HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.0 User Guide

The FC module can become incompatible in the following situations:
• An HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module replaces an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC
module.
• An HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module replaces a HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module.
• HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC modules and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC modules share
the same I/O bay slice (for example, an HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module in I/O Bay 3,
and an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module in I/O Bay 4.)
• In a multienclosure VC Domain, if there are both HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC modules and
HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC modules in the same I/O bay from different enclosures,
(for example, 4Gb FC modules in the local enclosures, and 8Gb FC modules in the remote
enclosures).
To create a VC Domain Group from the VC Domains page, select the VC Domains:
1. Click New VC Domain Group.
(Optional) If the enclosures for the selected VC Domains are not licensed to VCEM, then the
License page appears below the VC Domains list. (For more information, see VCEM licensing.)
Otherwise, New VC Domain Group... appears below the VC Domains list.
(Optional) Provide a new group name for the unconfigured VC Domains. Valid VC Domain
Group names can contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_), and
cannot exceed 64 characters.
2. Enter the user name and password for each VC Domain. Provide VC Domain credentials with
full privileges. VC Domains appear as:
• Unconfigured domains, which are listed in the System Name column with the unassigned
name, VCD_name
• Configured domains, which are listed in the System Name column with their previously
assigned names
3. Enter the user name and password for the Onboard Administrator of each unconfigured VC
Domain. Ensure you provide the Onboard Administrator credentials with full privileges if the
Virtual Connect Module is not configured.
(Optional) In some cases you might want to overwrite the existing VC Domain configuration
for selected VC Domains. To enable this action, select Existing VC Domain configuration
settings for selected VC Domain(s) without server profiles will be overwritten by selected base
VC Domain configuration defined for the VC Domain Group. VCEM confirms that the selected
VC Domain configurations match the VC Domain Group configuration. VC Domains that are
already configured and have server profiles are not affected.
4. Enter the VC Domain Group name in the VC Domain Group Name field.
Valid VC Domain Group names can contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and
underscores (_), and cannot exceed 64 characters.
5. From the Configuration based on VC Domain list, select the VC Domain configuration on
which the new VC Domain Group will be based.
The Configuration VC Domain list contains only configured VC Domains.
6. Select the MAC address range type from the following options:
• VCEM-defined
• User-defined
• Factory-default
NOTE: You cannot change any of the range types after creating the VC Domain Group.
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