HP 1.10GB Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 148)

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General requirements for adding FC or FCoE
connections
In general, adding additional FC and FCoE connections is allowed during profile add and edit operations.
There are some specific cases under which it is not allowed.
• When a profile is added, the FC/FCoE connections initially displayed are based on the FC/FCoE
module configuration in the domain, respectively. There will be two connections for a pair of
horizontally adjacent FC/FCoE capable modules.
• Connections can only be added or removed “from the bottom.” You can only add or delete connections
at the end of the list.
• You can remove connections at any time (one at a time, from the bottom).
• If the existing profile connections do not match the current FC/FCoE module configurations, then the
add operation is not allowed.
• The current maximum number of FC/FCoE connections is four per I/O bay.
The following table lists several scenarios that describe how adding FC/FCoE connections will affect an
existing profile. The table uses FC module configurations and FC modules as an example, but the same
scenarios are true for FCoE module configurations and FCoE capable modules.
Scenario Description Existing profile
connections
Current FC module
configurations
Adding profile
connections
1 Start with modules in Bays
3 and 4, create a profile,
then edit the profile and
add connections
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
— —
Bay 3 Bay 4
— —
— —
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
3 Bay 3
4 Bay 4
Add connection, 2 times
2 Start with modules in Bays
3-6, create a profile, then
edit the profile and add
connections
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
3 Bay 5
4 Bay 6
— —
Bay 3 Bay 4
Bay 5 Bay 6
— —
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
3 Bay 5
4 Bay 6
5 Bay 3
6 Bay 4
7 Bay 5
8 Bay 6
Add connection, 4 times
3 Start with modules in Bays
3 and 4, create a profile,
hotplug modules into Bays
5 and 6, then edit the
profile and add
connections
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
— —
Bay 3 Bay 4
Bay 5 Bay 6
— —
Port Connected to
1 Bay 3
2 Bay 4
3 Bay 5
4 Bay 6
Add connection, 2 times