HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Networking Scenarios Cookbook

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Virtual Connect FlexFabric Uplink Port Mappings
It is important to note how the external uplink ports on the FlexFabric module are configured. The graphic below
outlines the type and speed each port can be configured as:
 Ports X1 – X4: Can be configured as 10Gb Ethernet or Fibre Channel.
FC speeds supported = 2Gb, 4Gb or 8Gb using 4Gb or 8Gb FC SFP modules, refer to the FlexFabric Quick Spec for a
list of supported SFP modules.
 Ports X5 – X8: Can be configured as 1Gb or 10Gb Ethernet
 Ports X7 – X8: Are also shared as internal cross connect
Note: Even though the Virtual Connect FlexFabric module supports Stacking, stacking only applies to Ethernet
traffic. FC uplinks cannot be consolidated, as it is not possible to stack the FC ports.
Figure 50: FlexFabric Module port configuration, speeds and types
X1 X2 X3 X4
16 connections to
FlexFabric CNA’s
Individually Configurable
10Gb Ethernet or Flex-10/FCoE or Flex-10/iSCSI
SAN
LAN
LAN
Four Ethernet Uplink Ports (X5-X8)
 Ethernet only (1/10 GbE)
 SFP+ SR/LR/ELR/LRM/Copper DAC
 Stacking supported for Ethernet Only (FCoE future upgrade)
Four Flexible Uplink Ports (X1-X4)
 Individually configurable as FC/FCoE/Ethernet
 Ethernet 10Gb (only): SR/LR/LRM SFP+ Transceivers, Copper DAC
 Fibre Channel: 2/4/8Gb: Short/Long Wave FC Transceivers
 FC uplinks: N_Ports, just like legacy VC-FC module uplinks
 Flat SAN support with 3PAR
Ports that can be enabled
for SAN connection
Note: Since VC 4.01, the Virtual Connect FlexFabric SAN uplinks can be connected to an upstream DCB port with
Dual-hop FCoE support. For more information about FCoE support, see Dual-Hop FCoE with HP Virtual Connect
modules Cookbook in the Related Documentation section.