HP Virtual Connect Multi-Enclosure Stacking Reference Guide

Virtual Connect Fibre Channel

When VC FC, VC Flex-10/10D or VC FlexFabric is implemented in a multi-enclosure domain, all enclosures must have

identical VC-FC, VC Flex-10/10D and VC FlexFabric module placement and FC or FCoE cabling. VC-FC does not support

the concept of Multi-Enclosure stacking. When a VC Fibre Channel (FC) Fabric is created, its configuration is

automatically replicated to the remote enclosures. For example, if you create a VC FC fabric with an uplink on the

module in Bay 5 of the base enclosure, this configuration will be replicated to the remote enclosures as shown in the

graphic below, using the same port on other modules in bay 5 of the remote enclosures. This helps to ensure that the

profile mobility is maintained across enclosures, so that when a profile is moved from one enclosure to another within

the stack, SAN connectivity is preserved.

Figure 8: VC FC SAN Fabric view