HP Insight Management-Software User Manual

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Contents

1 Introduction...............................................................................................8

Key features and benefits...........................................................................................................8

Key features........................................................................................................................8
Key benefits........................................................................................................................9
What's new........................................................................................................................9

Platform support.....................................................................................................................10
Product licensing....................................................................................................................10
Architectural overview.............................................................................................................11

HP Virtual Connect technology............................................................................................11

Managing HP Virtual Connect..................................................................................................13

HP Virtual Connect Manager...............................................................................................13
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager................................................................................13

Understanding VCEM operations..............................................................................................13
VCEM home page features......................................................................................................16

2 Installing and configuring VCEM................................................................17

Preparing for a VCEM installation.............................................................................................17
Installation prerequisites..........................................................................................................17
Installing VCEM......................................................................................................................17
Removing VCEM....................................................................................................................17
Performing post-installation configuration tasks............................................................................18

Post-installation configuration tasks.......................................................................................18
Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and versions...........................................................21

3 Managing VC Domains............................................................................22

Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group....................................................24

Mixed Virtual Connect firmware versions and compatibility in a VC Domain Group....................27
Virtual Connect 3.3x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 3.15 – 3.19, 3.10, 3.0x, 2.3x, and 2.1x.............................28
Virtual Connect 3.15 features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain
Group with Virtual connect firmware 3.10, 3.0x, 2.3x, and 2.1x...............................................32
Virtual Connect 3.10 features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 3.0x, 2.3x and 2.1x.......................................................35
Virtual Connect 3.0x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 2.1x and 2.3x...............................................................36
Virtual Connect 2.3x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain
Group with Virtual Connect firmware 2.1x.............................................................................38

VC Domain tasks....................................................................................................................41
VCEM licensing......................................................................................................................41
Creating a VC Domain Group..................................................................................................42
Adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group............................................................................44
Removing a VC Domain from a VC Domain Group.....................................................................46
Working with multienclosure VC Domains..................................................................................48
VC Domain Maintenance........................................................................................................50

Replicating VC Domain Group configurations to other VC Domains during VC Domain
Maintenance.....................................................................................................................51
Performing VC Domain Maintenance....................................................................................53
Backing up and restoring domain configurations through VC Domain Maintenance....................54
Changes in Virtual Connect Manager that might affect completing VC Domain Maintenance......55
Using VLAN capacity.........................................................................................................56
Working with HP Virtual Connect 8Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem................56

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