Contents 4
Connecting Virtual Connect Ethernet module uplinks .................................................................................... 45
Configuration example using a Cisco Core switch ............................................................................. 48
Failover and check-pointing ...................................................................................................................... 50
HP Virtual Connect Manager........................................................................................................ 52
Configuring browser support .................................................................................................................... 52
Virtual Connect and RDP .......................................................................................................................... 52
Accessing HP Virtual Connect Manager ..................................................................................................... 53
Command line overview................................................................................................................. 53
Logging on to the HP Virtual Connect Manager GUI .................................................................................... 54
HP Virtual Connect Home......................................................................................................................... 55
About HP Virtual Connect Manager........................................................................................................... 55
Navigating the HP Virtual Connect Manager GUI........................................................................................ 56
Navigation overview ..................................................................................................................... 56
Tree view ..................................................................................................................................... 57
Domain Status summary ................................................................................................................. 58
Domain Status screen..................................................................................................................... 60
Enclosures View ............................................................................................................................ 61
Status icon definitions .................................................................................................................... 62
Other icon definitions..................................................................................................................... 63
Export support information........................................................................................................................ 63
Reset Virtual Connect Manager ................................................................................................................. 64
Running the setup wizards........................................................................................................................ 64
HP Virtual Connect Domain Setup Wizard........................................................................................ 64
HP Virtual Connect Network Setup Wizard....................................................................................... 75
HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Setup Wizard ............................................................................... 85
Virtual Connect Manager Server Profile Wizard ................................................................................ 91
Verifying data center connections............................................................................................................ 100
Verify link and speed ................................................................................................................... 100
Verify network status using VC Manager ........................................................................................ 101
Network management............................................................................................................... 102
Networks overview................................................................................................................................ 102
Smart Link................................................................................................................................... 102
Private Networks ......................................................................................................................... 102
Define Ethernet Network screen............................................................................................................... 103
Defining a network ...................................................................................................................... 104
Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen ....................................................................................... 105
Edit Ethernet Network screen ........................................................................................................ 107
Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen ......................................................................................... 109
Ethernet Settings (MAC Addresses) screen ................................................................................................ 110
Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen ................................................................................................. 111
Select Monitored Ports screen........................................................................................................ 114
Ethernet Settings (Advanced Settings) screen............................................................................................. 115
Server VLAN Tagging Support ...................................................................................................... 117
Multiple Networks Link Speed Settings ........................................................................................... 119
MAC Cache Failover ................................................................................................................... 119
IGMP Snooping .......................................................................................................................... 120
Stacking Links screen ............................................................................................................................. 120
Shared uplink sets and VLAN tagging...................................................................................................... 120
Define New Shared Uplink Set screen...................................................................................................... 121
Defining a shared uplink set.......................................................................................................... 123
Edit Shared Uplink Set screen ....................................................................................................... 124
Shared Uplink Sets (External Connections) screen ............................................................................ 127
