Default module configuration, Virtual connect manager setup overview – HP Virtual Connect 1.10Gb-F Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual
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Access the HP Virtual Connect Manager using one of the following methods:
o
Use a web link from within the HP Onboard Administrator graphical user interface or use the
dynamic DNS name from the Default Network Settings label. See "Accessing HP Virtual Connect
Manager (on page
o
Access the Virtual Connect Manager CLI remotely through an SSH session. See the HP Virtual
Connect Manager Command Line Interface User Guide on the HP website
).
IMPORTANT:
For proper management of enclosure devices there must be an Ethernet
connection from the Onboard Administrator module to the external management network. For
information on Onboard Administrator module cabling, see the HP BladeSystem Onboard
Administrator User Guide.
Default module configuration
When Virtual Connect modules are inserted into an enclosure that is not yet part of a Virtual Connect
domain, the modules are configured to provide basic connectivity. After a Virtual Connect domain is
defined for an enclosure, server blades within that enclosure are isolated from all external network and
fabric connections until explicitly configured within the Virtual Connect Manager. The following describes
the default module configuration prior to the creation of a Virtual Connect domain.
When not part of a Virtual Connect domain, each Virtual Connect Ethernet module is configured so that
all server ports connected to that module are connected to a single network, which is then connected to a
single uplink. Additional ports on that module can be aggregated using LACP to provide greater
bandwidth as long as they are connected to the same external switch. (For aggregation of links to an
external switch, the external switch must support dynamic creation of link aggregation groups using the
IEEE 802.3ad LACP.) All stacking links are disabled. This default configuration is to enable connectivity
testing between server NICs and devices outside the enclosure prior to Virtual Connect domain
configuration.
Beginning with Virtual Connect Fibre Channel module firmware v1.20, when not part of a Virtual Connect
domain, all of the VC-FC Module uplink ports are grouped into an uplink port group and dynamically
distribute connectivity from all server blades across all available uplink ports.
Virtual Connect Manager setup overview
The following steps provide an overview of setting up the HP Virtual Connect Manager:
1.
Log in and run the domain setup wizard ("
HP Virtual Connect Domain Setup Wizard
a.
Import the enclosure.
b.
Name the Virtual Connect domain.
c.
Set up local user accounts and privileges.
2.
Run the network setup wizard ("
HP Virtual Connect Network Setup Wizard
a.
Select a MAC address range to be used by server blade Ethernet NICs ("
b.
Confirm the stacking links provide the needed connectivity and redundancy.
c.
Set up the networks.