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

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Contents
Documentation resources ............................................................................................................... 6
Virtual Connect documentation .................................................................................................................... 6
Planning the installation ................................................................................................................. 8
Virtual Connect overview ............................................................................................................................ 8
VC module supported firmware ......................................................................................................... 9
Using multiple enclosures ................................................................................................................ 10
Pre-deployment planning .......................................................................................................................... 10
Hardware setup overview ......................................................................................................................... 11
Default module configuration .......................................................................................................... 12
Virtual Connect Manager setup overview ................................................................................................... 13
Installation ................................................................................................................................. 15
Installation requirements ........................................................................................................................... 15
Supported configurations ................................................................................................................ 16
Bay configuration requirements ....................................................................................................... 19
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Module requirements ............................................................................... 20
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module requirements ....................................................................... 21
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module requirements ..................................................... 22
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module requirements ............................................................ 22
Virtual Connect and EBIPA .............................................................................................................. 22
Recommended stacking connections .......................................................................................................... 23
Network loop protection ................................................................................................................. 26
Connecting multiple enclosures ................................................................................................................. 28
Multiple enclosure requirements ....................................................................................................... 30
FC and FlexFabric bay configuration using multiple enclosures ............................................................ 31
Directly connecting VC domains ................................................................................................................ 33
Installing a VC-Enet module ...................................................................................................................... 33
Installing a VC FlexFabric module .............................................................................................................. 35
Installing a VC-FC module ........................................................................................................................ 38
Installing QSFP+, SFP+ or SFP transceivers ................................................................................................. 40
Removing QSFP+, SFP+ or SFP transceivers ................................................................................................ 41
Factory default settings ............................................................................................................................. 41
Connecting Virtual Connect Ethernet module uplinks .................................................................................... 42
Configuration example using a Cisco Core switch ............................................................................. 45
Failover and check-pointing ...................................................................................................................... 47
Interconnect module removal and replacement ............................................................................................ 48
Virtual Connect modules ................................................................................................................. 48
Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port FC Module ............................................................. 48
Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-Port FC Module ............................................................. 49
Upgrading or removing an HP Virtual Connect Flex-10, HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric, or HP Virtual Connect
Flex-10/10D module ..................................................................................................................... 50
Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric module from a VC-FC module ...................................... 52
Onboard Administrator modules ...................................................................................................... 52
HP Virtual Connect Manager........................................................................................................ 54
Configuring browser support .................................................................................................................... 54