HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Software - Manual (Page 43)

4 Managing VC Domain Groups
VC Domain Groups
This section describes the management of Virtual Connect (VC) Domain Groups using VCEM.
A VC Domain consists of an HP BladeSystem enclosure, a set of associated Virtual Connect Ethernet and
Fibre Channel interconnect modules, and server blades that are managed together by a single instance of
Virtual Connect Manager. The VC Domain contains specified networks, server profiles, and user accounts
that simplify the setup and administration of server connections. Establishing a VC Domain Group enables
administrators to upgrade, replace, or move servers within their enclosures without changes to the external
LAN/SAN environments.
VCEM keeps unassigned server profiles at the VC Domain Group level.
With VCEM you can move and copy profiles within a single VC Domain or between any VC Domains within
a VC Domain Group.
IMPORTANT: When a VC Domain is imported into VCEM and managed as part of a VC Domain Group,
all unassigned server profiles associated with the VC Domain become part of the VC Domain Group. Any
unassigned server profiles created through VCEM become part of the VC Domain Group.
To access the VC Domain Group page in VCEM, click the VC Domain Group tab. The VC Domain Group
page appears.
Figure 4-1 VC Domain Groups
The following table lists and describes the columns on the VC Domain Groups page.
Description Item
Describes Virtual Connect Domain Group status Status
Lists Virtual Connect Domain Group name Name
Identifies the number of domains in the group # of Domains
The following table lists and describes VC Domain Group icons and status.
Description Icon Status
All VC Domains that belong to this VC
Domain Group share the same domain
configuration. Configuration in synch
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