HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface for c-Class BladeSystem Version 3.30 User Guide

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remain in the "profile recovered" state until the server is powered down or removed from the enclosure. This
feature eliminates the power cycle requirement for a server to recover.
General requirements for adding FC or FCoE connections
Adding FC and FCoE connections is generally allowed during profile add and edit operations. It is not
allowed in some specific cases. Observe the following general requirements:
• When a profile is added, the FC/FCoE connections initially displayed are based on the FC/FCoE
module configuration in the domain, respectively. A pair of horizontally adjacent FC/FCoE-capable
modules has two connections.
• Connections can only be added or removed from the bottom. You can only add or delete connections
at the end of the list.
• You can remove connections at any time (one at a time, from the bottom).
• If the existing profile connections do not match the current FC/FCoE module configurations, the add
operation is not allowed.
• The current maximum number of FC/FCoE connections is four per I/O bay.
The following table lists several scenarios that describe how adding FC/FCoE connections affects an existing
profile. The scenarios are true for FC module configurations and FC modules, as well as FCoE module
configurations and FCoE-capable modules.
Scenario Description
Existing profile
connections
Current FC module
configurations
Adding profile
connections
1
Start with modules in Bays
3 and 4, create a profile,
then edit the profile and
add connections.
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
— —
Bay 3 Bay 4
— —
— —
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
3 Bay 3
4 Bay 4
Add connection, 2 times
2
Start with modules in Bays
3–6, create a profile, then
edit the profile and add
connections.
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
3 Bay 5
4 Bay 6
— —
Bay 3 Bay 4
Bay 5 Bay 6
— —
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
3 Bay 5
4 Bay 6
5 Bay 3
6 Bay 4
7 Bay 5
8 Bay 6
Add connection, 4 times
3
Start with modules in Bays
3 and 4, create a profile,
hotplug modules into Bays
5 and 6, then edit the
profile and add
connections.
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
— —
Bay 3 Bay 4
Bay 5 Bay 6
— —
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
3 Bay 5
4 Bay 6
Add connection, 2 times