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Overview
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) centralizes network connection management and workload mobility for HP BladeSystem servers that use Virtual Connect to access LANs, SANs and converged network infrastructures. VCEM helps organizations increase productivity, respond faster to workload and infrastructure changes, and reduce operating costs. Built on the Virtual Connect architecture integrated into every BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, VCEM provides a central console to administer network address assignments, perform group-based configuration management, and to rapidly deploy, move and failover server connections and workloads for 250 Virtual Connect domains (designed to support up to 1,000 BladeSystem enclosures and 16,000 server blades when used with Virtual Connect multi-enclosure configurations). Use Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager to complete core datacenter tasks quickly and reliably, without impacting the configuration and availability of production networks: Deploy new Virtual Connect domains, HP BladeSystem enclosures and servers Perform fast and cost effective server recovery Complete planned system maintenance with minimal downtime Rapidly migrate and repurpose blade servers to meet changing workload and application priorities Together, Virtual Connect and Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager create a change-ready infrastructure enabling system administrators to add, replace and recover servers and their workloads across the datacenter in minutes without impacting network configurations and availability. This flexible infrastructure also provides the foundation for logical server deployment and orchestration delivered with HP Insight Dynamics Software.

What's New

HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager v6.3 adds new features plus support for the latest Virtual Connect hardware and firmware, which includes: Compatibility and feature support for Virtual Connect firmware v3.17 Support for the latest HP BladeSystem servers listed in the Insight Software Support Matrix. Extended Command Line Interface. Exporting VC Server profiles between VC Domain Groups. Create multiple server profiles in a single operation. Automatically resynchronize mismatched VC Domains. VCEM 6.3 can be used to update existing installations of VCEM v1.20 through v6.2.

Models

NOTE: Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is licensed per BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, with separate options for BL-c3000 and BL-c7000 enclosures. A single VCEM license is required for each enclosure to be managed in both single and multienclosure domain configurations. NOTE: Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager licenses work with all versions of VCEM and include one year of 24 x 7 HP Software Technical Support and Update Service, which provides rapid access to HP support staff and proactive delivery of software updates. For more information about this service, please visit: http://www.hp.com/services/insight. NOTE: For each purchased license, a license entitlement certificate will be delivered. The license entitlement certificate contains information needed to redeem license activation key(s) online or via fax. This electronic redemption process enables easy

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license management and service and support tracking. For more information, please visit: http://www.hp.com/go/ICe-license. HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Enterprise Edition for BL-c7000, No Media, 1Enclosure License including 1 year of 24x7 Technical Support and Updates NOTE: Includes 2 x HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet modules plus 1 x VCEM BL-c7000 enclosure license. Customer will receive a printed license entitlement certificate and 2 Virtual Connect modules as a single deliverable. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax to obtain the VCEM license activation key. HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10/24 Enterprise Edition for BladeSystem c7000. No Media, 1-Enclosure License including 1 year of 24x7 Technical Support and Updates NOTE: Includes 2 x HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port modules plus 1 x VCEM BL-c7000 enclosure license. Customer will receive a printed license entitlement certificate and 2 Virtual Connect modules as a single deliverable. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax to obtain the VCEM license activation key. HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c7000, No Media, 1-Enclosure License including 1 year of 24x7 Technical Support and Updates NOTE: Allows 1 BL-c7000 enclosure to be managed with VCEM. Customer will receive a printed license entitlement certificate via physical shipment. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax to obtain the license activation key(s). HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c7000, No Media, Flexible-Quantity Enclosure License including 1 year of 24x7 Technical Support and Updates NOTE: Allows multiple BL-c7000 enclosures to be managed with VCEM using a single license key. Customer specifies / orders the number of enclosure licenses to be covered by the flexible-quantity key and will receive a single printed license entitlement certificate via physical shipment. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax to obtain the license activation key(s). HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c7000, No Media, 1-Enclosure Tracking License including 1 year of 24x7 Technical Support and Updates NOTE: For use with signed and implemented Activation Key Agreements (AKA) only. Purchase of this part number entitles the customer to deploy additional licenses of the product under the terms of the existing Activation Key Agreement. No physical components or license keys are delivered in conjunction with the purchase of this part number. For more information on Activation Key Agreements please visit: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantessentials/license/akalic.html HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c7000 1-Enclosure Electronic License including 1 year of 24x7 Technical Support and Updates NOTE: This part number can be purchased as a single license or as multiple licenses with a single activation key. Customer will receive a license entitlement certificate via e-mail. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax to obtain the license activation key(s). Electronic LTUs are only available through limited points of sales; if not available, order a printed license entitlement certificate (xxxxxx-B2x). HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c3000, No Media, 1-Enclosure License including 1 year of 24x7 Technical Support and Updates NOTE: Allows 1 BL-c3000 enclosure to be managed with VCEM. Customer will receive a printed license entitlement certificate via physical shipment. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax to obtain the license activation key(s).

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HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c3000, No Media, Flexible-Quantity Enclosure License including 1 year of 24x7 Technical Support and Updates NOTE: Allows multiple BL-c3000 enclosures to be managed with VCEM using a single license key. Customer specifies / orders the number of enclosure licenses to be covered by the flexible-quantity key and will receive a single printed license entitlement certificate via physical shipment. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax to obtain the license activation key(s). HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c3000, No Media, 1-Enclosure Tracking License including 1 year of 24x7 Technical Support and Updates NOTE: For use with signed and implemented Activation Key Agreements (AKA) only. Purchase of this part number entitles the customer to deploy additional licenses of the product under the terms of the existing Activation Key Agreement. No physical components or license keys are delivered in conjunction with the purchase of this part number. For more information on Activation Key Agreements please visit: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantessentials/license/akalic.html HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c3000 1-Enclosure Electronic License including 1 year of 24x7 Technical Support and Updates NOTE: This part number can be purchased as a single license or as multiple licenses with a single activation key. Customer will receive a license entitlement certificate via e-mail. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax to obtain the license activation key(s). Electronic LTUs are only available through limited points of sales; if not available, order a printed license entitlement certificate (xxxxxx-B2x)

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Standard Features

Licensing and Packaging NOTE: Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is licensed per BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. One VCEM license is required for every BL-c3000 or BL-c7000 enclosure to be managed by Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager. Licenses are non-transferable. Full details are contained in the End User License Agreement. Licenses are additive such that you can combine multiple licenses together for the total number of BladeSystem c-Class enclosure licenses you have purchased. For each purchased license, a license entitlement certificate will be delivered. The license entitlement certificate contains information needed to redeem license activation key(s) online or via fax. This electronic redemption process enables easy license management and service and support tracking. For more information, please visit: http://www.hp.com/go/ICe-license. All Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager licenses include one year of 24 x 7 HP Software Technical Support and Update Service ensuring rapid access to HP support staff and proactive delivery of software updates. For more information about this service visit: http://www.hp.com/services/insight. Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is included in the Insight Software media kit that ships with every BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. The latest media kit can also be downloaded or purchased as physical media from: http://www.hp.com/go/ice NOTE: VCEM v6.3 is delivered on HP Insight Software media v6.3 provided with HP BladeSystem cClass enclosures or downloaded from: http://www.hp.com/go/vcem. VCEM v6.3 can be applied as a new installation or as an update to existing installations of VCEM v1.20, v1.30, v1.40, v6.0, v6.1 or v6.2 For more information and resources related to Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager visit: http://www.hp.com/go/vcem For more information and resources related to Virtual Connect technology visit: http://www.hp.com/go/virtualconnect

Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Benefits
Centrally manage network connections and workloads for hundreds of Virtual Connect domains and thousands of HP server blades The VCEM central address repository enables more efficient administration of data and storage network assignments (MAC and WWN) and eliminates the risk of conflicts Group-based management of Virtual Connect domains increases infrastructure consistency, simplifies deployments and enables rapid change management across hundreds of HP BladeSystem enclosures Add, change, and failover servers and their workloads across the data center in minutes without impacting production networks Reduce the costs and time to deploy and maintain server connections to production networks Increase productivity and server-to-administrator ratios Release LAN and SAN administrators from routine server-centric tasks Scalable across small and large data centers

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Key Product Features
Single intuitive console controls up to 250 Virtual Connect domains (designed to support up to 1,000 BladeSystem enclosures and 16,000 server blades when used with Virtual Connect multienclosure domain configurations) Central repository administers a total of 256K Media Access Control (MAC) addresses and Worldwide Names (WWNs) Group-based management of Virtual Connect domains using master configuration profiles increases infrastructure consistency, simplifies new bare-metal enclosure deployment, and enables configuration changes to be pushed to multiple Virtual Connect domains Scripted and manual movement of server connection profiles and workloads between Virtual Connect domains Automated failover of connection profiles and workloads to customer-defined spare servers Integrates seamlessly and extends existing Virtual Connect infrastructures - discovers and aggregates Virtual Connect domain resources into a central console Licensed per c-Class enclosure - simplifies deployment and provides support readiness for current and future releases of HP blade servers and Virtual Connect hardware

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Service and Support, HP Care Pack, and Warranty Information

Warranty

HP will replace defective delivery media for a period of 90 days following the date of purchase.

Software Support

HP offers a number of software support services, many of which are provided to customers at no additional charge. Software Technical Support and Update Service HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager include one year of 24 x 7 HP Software Technical Support and Update Service. This service provides access to HP technical resources for assistance in resolving software implementation or operations problems. The service also provides access to software updates and reference manuals either in electronic form or on physical media as they are made available from HP. With this service, customers will benefit from expedited problem resolution plus proactive notification and delivery of software updates. For more information about this service, see: http://www.hp.com/services/insight. Registration for Software Technical Support and Update Service Upon online redemption of your license certificate/key, HP will process your support registration. A service contract will be created for you and you will receive a Service Agreement Identifier (SAID). How to Use Your Software Technical Support and Update Service Once registered, you will receive a service contract in the mail containing the Customer Service phone number and your Service Agreement Identifier (SAID). In order to receive the software updates that you are entitled to, you will need to use your SAID and access the Software Update Manager (SUM) at the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) home page: www.itrc.hp.com. You will need your SAID when calling for technical support. Using your SAID, you can also go to the Software Update Manager (SUM) web page to view your contract online and elect electronic delivery for your updates. Join the Discussion The HP Support Forum is a community-based, user-supported tool for HP customers to participate in discussions amongst the customer community about HP products. For discussions related to Insight Control and ProLiant Essentials software, see the "Management Software and System Tools" area. Software and Drivers Download Pages Provides latest software and drivers for your ProLiant products. Management Security (http://www.hp.com/servers/manage/security) HP is proactive in its approach to the quality and security of all its management software. Be sure to check this website often for the latest downloadable security updates. HP Worldwide Customer Service contact numbers are available at: http://www.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact.html. For U.S. customers, say "Insight Manager" when prompted for the product name.

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Technical Specifications
Host system requirements Hardware
To support Insight Systems Manager and VCEM:
Operating System Components
At least 1.6 GHz (2 GHz recommended) At least 4 GB RAM (4 GB recommended) At least 10 GB available hard disk space Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Editions SP2 (x86 Operating system and x64 ) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard and Enterprise Editions SP2 (x86 and x64) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise Editions SP2 (x86 and x64) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise Edition SP2 (x64) (Requires supported Microsoft Windows environment) Hypervisor Guests Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 SP2 Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 VMware ESX 3.5 Update 5 VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1 NOTE: For more details about VCEM installation and operations requirements, refer to the VCEM User Guide at: http://www.hp.com/go/vcem Services NET 3.0 Framework Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) TCP/IP with DNS Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator 2.06, 2.07 or 2.08 iSCSI 6.0.6001.18000 Database Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise SP1 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express SP1 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3
Applications HP Systems Insight Manager v6.3 or higher Mozilla Firefox 3.x Microsoft Internet Explorer v7.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer v8.0 (requires Virtual Connect firmware 3.10 or higher) Adobe Acrobat Reader HP ProLiant BL260c Supported HP ProLiant and Integrity BladeSystem HP ProLiant BL2x220c HP ProLiant BL460c c-Class servers as target/managed servers HP ProLiant BL465c HP ProLiant BL480c HP ProLiant BL490c HP ProLiant BL495c HP ProLiant BL620c HP ProLiant BL680c DA - 12860 Worldwide Version 14 April 5, 2011 Page 7
HP ProLiant BL685c (G7 model supported only with Virtual Connect Flex-10) HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation HP Integrity BL860c / 860c i2 HP Integrity BL870c / 870c i2 HP Integrity BL890c i2 NOTE: Some servers listed above may be discontinued. Virtual Connect Modules Supports features delivered with Virtual Connect firmware v2.1x, 2.2x, 2.3x, 3.0, 3.01, 3.10 and 3.15. Provides operation compatibility with future version of Virtual Connect 3.xx firmware. (Firmware v2.10 or higher) HP Virtual Connect 1/10Gb Ethernet Module HP Virtual Connect 1/10Gb-F Ethernet Module HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb / 24-port Module HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port Fibre Channel Module HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Module

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Related Options
Other product information
The following product materials are available on Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager at: http://www.hp.com/go/vcem Product Datasheet User Guide General FAQ Quick Start Installation Poster White Papers For more information on HP Virtual Connect technology visit: HP Virtual Connect http://www.hp.com/go/virtualconnect HP Insight Dynamics for For more information on HP Insight Dynamics for ProLiant visit: http://www.hp.com/go/insightdynamics ProLiant For more information on HP Systems Insight Manager visit: HP Systems Insight http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim Manager HP Insight Control suites For more information on HP Insight Control visit: http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol

HP Care Packs

NOTE: HP offers a number of software support services, many of which are provided to customers at no additional charge. HP Installation and Startup for HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager HP Custom Software Deployment Service HP 3 Year 24 x 7 Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c3000 Software Support HP 4 Year 24 x 7 Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c3000 Software Support HP 5 Year 24 x 7 Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c3000 Software Support HP 3 Year 24 x 7 Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c7000 Software Support HP 4 Year 24 x 7 Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c7000 Software Support HP 5 Year 24 x 7 Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager for BL-c7000 Software Support
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Environment-friendly Products and Approach
End-of-life Management and Recycling
Hewlett Packard offers end-of-life HP product return, trade-in, and recycling programs in many geographic areas. For trade-in information, please go to: http://www.hp.com/go/green. To recycle your product, please go to: http://www.hp.com/go/green or contact your nearest HP sales office. Products returned to HP will be recycled, recovered or disposed of in a responsible manner. The EU WEEE directive (2002/95/EC) requires manufacturers to provide treatment information for each product type for use by treatment facilities. This information (product disassembly instructions) is posted on the Hewlett Packard web site at: http://www.hp.com/go/green. These instructions may be used by recyclers and other WEEE treatment facilities as well as HP OEM customers who integrate and re-sell HP equipment.

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Copyright 2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Microsoft and Windows NT are US registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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List of Figures

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About this document

Intended audience
This document is intended to be used by technical professionals who manage multiple HP BladeSystem enclosures and use HP Virtual Connect Manager to control network connectivity. HP assumes that you have installed Virtual Connect, are familiar with the embedded Virtual Connect Manager web console, and have read the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide and understand its concepts.

Publishing history

Manufacturing part number 460924-006 460924-005 460924-004 460924-003 460924-002 460924-001 Software version 6.00 1.40 1.30 1.20 1.10 1.00 Publication date November 2009 September 2009 April 2009 January 2009 April 2008 November 2007

Related documents

In addition to this guide, the following resources are available: VCEM website at http://www.hp.com/go/vcem
HP Insight Software Quick Installation Guider HP Insight Software Support Matrix HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Release Notes BladeSystem c-Class Solution Overview HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide HP Virtual Connect Manager Release Notes
For more information about Virtual Connect Manager, see:
HP encourages your comments
Your comments and suggestions regarding product features will help us develop future editions of VCEM. For contact information, see chapter 14.

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(Optional) If you are installing VCEM as part of the HP Insight Software suite, after performing an HP SIM discovery, access the HP Managed System Software Wizard and complete the steps in the wizard. For more information about the wizard, see the HP Insight Software Installation and Configuration Guide. NOTE: VCEM 6.0 does not support VC firmware 1.3x or 1.2x. If you have these versions of VC firmware, you must upgrade to at least 2.0x. While VCEM does not support these older firmware versions, both VCEM and the HP Management System Software Wizard will not prevent you from licensing these older firmware versions.
(Optional) Configure the MAC addresses to match the needs in the data center. a. From the VCEM Home page, click the Home tab. In a stand-alone VCEM installation, to return to the Home page, click the Home link on the upper right-hand corner of the screen. b. Click the MAC Addresses hyperlink. c. To create a custom range, click Add custom. The MAC address range used by the VCEM domain must be unique within the environment. HP provides a set of predefined ranges that are reserved for use by Virtual Connect and VCEM, and does not conflict with server factory-default MAC addresses. When using the HP-predefined MAC address ranges, be sure that each range is used only once within the environment. For more information, see Adding custom MAC address ranges.
(Optional) Create MAC exclusion ranges. For more information, see Creating MAC exclusion ranges. (Optional) Configure the World Wide Names ranges to meet your requirements. a. From the VCEM Home page, click the Home tab. In a stand-alone VCEM installation, to return to the Home page, click the Home link on the upper right-hand corner of the screen. b. Click the World Wide Names hyperlink. c. To create a custom range, click Add custom. The WWN range used by the VCEM domain must be unique within the environment. HP provides a set of predefined ranges that are reserved for use by Virtual Connect and VCEM, and does not conflict with server factory-default WWNs. When using the HP-predefined WWN ranges, be sure that each range is used only once within the environment. For more information, see Adding custom WWN address ranges.
(Optional) Create WWN exclusion ranges. For more information, see Creating WWN exclusion ranges. Click the VC Domains tab. VC Domains appear as the following: Unconfigured VC DomainsAppear as VCD_name, where name is the temporary name automatically given to the VC Domain. Configured VC DomainsAppear with the VC Domain name.
Select a VC Domain, and then click License to license the domain. For more information on licensing, see Licensing an enclosure for VCEM. 10. Create a new VC Domain Group, and then add one or more already licensed VC Domains to it. For more information on creating a new VC Domain Group, see Creating a VC Domain Group. You can continue using VCEM and its additional functions such as creating profiles and assigning them to bays. VCEM uses a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection provided by HP SIM. For more information about the available cipher suites and how to enable or disable them, see the Understanding HP SIM security white paper at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html. VCEM uses the same TCP ports as HP SIM. VCEM does not open any other TCP ports.

VC Domain configuration must be identical to the VC Domain Group configuration. Verify that the following items are identical: Interconnect bays location and model Enclosure model Domain settings: Configuration for double density servers (for example, BL2x220c) Configuration for full-height and half-height single density servers (for example, BL460c, BL480c)
Ethernet settings: MAC Cache Failover: Enable Fast MAC Cache Failover MAC Refresh Interval
IGMP Snooping: Enable IGMP Snooping IGMP Idle Timeout Interval

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Server VLAN Tagging support: Tunnel VLAN Taggings or Map VLAN Taggings Force Server connection setting
Multiple Network Speeding Settings: Preferred Link Connections Preferred Link Connection Speed Maximum Link Connection Maximum Link Connection Speed
Network SNMP settings: Read Community System Contact IP addresses
Fibre Channel SAN Fabric settings: Enables SMI-S Fibre Channel SNMP settings: Read Community, System Contact, and IP addresses
Network and Fibre Channel SAN Fabrics uplinks For each single network uplink: Network name Smart link Private Network Enable VLAN Tunneling State Network port location Speed/duplex mode Connection mode Preferred Link Connection Preferred Link Connection Speed Maximum Link Connection Maximum Link Connection Speed
Number of networks configured in the VC Domain For each shared network uplink: Uplink set name Network port location Speed/duplex mode Connection mode Number of VLANs tagged associated to the shared network uplinks
Number of shared networks configured in the VC Domain For each VLAN-tagged associated to the shared network uplink: Network name Network state VLAN ID
Native Smart Link Private network Preferred Link Connection Preferred Link Connection Speed Maximum Link Connection Maximum Link Connection Speed
For each Fibre Channel SAN Fabric: Fabric name If VC Domain has firmware 2.0x and later: Configuration speed Login distribution Fabric port location
Number of Fibre Channel SAN Fabrics configured in the VC Domain
To add an unconfigured VC Module to a VC Domain Group, the following items must be identical: Interconnect bays location and model Enclosure model Uplinks of the network and Fibre Channel SAN Fabric Power state of the VC Modules

Changes in Virtual Connect Manager that might affect completing VC Domain Maintenance
When you enable VC Domain Maintenance and make changes to a VC Domain base configuration, attempts to complete VC Domain Maintenance might result in VCEM creating a failed job and the VC Domain remains under VC Domain Maintenance. Changes in Virtual Connect Manager that might cause problems in completing VC Domain Maintenance include: Updating the Virtual Connect firmware to an incompatible version, (Domain SettingsFirmware Management). To resolve this issue, update the Virtual Connect firmware version to a compatible version and complete VC Domain Maintenance again. Deleting the domain (Domain SettingsDomain Configuration). To resolve this issue, restore the Virtual Connect configuration from a backup, or remove the VC Domain from the VC Domain Group. Breaking the Virtual Connect lock using VC command line. To resolve this issue, remove the VC Domain from the VC Domain Group. Virtual Connect fails to respond. To resolve this issue, even if the VC Domain Maintenance job fails because of poor or failed VC communication, fix the communication and complete VC Domain Maintenance again.
Working with HP Virtual Connect 8Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem
VCEM cannot manage a VC Domain having one or more FC modules in an Incompatible state. The FC module can become incompatible in the following situations: An HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module replaces an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module. An HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module replaces a HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module. If HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC modules and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC modules share the same IO bay slice. (For example, a HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module in IO Bay 3 and a HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module in IO Bay 4). In a multienclosure VC Domain, if there are mixed HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC modules and HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC modules in the same IO bay from different enclosures. (For example, 4Gb FC modules in the local enclosure, but 8Gb FC modules in the remote enclosures.)

VCEM cannot manage a VC Domain that has one or more FC modules in an Incompatible state. The FC module can become incompatible in the following situations: An HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module replaces an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module. An HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module replaces a HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module. If HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC modules and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC modules share the same IO bay slice. (For example, a HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module in IO Bay 3 and a HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC module in IO Bay 4). In a multienclosure VC Domain, if there are mixed HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC modules and HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FC modules in the same IO bay from different enclosures. (For example, 4Gb FC modules in the local enclosure, but 8Gb FC modules in the remote enclosures.) Click New. (Optional) If the enclosures related to the selected VC Domains are not licensed to VCEM, then the License page appears below the VC Domain Group list. (For more information, see Licensing an enclosure for VCEM.) Otherwise, the Create VC Domain Group appears below the VC Domain Group list. 2. (Optional) You can provide a new name for the unconfigured VC Domains. Valid VC Domain Group names are alphanumeric, hyphens (-), underscore (_), and cannot exceed 64 characters.
To create a VC Domain Group: 1.
Managing VC Domain Groups
Enter the username and password for each VC Domain. Ensure you provide VC Domain credentials will full privileges. VC Domains appear as: Unconfigured domains, which appear in the System Name column with the unassigned name, VCD_name Configured domains, which appear in the System Name column with their previously assigned name.
Enter the username and password for the Onboard Administrator of each unconfigured VC Domain. Ensure that you provide the Onboard Administrator credentials with full privileges if the Virtual Connect Module is not configured. (Optional) In some cases you might wish to overwrite the existing VC Domain configuration for selected VC Domains. To enable this action, select Existing VC Domain configuration settings for selected VC Domain(s) without server profiles will be overridden by selected base VC Domain configuration defined for the VC Domain Group. VCEM validates that the selected VC Domain configurations match the VC Domain Group configuration. VC Domains that are already configured and have server profiles are not affected.
Enter the VC Domain Group name in the VC Domain Group Name field. Valid VC Domain Group names are alphanumeric, hyphens (-), underscore (_), and cannot exceed 64 characters. From the Configuration based on VC Domain list, select the VC Domain configuration upon which the new VC Domain Group is to be based. The Configuration VC Domain list contains only configured VC Domains. From the Select Serial Number type list, select whether the serial number type is a logical serial number or factory default. From the Select MAC range type list, select whether the MAC address range type is VCEM-defined, user-defined, or factory-default. You can only select the user-defined option for MAC range type if a MAC custom range is defined. From the Select WWN range type list, select whether the WWN address range type is VCEM-defined, user-defined, or factory-default. You can only select the user-defined option for WWN range type if a WWN custom range is defined. NOTE: After upgrading from VCEM 1.20 or 1.3x to VCEM 6.0, VC Domain Groups that were using HP-predefined ranges for MAC and WWN addresses will start using VCEM-defined ranges for new server profiles. VCEM 6.0 and later do not use HP-predefined ranges for MAC and WWN addresses.

Newer VC Domain versions provide a broader set of configuration in the server profile. The following table lists the features that are configurable depending on the VC Domain versions.
Feature Server VLAN tagging Add/Remove Fibre Channel SAN connections Integrity blade support (EFI partition data) Ethernet connection port speed configuration Double-density blade support Enhanced SNMP configuration Multienclosure VC Domain Virtual Connect 2.3x Virtual Connect 2.1x Virtual Connect 2.0x
From the managing profiles screen, you can perform the following tasks: Create a profile Delete one or more profiles Edit a profile Assign a profile Unassign a profile Copy a profile to a bay Move a profile View network and Fibre Channel information for a profile Perform a VC Profile Failover operation
NOTE: If the server profile has Flex-10 connections enabled, and server blade NICs (onboard or mezzanine card) are connected to HP 10/10Gb-F Virtual Connect Ethernet Module, Virtual Connect requires you to

Managing server profiles

power off the server blade to perform server profile operations with VC firmware 2.0x or 2.1x. However, in VC firmware 2.3x, you can perform these operations with the server blade powered on.

Creating a profile

NOTE: Depending on the VC Domain version, the create profile page displays a different set of configurations. To verify the available features for each VC Domain version, see the feature set table earlier in this section. NOTE: In a VC Domain Group with VC firmware 2.1x, the 8Gb FC module appears only if VCEM detects it. If VCEM detects the 4Gb FC module, then the maximum port speed will be 4Gb. 1. 2. From the Profiles page, click New. From the Member of VC Domain Group menu, select the VC Domain Group to which the profile will belong. The Create New Profile information appears below the profiles list. 3. 4. In the Profile name box, enter a unique profile name. (Optional) To use factory-assigned MAC addresses and WWNs, and override the VCEM-provided settings, select Show advanced settings. If you choose to use factory-assigned MAC addresses, WWNs, and serial numbers, these changes apply to every Ethernet and Fibre Channel connection in a server profile. 5. To use server factory defaults for Ethernet MAC addresses, select Use Server Factory Defaults for Ethernet MAC addresses. To use server factory defaults for Fibre Channel WWNs, select Server Factory Defaults for Fibre Channel WWNs. To use server factory defaults for Serial Number, select Server Factory Defaults for Serial Number.
In the Ethernet network connections table, select at least two Ethernet networks. Network names are optional. In a VC Domain, it is possible to select Multiple Networks. To add more connections, click Add Network Connection. To remove a connection, click the X icon at the right side of the table. 6. In the Fibre Channel SAN connections table, set the Fibre Channel SAN connections. To add more connections in a VC Domain, click Add FC SAN Connection. To remove a connection, click the X icon at the right side of the table. 7. (Optional) In the Fibre Channel Boot Parameters table, enter the boot parameters for defined Fibre Channel SAN connections. The default boot parameter is Use Bios. The World Wide Part Number (WWPN) and Logical Unit Number (LUN) are required only for the primary and secondary SAN boot. 8. (Optional) To create the bay assignment, select VC Domain, and then select an available target server bay. If a profile is not assigned to a server bay or fails to assign to a server bay, then that profile becomes unassigned to a VC Domain Group. 9. Click OK. The Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is executing the request message appears. 10. Click OK to go to the Jobs page and monitor job progress. NOTE: To create profiles for Integrity Blades that boot from SAN, you must manually configure the SAN boot entries in the blade server EFI console.

Unassigning a profile

VCEM detects the presence of logical server managers or upper level managers. When performing this task, a prompt dialog message appears and explains the impact of performing that task from outside the logical server manager or upper level manager. The following message appears. IMPORTANT: VCEM has detected you may be using other products, Dynamics VSE. Unassigning this Server Profile can make it the upper level manager. It is recommended to use the upper Unassign this Server Profile. Type YES to proceed with this such as HP Insight inconsistent with level manager to operation.
To proceed, you must type YES, and then click OK. VCEM does not proceed if you cut and paste YES into the field. 1. 2. 3. 4. From the Profiles page, select the assigned profile to unassign. Click Unassign. You are prompted to confirm the unassignment. Click OK. The Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is executing the request message appears. Click OK to go to the Jobs page and monitor job progress.
Copying and assigning a profile to a bay
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. From the Profiles page, select the profile that must be copied and assigned. Click Copy. Enter a unique name for the new profile. Select an available bay to which the new profile is assigned. Set the port information. Enter a unique name for the new profile.

Moving a profile

VCEM detects the presence of logical server managers or upper level managers. When performing this task, a prompt dialog message appears and explains the impact of performing that task from outside the logical server manager or upper level manager. The following message appears: IMPORTANT: VCEM has detected you may be using other products, such as HP Insight Dynamics VSE. Moving this Server Profile to another Server Bay can make it inconsistent with the upper level manager. It is recommended to use the upper level manager to move this Server Profile to another Server Bay. Type YES to proceed with this operation. To proceed, you must type YES, and then click OK. VCEM does not proceed if you cut and paste YES into the field. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From the Profiles page, select a profile. Click Move. The Move Profile page appears. In the Move to Bay list, select an available bay to which the new profile is to be moved. Click OK. The Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is executing the request message appears. Click OK to go to the Jobs page and monitor job progress.

To access the MAC addresses from the VCEM home page, click the MAC addresses hyperlink. The MAC Ranges List page appears. Figure 7-1 MAC Ranges List page
Tracking individual MAC addresses
Individual addresses in a MAC range (HP-predefined, VCEM-defined, or user-defined) can be monitored by clicking the Individual addresses secondary tab within the MAC Ranges List page. The following table lists and describes the MAC address status at Individual address page.

MAC Addresses 67

Item Free In use External Address
Description Address available to use in VCEM. Address currently used by a server profile in VCEM. Addresses used by server profiles in a VC Domain that have been released back to Virtual Connect Manager and no longer managed by VCEM. Addresses that reside in a VCEM Exclusion range list. VCEM will not allocate any address that is marked as excluded.

Excluded Addresses

Creating MAC exclusion ranges
VCEM requires that you define exclusion ranges for both MAC and WWN address ranges that are in use by VC Domains outside VCEM management. Exclusion ranges are used to set aside addresses that might be in use for other purposes within your data center. Excluded address ranges are not assigned for use by VCEM. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From the VCEM home page, under the Administration heading, click the MAC addresses hyperlink. From the Select ranges to configure list, select MAC. Select a MAC address range. The exclusion range must be contained within the address range to which the exclusion range belongs. Select the Exclusion ranges tab. To create the exclusion range, click New. IMPORTANT: External addresses that are included in a MAC exclusion range remain external addresses. The status of an external address does not change if it is included in a MAC exclusion range. 6. Select a HP-predefined address range, or manually enter the address range to exclude.
Deleting MAC exclusion ranges
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. From the VCEM home page, under the Administration heading, click the MAC addresses hyperlink. From the Select ranges to configure list, select MAC. Select a MAC address range. The exclusion range must be contained within the address range to which the exclusion range belongs. Select a MAC exclusion range. Click Delete. You are prompted to confirm your choice. Click OK.
IMPORTANT: If the exclusion range includes external addresses, these external addresses remain external, even if the exclusion range is removed. To avoid conflicts, make sure all addresses within this range are not being used by any other Ethernet device on your network.
Reclaiming external MAC addresses
External MAC addresses are generated when a VC Domain containing server profiles is removed from a VC Domain Group. Since every profile contains one or more MAC addresses associated with it, VCEM identifies these addresses as external. Addresses identified as external are reserved for VC Domains outside of VCEM and will not be used by VCEM. To change the status of an address from External to Free, use the Reclaim External button. Before freeing an address, verify that the address is no longer used by a VC Domain outside of VCEM. To reclaim MAC addresses: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Figure 9-1 Jobs list

The following table lists and describes the job item columns in the Jobs list.
Item Job ID Task Status Progress User Name Start Time End Time Description Identifies the job number with the task performed Describes the job performed or to be performed Provides job status Describes the progress of the current job Identifies the person who performed the function that created the job Identifies job start time Identifies the time when the job was completed (if the job is not complete, this field is blank)
Job status message window
When a function is performed, a job is created. A message window appears displaying the Job ID. Details of the job can be viewed in the Jobs tab. When jobs are created, events might also be created in HP SIM.
VCEM limits the number of jobs that it displays to 65,000. If the limit is reached, then only the most recent 65,000 jobs are viewable. To keep the list smaller, you can select the jobs to be deleted, and then click Delete.

Reviewing job details

To review the details of a particular job, click the hyperlink of the appropriate job name. The Job Details window appears.

Deleting jobs

To delete a particular job or multiple jobs, click Delete. Only pending, failed, or completed jobs can be deleted. You cannot delete a running job.

Tracking VCEM job status

10 Upgrading Virtual Connect firmware after VCEM is managing VC Domains
The process for upgrading Virtual Connect (VC) firmware requires extra steps when VCEM is managing the VC Domain. VCEM gains exclusive access to managed domains. However, using the VC Domain Maintenance capability, the Virtual Connect Manager can be used to upgrade VC firmware while the VC Domain is being managed by VCEM.

Preparation checklist

Before upgrading VC firmware, you must ensure that the installed version of VCEM supports the VC firmware upgrade. See the HP Insight Control Environment Support Matrix at http://www.hp.com/go/vcem. The VC firmware version might require installation of a VCEM Firmware Support Update or new version of VCEM. Ensure the following requirements have been met: 1. 2. 3. Download and install the VCEM Firmware Support Update or a new VCEM version that supports VC firmware. Acquire the HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Firmware. You can download the firmware from http://www.hp.com. Firmware installation instructions are included with the download. Determine whether any other components must be updated before upgrading the VC firmware by reviewing the Virtual Connect firmware documentation. The VC firmware might have dependencies on specific versions of the following items: HP BladeSystem c-Class Onboard Administrator HP ProLiant c-Class Server BIOS System ROM HP Integrity c-Class Server EFI HP c-Class Embedded NICs HP c-Class Server Mezzanine Cards HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2)

If the VC Domain is not the same as the VC Domain configuration group, then you might not be able to add the VC Domain to the VC Domain Group. To correct this issue, verify that the VC Domain meets the requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group. For more information, see Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group. Also, a VC Domain might fail to add to the VC Domain Group for the following reasons: Network issues Invalid IP address Insufficient credentials permission Another VCEM external manager exists
To correct this issue: Verify that you can ping from the command line of the VCEM server and log in the Virtual Connect Manager using the browser. In a redundant environment, verify if the failover between an active and standby VC module occurs. If so, wait until the failover completes and then perform rediscovery of Onboard Administrator associated to the VC module. VCEM requires Virtual Connect Manager credentials with full privileges to communicate to Virtual Connect Module. Access the Virtual Connect Manager CLI: 1. Telnet in to the Virtual Connect Manager using an SSH connection such as SSH Administrator@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the VC Domain IP address. 2. To determine the username of the external manager account, enter show external-manager in the Virtual Connect Manager Command User Interface. The status of the external manager name appears.
For more information, see the HP Virtual Connect Command Line Interface User Guide.
Unable to add an unconfigured VC Domain to a VC Domain Group
If you are unable to add an unconfigured server to a VC Domain Group, verify that the VC Domain meets the requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group. For more information, see Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group.

88 Troubleshooting VCEM

Cannot access VC Domain from Virtual Connect Manager after a data migration has been performed
If, after performing data migration, you are running Virtual Connect Manager and try to access a VCEM-managed VC Domain, the following error message appears: VC Domain locked by Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager <CMS IP address>. To resolve this issue: 1. 2. 3. Go to the CMS and invoke the MS-DOS command box. Change directory into the <DRIVE>\<VCEM INSTALLATION FOLDER>. Run either of the following CLI commands: >vcem -updatevcmdesc >vcem -uvcm

You can then verify the correct message appears by browsing into the Virtual Connect Managers that gave the incorrect message so as to validate the problem has been corrected.
Cannot manage a VC Domain when VC module failover is taking place
VCEM cannot create a VC Domain Group or add a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group when a backup VC module is discovered or if a failover of a VC module occurred in a redundancy environment. The following error message appears: "The VC Domain [VC Domain Name] cannot be managed by VCEM. A possible cause is that the current state of the VC Domain is unknown. Verify HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) is referencing the primary VC Module. If not, run HP SIM discovery to update the reference." To correct this issue, perform an HP SIM discovery on the Onboard Administrator IP address associated with the VC module and perform the VCEM operation again.
VC Domain displays Missing External Manager lock status
If the VC Domain displays a status of Missing External Manager lock icon, the external manager lock has either been suspended or removed. To correct this issue with a VC Domain, remove the VC Domain from VC Domain Group, break the external manager lock and release these MAC, WWN, and serial number address ranges as follows: 1. 2. 3. Telnet in to the Virtual Connect Manager using an SSH connection such as SSH Administrator@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the VC Domain IP address. To determine the username of the external manager account, from the Virtual Connect Manager command prompt, enter show external-manager. For this example, assume the user name returned was xyz. To disable the account, from the Virtual Connect Manager command prompt, enter set external-manager Username=xyz Enabled=false. If VC Domain firmware is 2.0x or later, perform the following: To remove the account and release the VC Domain from VCEM control, from the Virtual Connect Manager command prompt, enter remove external-manager Username=xyz mactype=<Factory-Default/User-Defined> MacStart=<> MacEnd=<> wwnType=<Factory-Default/User-Defined> WwnStart=<> WwnEnd=<> serverIdType=<Factory-Default/User-Defined> serverIdStart=<> serverIdEnd=<> NOTE: -quiet is an option to suppress user confirmation prompts. This option is useful for scripting operations. This option is available for VC firmware 2.0x or later for the disable account, remove the account, and release ranges commands. For more information, see the HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface User Guide.
VC Domain displays Configuration Mismatch status
If the VCEM data does not match the data from the VC Domain, then the Configuration Mismatch icon appears. This might happen when either the user suspends the external manager lock and then modifies the VC Domain, or adds or removes VC Modules from rear-enclosure interconnect bays. To correct this issue, see Resynchronizing a VC Domain with Configuration Mismatch.

VC Domain displays Expired License status
If a VC Domain has an Expired License icon, perform the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. License the enclosure with a Flexible Quantity License (FQL) VCEM license. For information on purchasing licenses, see the VCEM QuickSpecs at http://www.hp.com/go/vcem. Click the VC Domain tab. Select the VC Domain, and then click License. Click Add Key. Enter a valid FQL license key, and then click OK. Click Apply License. Perform the failed operation again.
Error on database operation occurs
Errors might occur during database operations if: 1. 2. VCEM tables are missing; that is, Database Administrator deleted some VCEM tables. HP SIM database is not running. If VCEM tables are missing, then you must restore the VCEM database backup. For more information, see Backing up and restoring VCEM. Check the HP SIM database server status: 3. If the database server is remote, then log in to the database server. In Windows taskbar, check if the Microsoft SQL or MSDE service is running. A red status means they are not running. Right-click the status, and then select Start.
If this issue still occurs, then uninstall and install VCEM again.
Errors occur while loading VCEM pages
If errors occur while loading VCEM pages, then the HP SIM service is most likely down. To resolve this issue: 1. 2. 3. 4. Check if HP SIM service is up and running. Select StartControl PanelAdministrative ToolsServices. Check the HP SIM service status. If the service is not running, right-click, and then select Start.
Failed to execute VCEM operation because VC firmware not supported
If the VC firmware version you have is not supported, then VCEM operations might fail to execute. For more information about supported Virtual Connect firmware, see http://www.hp.com/go/vcem. To correct this issue, related to the VC firmware version not supported, perform the following steps and execute the VCEM operation again: Update VC firmware according VC firmware versions supported by VCEM using the Virtual Connect Manager user interface. a. Access the Virtual Connect Manager user interface. b. Using the VC Domain account with full credentials, log in to the VC Domain. c. From the left panel, click Managing Firmware, click Upload, and then enter the firmware file. d. Click Activate.
To correct this issue, if VC Domain is under VCEM management, you can either: Remove the VC Domain from VC Domain group. For more information, see Removing a VC Domain from a VC Domain Group If VC Domain is not under maintenance status, then enable VC Domain Maintenance and update the VC firmware version according VC firmware supported by VCEM. 1. Access the Virtual Connect Manager user interface. 2. Using the VC Domain account with full credentials, log in to the VC Domain. 3. From the left panel, click Managing Firmware, click Upload, and then enter the firmware file. 4. Click Activate. 5. In VCEM, add the VC Domain to the VC Domain Group. If the VC Domain is already under VCEM management then return to VC Domain Maintenance page and complete VC Domain Maintenance. For more information, see VC Domain Maintenance

Server profile network configuration was lost
If a VC Domain has server profiles configured to use multiple networks and there is a network selected to be untagged, the network configurations can be lost. To resolve this issue: 1. 2. From VC Domain Maintenance, upgrade the VC Domain firmware to the latest version. Edit the server profile, and then set the multiple networks configuration.
VC Domain status is "Mismatch Configuration" after cancel VC Domain Maintenance operation fails
This situation occurs when the server profiles from a VC Domain managed by VCEM have changed and do not match the existing server profiles in the VCEM database. For example, restoring an old VC Domain backup that has a different server profile form the current VC Domain in the VCEM database. In such cases, VCEM changes the VC Domain status to "Mismatch Configuration," and the VC Domain Group to, "Configuration in sync." To continue managing this VC Domain with VCEM, click VC Domain Maintenance to resynchronize the VC Domain configuration and server profiles.
Server profile job completed with success but changes have not occurred
If a VC Domain is managed by VCEM, and Onboard Administrator is brought out of Virtual Connect Mode, the following error message appears the next time you log in to Virtual Connect Manager: The HP virtual connect has lost its login credentials for the HP Onboard Administrator (OA). OA may have been replaced or reset to factory defaults. To ensure proper operation, these credentials must be reestablished. When the Onboard Administrator credentials are provided, an error message appears stating that the credentials are not valid. This situation can occur when: Onboard Administrator is replaced or reset to factory default settings. The clear vcmmode command was executed in the Onboard Administrator command line interface. The VC Ethernet modules were temporarily replaced by another BladeSystem c-Class interconnect module.
As a result, VCEM might display false job results such as, "Completed with success," even though the server profile changes have not taken effect. The ability of VCEM to manage server profiles might also be affected for: Creating an unsigned server profile Editing of an assigned server profile Assigning a server profile Deleting a server profile Unassigning a server profile