HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software - Manual (Page 26)

NOTE: Creating exclusion ranges is optional but highly recommended to avoid MAC/WWN
addresses conflicts in the same network.
HP recommends using exclusion ranges in the following scenarios:
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When VC Domains are not VCEM controlled and are using other user-defined MAC or
WWN addresses that overlap with VCEM user-defined MAC or WWN ranges. For
example:
VCEM exclusion ranges need to be created for MAC or WWN addresses used by other
VC Domains.
•
When installing multiple instances of VCEM in the same network. For example:
Exclusion ranges need to be created for VCEM-defined MAC and WWN addresses.
7. (Optional) Use the following procedure to configure the WWN ranges to meet your
requirements.
NOTE: It is optional to set up a user-defined range in VCEM. This is only required if you are
managing VC Domains which use special user-defined WWNs.
a. Click Home from the VCEM home page. To return to the home page in a stand-alone
VCEM installation, click the Home link on the upper right-hand corner of the window.
b. Click the World Wide Names hyperlink.
c. To create a custom range, click Add custom.
The WWN range used by the VCEM Domain must be unique within the environment. HP
provides a set of predefined ranges that are reserved for use by VC and VCEM, and
does not conflict with server factory-default WWNs.
When using the HP-predefined WWN ranges, ensure that each range is used only once
within the environment.
For more information, see “Adding a custom WWN address range” (page 116) .
8. (Optional) Create WWN exclusion ranges. For more information, see “Creating WWN
exclusion ranges” (page 112) .
NOTE: HP recommends using exclusion ranges in the following scenarios:
•
When VC Domains are not VCEM-controlled and are using other user-defined MAC or
WWN addresses that overlap with VCEM user-defined MAC or WWN ranges. For
example:
VCEM exclusion ranges need to be created for MAC or WWN addresses used by other
VC Domains.
•
When installing multiple instances of VCEM in the same network. For example:
Exclusion ranges need to be created for VCEM-defined MAC or WWN addresses.
9. Click the VC Domains tab. VC Domains appear as the following:
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Unconfigured VC Domains—Appear as VCD_name, where name is the temporary name
automatically given to the VC Domain.
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Configured VC Domains—Appear with the VC Domain name.
10. Select a VC Domain, and then click License to license the domain. For more information on
licensing, see “VCEM licensing” (page 36) .
26 Installing and configuring VCEM