 modules 1
1.20 and higher c3000 Up to 4 modules Up to 2 modules 1
2.10 and higher c7000 Up to 16 modules Up to 16 modules Up to 4
2.10 c3000 Up to 4 modules Up to 2 modules 1
3.00 c7000 Up to 16 modules Up to 16 modules Up to 4
3.00 c3000 Up to 4 modules Up to 2 modules 1
The following configuration guidelines help identify supported configurations:
• In all Virtual Connect configurations, a Virtual Connect Ethernet module must be installed in
interconnect bay 1. The embedded Virtual Connect Manager typically operates on this module.
• To support high availability of the Virtual Connect environment, HP recommends that Virtual Connect
Ethernet modules be used in interconnect bays 1 and 2. The embedded Virtual Connect Manager
operates in an active/standby configuration. For more information, see "Failover and check-pointing
(on page 62)."
IMPORTANT: In multi-enclosure configurations, the HP 1/10 Gb VC-Enet Module is not
supported in bay 1 or bay 2 of the primary enclosure. The HP 1/10 Gb VC-Enet Module is
supported in bays 3 -8 of the primary enclosure, and in all bays of a remote enclosure.
• Virtual Connect Ethernet modules are used typically in pairs to provide access to all Ethernet
controllers on the server blade.
• The specific interconnect bays with Ethernet connectivity, other than bays 1 and 2, depend on
mezzanine card locations within the server blade.
• If a Virtual Connect Ethernet module is installed in an interconnect bay, the only module that can be
installed in the horizontally adjacent bay is another Virtual Connect Ethernet module of the same
type.
• If an HP VC-FC module is installed in an interconnect bay, the only module that can be installed in
the horizontally adjacent bay is another VC-FC module.
• For c3000 enclosures, when two Fibre Channel mezzanine cards are installed in slots 2 and 3 of a
full-height server blade, the VC Manager only creates Fibre Channel connections and assigns
WWNs to the ports associated with the Fibre Channel mezzanine card in slot 2. This restriction does
not apply for c7000 enclosures.