HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 4.01 User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 4.01 User Guide
- Abstract
- Notice
- Contents
- Introduction
- HP Virtual Connect Manager
- Virtual Connect domains
- Understanding Virtual Connect domains
- Managing domains
- Managing SNMP
- Viewing the system log
- Managing SSL configuration
- HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures
- Virtual Connect users and roles
- Understanding VC administrative roles
- Managing users
- Local Users screen
- Configuring LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+
- Minimum requirements
- LDAP Server Settings (LDAP Server) screen
- LDAP Server Settings (LDAP Groups) screen
- LDAP Server Settings (LDAP Certificate) screen
- RADIUS Settings (RADIUS Server) screen
- RADIUS Settings (RADIUS Groups) screen
- TACACS+ Settings screen
- Role Management (Role Authentication Order) screen
- Role Management (Role Operations) screen
- Virtual Connect networks
- Understanding networks and shared uplink sets
- Managing networks
- Network Access Groups screen
- Define Network Access Group screen
- Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen
- Ethernet Settings (Advanced Settings) screen
- Quality of Service
- IGMP Settings (IGMP Configuration) screen
- IGMP Settings (Multicast Filter Set) screen
- Define Ethernet Network screen
- Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen
- Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen
- Managing shared uplink sets
- Virtual Connect fabrics
- Virtual Connect server profiles
- Understanding server profiles
- Managing MAC, WWN, and server virtual ID settings
- Managing server profiles
- Define Server Profile screen
- Creating FCoE HBA connections for a BL890c i4
- Limited Ethernet connections when using HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D modules
- Creating iSCSI connections
- Flex-10 iSCSI connections
- Define Server Profile screen (multiple enclosures)
- Multiple network connections for a server port
- Defining server VLAN mappings
- Fibre Channel boot parameters
- Server Profiles screen
- Edit Server Profile screen
- Assigning a server profile with FCoE connections to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade
- Unassigning a server profile with FCoE connections to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade and deleting the SAN fabric
- General requirements for adding FC or FCoE connections
- Define Server Profile screen
- Virtual Connect and Insight Control Server Deployment
- Virtual Connect modules
- Firmware updates
- Stacking Links screen
- Throughput Statistics screen
- Enclosure Information screen
- Enclosure Status screen
- Interconnect Bays Status and Summary screen
- Causes for INCOMPATIBLE status
- Ethernet Bay Summary (General Information) screen
- Ethernet Bay Summary (Uplink Port Information) screen
- Ethernet Bay Summary (Server Port Information) screen
- Ethernet Bay Summary (MAC Address Table) screen
- Ethernet Bay Summary (IGMP Multicast Groups) screen
- Ethernet Bay Summary (Name Server) screen
- Ethernet Port Detailed Statistics screen
- FC Port Detailed Statistics screen
- FC Bay Summary screen
- Interconnect Bay Overall Status icon definitions
- Interconnect Bay OA Reported Status icon definitions
- Interconnect Bay VC Status icon definitions
- Interconnect Bay OA Communication Status icon definitions
- Server Bays Summary screen
- Server Bay Status screen
- Port status conditions
- Interconnect module removal and replacement
- Virtual Connect modules
- Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port FC Module
- Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-Port FC Module
- Upgrading or removing an HP Virtual Connect Flex-10, HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric, or HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D module
- Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric module from a VC-FC module
- Onboard Administrator modules
- Maintenance and troubleshooting
- Appendix: Using Virtual Connect with nPartitions
- Support and other resources
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Documentation feedback
- Index
Virtual Connect modules 224
Virtual Connect modules
Firmware updates
To update firmware, use the HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility v1.8.0. For more
information on updating the firmware, see the HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility
documentation on the Installing tab of the HP BladeSystem Technical Resources website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation).
The following role operations are required to perform firmware updates: Firmware Update, Save Domain
Configuration, and Export Support Information. For more information on role operations, see "Role
Management (Role Operations) screen (on page 83)."
Virtual Connect v4.01 does not support the HP 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module or the HP
1/10Gb-F Virtual Connect Ethernet Module. If your domain contains these modules, you cannot update to
VC 4.01.
To help ensure proper operation, clear the browser cache and reload the browser after firmware updates.
The firmware downgrade process changed as of VC v3.70 and VCSU v1.7.0. The following table describes
the circumstances under downgrading VC firmware requires deletion of the domain.
Upgrade to and
downgrade from
VC 1.xx VC 2.xx VC 3.0x VC
3.10-3.1
5
VC
3.17-3.60
VC
3.70-3.75
VC 4.01
VC 1.xx
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
VC 2.xx
— Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
VC 3.0x
— — Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
VC 3.10-3.15
—
—
—
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
Delete
domain
VC 3.17-3.60
— — — — Delete
domain
Firmware
rollback
Firmware
rollback
VC 3.70-3.75
— — — — — — Firmware
rollback
Domain deletion is not required when a firmware downgrade is performed to a firmware version that existed
prior to the firmware upgrade. However, if no previous firmware upgrade has been performed,
downgrading without domain deletion is not allowed. When attempting a firmware downgrade, consider
the following:
• Multiple, consecutive firmware downgrades are not supported.
• A same version upgrade does not prevent a future downgrade if you decide to downgrade to the
previous version in the future.
• You can perform a firmware downgrade only to a version that was installed on the primary VC module
prior to the upgrade.