HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.0 User Guide

the VCEM User Guide to verify the supported VC firmware versions,
and then update the VC Domain(s) firmware to a supported version.
• The VC Domain as well as the VC Domain Group configuration for the configured VC Domains
meet the minimum requirements . For the complete list of configuration checks, see
“Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group” (page 24).
To manage multi-enclosure VC Domains in VCEM, you must perform the following steps before
adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group:
1. Log in to Virtual Connect Manager.
2. Find and import a local enclosure, and then select the appropriate Double-dense option.
3. Skip the Network and Fibre Channel configuration wizards, and then navigate directly to the
VC Domain user interface.
4. From Virtual Connect Manager, find and import the necessary remote enclosures in the correct
order. For more information on remote enclosures, see the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class
BladeSystem Setup and Installation Guide at http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/
support/SupportManual/c01732252/c01732252.pdf.
5. From Systems Insight Manager, perform a manual discovery of the Onboard Administrator IP
address for all remote VC Domain enclosures.
VCEM cannot manage a VC Domain having one or more FC modules in an Incompatible state.
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).
If you are using the HP VC FlexFabric 10 Gb 24-port module, ensure that the module status is
compatible.
NOTE: Only VC version 3.0x firmware or later supports SAN fabrics using Dynamic distribution.
To add a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group:
1. From the VC Domains page, select one or more VC Domains you want to add to the VC
Domain Group.
2. Click Add to VC Domain Group.
(Optional) If the enclosures related to 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” (page 41). Otherwise, the Add VC Domain to VCD Group appears below the VC
Domains list.
3. (Optional) You can provide a new name for the unconfigured VC Domains. Valid VC Domain
Group names are alphanumeric, hyphens (-), underscore (_), and cannot exceed 64 characters.
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