HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Setup and Install Guide

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• For the most up-to-date support information, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock).
Simple registration is required.
• For more information on the association between the server blade mezzanine connectors and the
interconnect bays, see the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide that ships with the
enclosure. During server blade installation, the location of the mezzanine card determines the
installation location of the interconnect modules.
• For specific interconnect module port connection information for each server blade, see the HP
BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide that ships with the enclosure. Connections differ by
server blade type.
• For more information on BladeSystem port mapping, see the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and
installation guide that ships with the enclosure.
• For the most current product information, see the release notes on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/vc/manuals).
Supported configurations
The following table outlines the Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and enclosure support for each version of Virtual
Connect.
VC firmware version Enclosure FlexFabric
Support per
domain
Ethernet
support per
domain
FC support per
domain
Enclosures per
single VC
domain
1.10
c3000 — — — —
1.10
c7000 — Up to 8 modules Up to 4 modules 1
1.20
c3000 — Up to 4 modules Up to 2 modules 1
2.10/3.00/3.10
c7000 — Up to 16
modules
Up to 16
modules
Up to 4
2.10/3.00/3.10
c3000 — Up to 4 modules Up to 2 modules 1
3.15/3.17/3.30/3.51
/3.60/
3.70/3.75/4.01/4.10
c7000 Up to 16
modules
Up to 16
modules
Up to 16
modules
Up to 4
3.15/3.17/3.30/3.51
/3.60/
3.70/3.75/4.01/4.10
/4.20
c3000 — Up to 4 modules Up to 2 modules 1
4.20
c7000 Up to 16
modules*
Up to 16
modules
Up to 16
modules
Up to 4
* The HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module is supported on the following SKUs: 507014-B21, 507015-B21,
507016-B21, 507017-B21, 507019-B21, 681840-B21, 681842-B21 and 681844-B21. For information on updated
SKUs, see the QuickSpecs on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/vc/manuals). Do not install more than six HP
Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Modules in a c7000 enclosure. If more than two HP Virtual Connect
FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Modules are installed in a c7000 enclosure, the ambient operating temperature cannot exceed
30°C (86°F). HP recommends a c7000 enclosure with a 10-fan configuration when HP Virtual Connect
FlexFabric-20/40 F8 modules are installed. Each FlexFabric module counts as one Ethernet and one VC-FC module.
Combinations of FlexFabric, VC-Enet, and VC-FC modules are allowed as long as the 16-module limit for each module
type (Ethernet and FC) is not exceeded in the domain.
HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure supported configurations
The following tables show several typical, supported configurations for an HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure.