HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software User Manual
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To add an unconfigured VC Module to a VC Domain Group, the following items must be identical:
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Interconnect bays location and model
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Enclosure model
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Uplinks of the network and Fibre Channel SAN Fabric
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Power state of the VC Modules
Mixed Virtual Connect firmware versions and compatibility in a VC Domain Group
VCEM enables firmware compatibility using current and future versions of Virtual Connect firmware.
This feature provides these benefits:
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A single VC Domain Group can contain VC Domains running different firmware
versions.
shows supported combinations of Virtual Connect firmware within
a single VC Domain Group.
Table 5 Supported VC firmware
VC
Domain
VC
Domain
VC
Domain
VC Domain Group firmware mode
3.10
VC Domain Group
firmware mode
3.15
VC Domain/Group
Group
Group
Group
firmware
mode 2.1x
firmware
mode
2.3x
firmware
mode
3.0x
Yes
1, 2
Yes
1, 2
Yes
1, 2
Yes
1, 2
Yes
VC firmware 3.15
Yes
3
Yes
3
Yes
3
Yes
No
VC firmware 3.10
Yes
4
Yes
4
Yes
No
No
VC firmware 3.0x
Yes
5
Yes
No
No
No
VC Domain
firmware 2.3x
Yes
No
No
No
No
VC Domain
firmware 2.1x
1
VC 3.15 features must be disabled from VC Domains to be in the same group as VC 3.10, 3.0x, 2.3x or 2.1x.
2
For 3.15, assigning a server profile to a covered bay is not supported. However, upgrading to 3.15 does support
the existing server profiles that are already assigned to covered bays.
3
VC 3.10 features must be disabled from VC Domains to be in the same group as VC 3.0x, 2.3x or 2.1x.
4
Virtual Connect 3.0x features must be disabled for VC Domains to be in the same group as VC 2.3x or 2.1x
firmware.
5
Virtual Connect 2.3x features must be disabled for VC Domains to be in the same group as VC 2.1x firmware.
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VCEM can support future versions of Virtual Connect firmware in a compatibility mode.
This compatibility mode enables a new Virtual Connect firmware version to be used immediately
with a VCEM 6.1 or later installation. For example, if Virtual Connect released a later version
of its firmware, a VC Domain within a 3.15 VC Domain Group is upgraded to the later version
of the firmware while preserving the earlier level of functionality. The VC Domain Group will
operate at the firmware version with which it was created. A subsequent VCEM release would
support the new functionality.
Virtual Connect 3.15 features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of
the VC Domain Group with Virtual connect firmware 3.10, 3.0x, 2.3x, and 2.1x
Multiple FCoE connections per I/O bay are not supported. Do not configure server profiles with
more than one FCoE connection per I/O bay. The FCoE connections Connect TO column displays
duplicate bays as shown in the following figure:
Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group
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