HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software - Manual (Page 3)

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About this document......................................................................................9
Intended audience..................................................................................................................................9
Publishing history....................................................................................................................................9
Related documents..................................................................................................................................9
HP encourages your comments.................................................................................................................9
1 Introduction.............................................................................................11
Key features and benefits.......................................................................................................................11
Key features....................................................................................................................................11
Key benefits....................................................................................................................................11
What's new.........................................................................................................................................12
Platform support....................................................................................................................................12
Architectural overview............................................................................................................................12
HP Virtual Connect technology..........................................................................................................12
Managing HP Virtual Connect...........................................................................................................13
HP Virtual Connect Manager.......................................................................................................13
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager.........................................................................................14
VCEM operations............................................................................................................................14
Setup and configuration summary...........................................................................................................15
2 Installing and configuring VCEM................................................................17
Preparing for a VCEM installation...........................................................................................................17
Installing VCEM....................................................................................................................................17
Performing post-installation configuration tasks..........................................................................................17
Post-installation configuration tasks.....................................................................................................17
VCEM home page................................................................................................................................19
3 Managing VC Domains............................................................................21
VC Domains.........................................................................................................................................21
Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group.............................................................22
Mixed Virtual Connect firmware versions and firmware compatibility in a VC Domain Group................25
Virtual Connect 2.3x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of the VC Domain Group
with Virtual Connect firmware 2.1x................................................................................................26
Virtual Connect 2.1x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of the VC Domain Group
with Virtual Connect firmware 2.0x...............................................................................................28
VC Domain tasks.............................................................................................................................30
Licensing an enclosure for VCEM.......................................................................................................30
Creating a VC Domain Group...........................................................................................................31
Adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group.....................................................................................32
Removing a VC Domain from a VC Domain Group..............................................................................33
Working with multienclosure VC Domains...........................................................................................34
VC Domain Maintenance..................................................................................................................36
VC Domain Group configuration replicated to other VC Domains during VC Domain Maintenance.......38
Performing VC Domain Maintenance.............................................................................................39
Backing up and restoring domain configurations through VC Domain Maintenance.............................40
Changes in Virtual Connect Manager that might affect completing VC Domain Maintenance...............41
Working with HP Virtual Connect 8Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem........................41
Adding or removing remote enclosures from a multienclosure domain in VC Domain Maintenance........41
Canceling a VC Domain Maintenance task.........................................................................................41
Resynchronizing a VC Domain with Configuration Mismatch..................................................................42
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