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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Using double-dense server blades
Beginning with version 1.31, Virtual Connect Manager supports the use of double density server blades,
which means support for up to 32 device bays in a single c7000 enclosure. This support also provides
32 new device bays (1A-16A and 1B-16B) for profile assignment. On a c3000 enclosure, this feature
supports 8 additional or 16 total device bays. (1A-8A and 1B-8B.)
The two physical servers A and B in a double density server blade correspond to the left and the right
sides of the device bay in c7000 enclosures, or the top and bottom of the device bay in c3000
enclosures. Servers A and B have independent iLO, power, presence, and status capabilities.
In c7000 enclosures, Bays 1A-16A are associated with the left sides of the double density server blades
seated in the half-height bays 1-16. Bays 1B-16B are associated with the right sides of the double density
server blades seated in the half-height bays 1-16. In c3000 enclosures, Bays 1A-8A are associated with
the top of the double-dense server blades seated in the half-height bays 1-8. Bays 1B-8B are associated
with the bottom of the double-dense server blades seated in the half-height bays 1-8.
Enclosure recovery
If restoring a Virtual Connect domain using an externally saved configuration file, click Browse and locate
the saved configuration file. If the configuration file was originally created on an enclosure with a
different serial number, the Ignore enclosure serial number in restored configuration file checkbox must be
selected to allow it to be used in a new enclosure. Click Next to continue restoring the enclosure. At the
end of the restoration, the browser returns to the login screen. After the domain is restored, one of the
local user accounts from the original Virtual Connect domain must be used to login.
When restoring from the configuration file, remote enclosure credentials are lost. See "Recovering remote
enclosures (on page 68)."