Flexfabric overview – HP 1.10GB Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual
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6.
Assign a connection to MEZ2 port 2 (if present).
7.
Assign a connection to MEZ2 port 3 (if present).
8.
Assign a connection to MEZ2 port 4 (if present).
Connections are assigned to full-height servers in a similar way, but MEZ1 could have four ports and an
additional mezzanine slot (MEZ3) exists.
Virtual Connect v2.00 and higher implements the same assignment algorithm with the exception that the
algorithm repeats for all remaining unassigned profile connections. Additional profile connections can be
assigned to Flex-10 capable devices with a maximum of four connections per Flex-10 capable port.
For example, a profile with eight connections is assigned to a half-height server with a Flex-10 LOM and a
traditional NIC mezzanine in MEZ1 in the following order:
1.
Assign profile connection 1 to LOM port 1.
2.
Assign profile connection 2 to LOM port 2.
3.
Assign profile connection 3 to MEZ1 port 1.
4.
Assign profile connection 4 to MEZ1 port 2.
5.
Assign profile connection 5 to LOM port 1 because it is Flex-10 capable and can support up to four
connections.
6.
Assign profile connection 6 to LOM port 2 because it is Flex-10 capable and can support up to four
connections.
7.
MEZ1 is not Flex-10 capable in this example, so additional connections cannot be assigned to MEZ1.
Therefore, assign profile connection 7 to LOM port 1 because it is Flex-10 capable and can support up
to four connections.
8.
Assign profile connection 8 to LOM port 2 because it is Flex-10 capable and can support up to four
connections.
For information about multi-blade server port assignments, see "Multi-blade servers (on page
)."
FlexFabric overview
VC Manager 3.15 supports the HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module. This is the first interconnect
module built for the demands of a Converged Infrastructure. It provides eight uplinks, four of which can be
designated as either Fibre Channel or Ethernet. The remaining 4 uplinks are Ethernet-only uplinks. It is now
possible to include one FC connection and three Ethernet connections on a single 10Gb port. In addition to
the existing NICs and LOMs, this module functions with FlexFabric mezzanine cards, as well as embedded
FlexFabric LOMs.
FlexFabric module uplink ports x1-x4 can be configured as FC fabric ports or Ethernet network ports. If a port
is configured as an FC fabric port, the protocol used will be FCoE, and the server profile connection to that
fabric will be an FCoE connection.
Because of the many possible configurations of the FlexFabric module, pluggable modules can differ for each
uplink port on the FlexFabric module. If the uplink port is being used for an FC fabric, an SFP-FC connector
is required. SFP speeds of 2Gb, 4Gb, or 8Gb are supported for this configuration. A 1G SFP connector is not
supported on ports X1-X4 for either Ethernet or FC configurations. For Ethernet ports, the 10GbE SFP-LRM
pluggable module is not supported on ports X1-X4. The Ethernet SFP-LR and SFP-SR are supported on all
ports.