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HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.3
User Guide
Abstract
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 VCM web console, and have read the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide and understand
its concepts.
HP Part Number: 460924-409
Published: March 2014
Edition: 1
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Page 1 - User Guide

HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.3User GuideAbstractThis document is intended to be used by technical professionals who manage multiple HP Blad

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• Group-based management of Virtual Connect Domains increases infrastructure consistency,simplifies system deployment and enables rapid change managem

Page 3 - Contents

Creating a server profileNOTE:Keep the following server profile dependencies in mind:• Depending on the VC Domain version, the create server profile p

Page 4 - 4 Contents

Figure 60 (page 101) and Figure 61 (page 101) displays network selections.Figure 60 Network selectionsFigure 61 Selecting a Network windowTo make the

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NOTE: For VC firmware versions 3.7x and later, you cannot select the same network formore than one mapped physical port such as LOM1 and LOM2 for exam

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DescriptionSettingPrimary IP address of the iSCSI target. This value is indotted-decimal format. For example:111.222.333.444Primary IP Address (requir

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Figure 64 iSCSI Boot AssistantHP recommends that you use the iSCSI Boot Assistant rather than populating the iSCSI fieldsmanually. The main goal of th

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FCoE networks are only available when the group firmware mode of the VC Domain Groupis 4.0x or later.Figure 65 FCoE network or SAN fabric selectionIMP

Page 9 - 1 Introduction

VCEM provides administrators with control over whether or not unused FlexNICs are listed in thehost operating system running on the blade where the pr

Page 10 - Product licensing

To specify the LUN and a 13 to 16-digit hexadecimal number format, place the desired hexadecimalnumber preceded by leading zeros as shown in the follo

Page 11 - Architectural overview

Figure 69 Force same VLAN mappings as Shared Uplink Set options4. Click the right-arrow to add the network to your configuration. To remove networks p

Page 12 - 12 Introduction

2. (Optional) To select the desired port speed for the connection, select Custom. The Custom PortSpeed windows appears. Enter the desired port speed.F

Page 13 - Understanding VCEM operations

Table 1 (page 11) lists all available VCEM licenses, including Virtual Connect hardware and VCEMpackaged options.Table 1 VCEM license optionsDescripti

Page 14 - 14 Introduction

Choose the Network Access Group selection box.1.2. Choose another network access group. A warning message similar to the following canappear if Ethern

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Figure 72 VCEM and VC statusesIf a degraded status icon is displayed in the Status column, you can view the statuses of the iSCSI,FC, and FCoE network

Page 16 - 16 Introduction

Table 17 Connection type and status definitionStatus definitionStatus iconConnection typeThe blue icon with an “i” in the middleindicates that the iSC

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Figure 75 Flexible page rangesYou can select pages by choosing them in groups or you can enter a page into the Go to page:dialog box . You can also us

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NOTE: Server profiles can be recovered from VC Domains containing a single c-Classenclosure. Server profiles cannot be recovered from multi-enclosure

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Figure 78 Recover server profiles listRecovering server profiles from an unreachable enclosure 115

Page 20 - Installation prerequisites

4. Click OK to proceed or Cancel to stop server profile recovery.If there are no assigned server profiles in the VC Domain a message similar to the fo

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There are two options available when selecting an Ethernet network:• Select a Network• Multiple NetworksFor iSCSI networks, only Select a Network is a

Page 22 - Updating VC firmware

Assigning a server profileVCEM detects the presence of logical server managers or upper level managers. When performingthis task, a prompt dialog mess

Page 23 - Updating VC firmware 23

Copying a server profile1. From the Server Profiles page, select the server profile that must be copied and assigned.NOTE: Profiles with NPIV settings

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that LANs and SANs see NIC or HBA addresses presented by the VC modules instead of the defaultburned-in interface addresses. VC provides several key a

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Moving a server profile to another bay in the same VC Domain GroupTo proceed, you must enter YES, and then click OK.NOTE: VCEM does not respond if you

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Figure 81 Move profile prevalidation tableVCEM performs five validation steps during the export process as displayed in Figure 81. Thesefive steps val

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Table 18 Prevalidation statusDescriptionStatusStep has successfully completed.DoneVCEM will perform some changes on the server profile inorder to expo

Page 28 - Cluster Server cluster

• Confirms that the target VC Domain Group that the server profile will be exported to hasa status of Configuration in synch. VC Domain Groups with ot

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defined in the target VC Domain Group. Otherwise Step 4 will show a warning status atthe prevalidation window.• Confirms that all VLAN network names a

Page 30 - 3 Managing VC Domains

5. Validating Fabric data—VCEM performs the following validations for fabric connections duringthe export process:• Ensures that the fabric names and

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1. Power down the original or source server.2. Select a new target server from the VC Domain Group spare pool.3. Move the VC server profile to the tar

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To initiate VC Server Profile Failover using the CLI, enter C:\>VCEM -failover arguments,then enter the appropriate argument as follows:• For a bay

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6. Select Run custom CMS tool, and then select VCEM Server Profile Failover by Hostname.7. If there is a specific time the event handler must be activ

Page 34 - 34 Managing VC Domains

6 Managing enclosure bay assignmentsOnly the bays that are inside a VC Domain Group appear on the Bays page.Bays can be filtered by selecting one of t

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To establish server connections to LANs and SANs, VC uses server connection profiles incombination with dynamic pools of unique media access control (

Page 36 - Group with VC firmware 3.7

To see more information about bays, select the Show more details check box. The following tabledescribes the additional information that will be displ

Page 37 - ◦ Long (30 second)

Figure 83 Window displaying the power status of a bayTo remotely power down a bay:1. Click the Bays tab.2. To determine the power status of the bay, c

Page 38 - 38 Managing VC Domains

Assigning a server profile to a bayYou can assign a server profile to a bay only if the bay is not already associated with a serverprofile and if the

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For more information about failover pre-requirements, see “Preconditions for VC Server ProfileFailover” (page 126)Performing a Server Profile Failover

Page 40 - 40 Managing VC Domains

7 Managing MAC and WWN addressesMAC AddressesNOTE: A "VCEM-defined” range has been reserved, from which VCEM allocates MAC addresses.VCEM no long

Page 41 - Group with VC firmware 3.3x

Creating MAC exclusion rangesVCEM requires that you define exclusion ranges for both MAC and WWN addresses if:• VCEM and VC Domains outside of VCEM ma

Page 42 - VCEM licensing

1. From the VCEM home page, under the Administration heading, click the MAC addresseshyperlink.2. From the Select ranges to configure list, select MAC

Page 43 - Creating a VC Domain Group

WWN AddressesNOTE: In VCEM 1.40 and later, a new “VCEM-defined” range has been reserved, from whichVCEM allocates WWN addresses. VCEM no longer uses t

Page 44 - 44 Managing VC Domains

DescriptionItemAddresses used by server profiles in a VC Domain that hasbeen released back to VCM and no longer managed byVCEM.External AddressAddress

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Figure 87 MAC exclusion rangesFigure 88 WWN exclusion rangesAddress management tasks 139

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a physical stand-alone console, as a plug-in to Systems Insight Manager, and as a virtual serverguest.The majority of VCEM operations are accessed thr

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Using VCEM subranges in a federated CMS environmentIn a federated CMS environment, it is critical to select unique pre-defined VCEM subranges duringHP

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NOTE: The source CMS cannot be powered on again unless you provide a new VCEMsubrange. If you want to use the source CMS for other purposes, you must

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range. This can result in splitting an existing VCEM WWN exclusion range into two or moreranges.For example if VCEM WWN exclusion range for subrange 1

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Displaying factory default MAC and WWN addressesNOTE: There is not any label or attribute indicating that the MAC or WWN addresses displayedare factor

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Reclaiming external WWN addressesWhen a VC Domain containing server profiles is removed from a VC Domain Group configuredto use User-Defined WWN addre

Page 52 - 52 Managing VC Domains

4. Click OK.Deleting a custom WWN address range 145

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8 Working with Logical Serial NumbersThis section describes how to view logical serial numbers that exist in server profiles being managedby VCEM. The

Page 54 - 54 Managing VC Domains

9 Tracking VCEM job statusJobsThe Jobs list provides detailed information about jobs that have occurred and are related to VCEM.To view these jobs, cl

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VCEM limits the number of jobs that it displays to 65,000. If the limit is reached, then only themost recent 65,000 jobs are viewable. To keep the lis

Page 56 - VC Domain Maintenance

10 Upgrading VC firmware after VCEM is managing VCDomainsThe process for upgrading VC firmware requires extra steps when VCEM is managing the VCDomain

Page 57 - VC Domain Maintenance 57

Figure 3 VCEM architecture overviewUsing VCEM, system administrators can quickly deploy, replace and recover servers and theirassociated workloads by

Page 58 - 58 Managing VC Domains

Performing the firmware update using the VC Domain MaintenancecapabilityCAUTION: Do not update to VC firmware 3.7x or later if the VC Domain Group fir

Page 59 - VC Domain Maintenance 59

11 Removing an external manager accountFor VCEM to manage VC Domains (using VCM), the embedded software in a Virtual ConnectEthernet module) VCEM uses

Page 60 - 60 Managing VC Domains

For more information, see the HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface User Guideat http://www.hp.com/go/virtualconnect.152 Removing an exter

Page 61 - VC Domain Maintenance 61

12 Failover Command Line Interface Usage in VCEMVCEM provides support for two types of command line interfaces:• Failover Command Line Interface—Perfo

Page 62 - 62 Managing VC Domains

Internal VCEM Error Message: Enclosure name contains too many characters - limit is 32Performing VC Profile Failover on the specified VC Domain Bay Se

Page 63 - Viewing VC Domain details

Show CLI usage online helpThis CLI command can be used to display brief usage help on the screen.>vcem -helpSeveral CLI option keywords provide for

Page 64 - 64 Managing VC Domains

13 Troubleshooting VCEMWhen you are upgrading to a new and different CMS, or are moving to a 64-bit CMS, you mightneed to migrate your data by using t

Page 65 - VC Domain Maintenance 65

Virtual Connect Manager user-interface is reporting a status of “Loading, please wait”. If so, wait for a few minutes and try again. VCM 3.70 stops r

Page 66 - 66 Managing VC Domains

3. You can resolve this by either modifying the configuration and disabling IGMP No Flood onthe VC Domain that is being added into the VC Domain Group

Page 67 - VC Domain Maintenance 67

3. Select one of the following options to disable IGMP No Flood:• From the VCM CLI—Telnet into VCM using an SSH connection such as SSHAdministrator@xx

Page 68 - 68 Managing VC Domains

Figure 4 VC server profile movement example16 Introduction

Page 69 - VC Domain Maintenance 69

Figure 92 Configuration mismatch details1. Telnet into VCM using an SSH connection such as [email protected], where xxx is the VC Domai

Page 70 - SNMP Access

same time. VC Domain Group firmware mode is the firmware level in which a VC Domain Groupoperates.NOTE: For GUI screens and buttons to perform the VC

Page 71 - Figure 45 IPv6 IP address

VC Domain Groups and VC Domain Management• At times the network port speed configured as 10 Gb on a VC Domain that supports 10 Gbincorrectly displays

Page 72 - Maintenance

3. Go to VCEM and re-add the VC Domain to the same VC Domain Group.• VCEM cannot create a VC Domain Group or add a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group when

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5. Click OK.6. Monitor the job progress until it is complete.After the operation completes, you can perform move and failover operations on the server

Page 74 - Using FlexFabric modules

MAC, WWN, and Serial Number managementYou must verify that VC Domains within a network have unique MAC addresses, WWN addresses,and serial numbers. Ad

Page 75 - VCEM managed VC Domain

environment. To correct this issue, perform a rediscovery on the Onboard Administrator IP addressassociated with the VC Module.VCM does not accept Onb

Page 76 - 76 Managing VC Domains

• VCEM requires VCM credentials with full privileges to communicate to Virtual Connect Module.• Access the VCM CLI:1. Telnet in to the VCM using an SS

Page 77 - 20-port FC module

• To remove the account and release the VC Domain from VCEM control, from the VCMcommand prompt, enterremove external-manager Username=xyzmactype=<

Page 78 - Connect FlexFabric module

• Run an Systems Insight Manager discovery to identify the new VC Domain IP address andperform the operation again.If you perform an operation that ch

Page 79 - Using FlexFabric modules 79

2 Installing and configuring VCEMThis chapter describes how to install and configure VCEM.IMPORTANT: This guide assumes that you have previously confi

Page 80 - 80 Managing VC Domains

2. Verify the server profiles inside the VC Domain searching for MAC, WWN, or VSN (VirtualServer Number) addresses that are:• Already in use by VCEM—I

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Remove the account and release the VC Domain from VCEM control by entering the following fromthe VCM command prompt:remove external-manager Username=x

Page 82 - 4 Managing VC Domain groups

Choose one or try both of the following options to resolve issues with the web browser:• Restart the browser• Retry the operation with another browser

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NOTE: Depending on your operating system, the following menu options might slightly vary.• From the Control Panel:1. Double-click Add or Remove Progra

Page 84 - 84 Managing VC Domain groups

To resolve this issue:1. Install VCEM 7.3 on a fresh machine.2. Break the external manager lock in all VC Domains. To remove the external manager acco

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7. To configure the VC Domain, see the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide.8. Access the Onboard Administrator web interface for the

Page 86 - 86 Managing VC Domain groups

7. In the VCEM GUI click Complete VC Domain Maintenance. Wait for the job to completesuccessfullyFor specific information on how to use FlexFabric mod

Page 87 - Deleting a VC Domain Group

VC Domain status is "Mismatch Configuration" after cancel a VC DomainMaintenance operation failsThis situation occurs when the server profil

Page 88 - 88 Managing VC Domain groups

1. Select the affected VC Domain, and start VC Domain Maintenance.2. Log in to VCM. Wait to be prompted for new Onboard Administrator credentials.NOTE

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To correct this issue, perform one of the following:• Access the Systems Insight Manager menu, select Options→Discovery→Configure GlobalCredentials, a

Page 90 - 90 Managing VC Domain groups

Figure 5 VC Domain compatibility supportIn each case, the newer versions of VC will behave functionally like the oldest version of firmwarerunning on

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Profiles fail to boot from Direct Attached SAN Fabric after relocation toanother enclosureProfiles can fail to boot because the 3PAR port WWN informat

Page 92 - Viewing VC Domain Group roles

14 Support and other resourcesInformation to collect before contacting HPBe sure to have the following information available before you contact HP:• S

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With this service, Insight Management customers benefit from expedited problem resolution aswell as proactive notification and delivery of software up

Page 94 - 94 Managing VC Domain groups

Computer output Text displayed by the computer.Ctrl+x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that youmust hold down the key labeled Ctrl

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15 Documentation feedbackHP welcomes your feedback. To make comments and suggestions about product documentation,send a message to:[email protected]

Page 96 - 5 Managing server profiles

A VCEM subrangesThe 128 MAC and WWN default subranges available to VCEM are listed in the following table.Each subrange has a default size of 1024. Us

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Table 22 MAC and WWN subranges (continued)WWNMACVCEMSubrangeEndStartEndStart50:01:43:80:02:A3:7B:FF50:01:43:80:02:A3:78:0000-21-5A-9B-7B-FF00-21-5A-9B

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Table 22 MAC and WWN subranges (continued)WWNMACVCEMSubrangeEndStartEndStart50:01:43:80:02:A4:07:FF50:01:43:80:02:A4:04:0000-21-5A-9C-07-FF00-21-5A-9C

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Table 22 MAC and WWN subranges (continued)WWNMACVCEMSubrangeEndStartEndStart50:01:43:80:02:A4:93:FF50:01:43:80:02:A4:90:0000-21-5A-9C-93-FF00-21-5A-9C

Page 100 - Creating a server profile

GlossaryAKA Activation key agreementbays A device bay where the server blade is connected. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure has a totalof 16 device bays

Page 101 - Creating a server profile 101

join the VC Domain Group if it has any features enabled beyond the features supported by thegroup firmware mode.Table 4 illustrates how the group firm

Page 102 - physical port

firmware upgrade Upgrading VC firmware to a later version.free Address available for VCEM allocation.full configurationrights userA user who is automa

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OnboardAdministratorThe Onboard Administrator is the central point for controlling an entire c-Class rack. It offersconfiguration, power, and administ

Page 104 - 104 Managing server profiles

• Minor.A warning condition exists that can escalate into a more serious problem.• Normal.These events are not a problem.• Informational.No attention

Page 105 - Concealing unused FlexNICS

IndexAadding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group, 50adding custom MAC address ranges, 136adding custom WWN address range, 144adding or removing VC module

Page 106 - 106 Managing server profiles

assigning a server profile, 118configuring multiple networks, 107configuring network port speed, 108configuring the target boot LUN, 106copying and as

Page 107 - Configuring multiple networks

adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group, 50cancelling a VC Domain Maintenance task, 73creating a VC Domain Group, 43licensing an enclosure for VCEM, 4

Page 108 - 108 Managing server profiles

© Copyright 2007, 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or

Page 109 - Editing a server profile

If you are upgrading your CMS and have VCEM 6.2 to 7.0 running on a 64-bit operating system,you can directly update installations with the HP Insight

Page 110 - 110 Managing server profiles

You must upgrade the VC Domain firmware and the VC Domain Group firmware mode to 3.3xor later before you can manage those VC Domains and VC Domain Gro

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Table 8 VCEM ports (continued)DescriptionProtocol1PortManaged SystemCMSconfigurationbackup from CLILDAPAuthenticationTCP636YSYSLOGUDP514YRADIUS server

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1. Select the VC Domains that are targeted for firmware updates.NOTE: Using the firmware update workflow requires VCSU 1.8.0 or later and the VCDomain

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Figure 9 Firmware update messageAfter the job completes, use the VCSU to perform the firmware update and then proceed toStep 4.4. Check mark the targe

Page 114 - 114 Managing server profiles

If you are running firmware with the HP 1/10Gb VC-Enet module or the HP 1/10Gb-F VC-Enetmodule you will need to replace those with one of the followin

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2. Choose one of the following options:• Select Start→ All Programs→HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager→HP Virtual ConnectEnterprise Manager• Select

Page 116 - Extending mapped networks

NOTE: Creating exclusion ranges is optional but highly recommended to avoid MAC/WWNaddress conflicts in the same network.HP recommends using exclusion

Page 117 - Set option checked

11. Create a new VC Domain Group, and then add one or more already-licensed VC Domainsto it. For more information on creating a new VC Domain Group, s

Page 118 - Unassigning a server profile

In the event of an unplanned failover, it is possible that manual intervention may be required torestore full operations. If a VC Domain reports confi

Page 119 - Moving a server profile

Contents1 Introduction...9Key features and benefits...

Page 120 - 120 Managing server profiles

3 Managing VC DomainsThis chapter describes how to use VCEM to manage VC Domains.On the VC Domains page, you can filter the VC Domain list by VC Domai

Page 121 - Moving a server profile 121

Table 10 VCEM status icons (continued)DescriptionIconStatusVCEM is unable to obtain the necessarypermissions for External Manager user.Missing externa

Page 122 - ◦ Incompatible firmware mode

minimum number of enclosures. For more information about multienclosure VC Domains, see“Working with multienclosure VC Domains” (page 53).• VC Domain

Page 123 - ◦ Incompatible firmware

VCEM validates the following components when adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain group,therefore the VC Domain configuration must be identical to the VC

Page 124 - 124 Managing server profiles

• For each single network uplink:Network name◦◦ Smart link◦ Private Network◦ Enable VLAN Tunneling◦ State◦ Network port location◦ Speed/duplex mode◦ C

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◦ Maximum Link Connection Speed◦ Network Access Groups (associated with this network)• For each Fibre Channel SAN Fabric:Fabric name◦◦ Fabric port loc

Page 126 - Using spare bays

Figure 13 SNMP access and trap destinationsTo disable this feature, delete all the items in the SNMP access and trap destinations tablesthat are confi

Page 127 - Handling

from FCoE to Ethernet. Also update the server profiles by removing the FCoE connections thatare linked to Flex-10/10D modules.• LACP timersDo not conf

Page 128 - 128 Managing server profiles

Figure 16 Ethernet Network LACP timer configurationFigure 17 Uplink Set LACP timer configurationTo disable this feature:1. Change the VC Domain LACP t

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Figure 18 Server profile configured with IGMP Multicast Filter Set or Multicast filterFigure 19 VC Domain configured with a IGMP Multicast Filter SetF

Page 130 - Powering down a bay

Removing a VC Domain from a VC Domain Group...52Working with multienclosure VC Domai

Page 131 - Powering down a bay 131

To disable this feature, it is necessary to first remove the Multicast Filter Sets and then removethe Multicast filters.1. Remove the association betw

Page 132 - Designating spare bays

Figure 23 SAN fabrics with direct attach fabric typeTo disable this feature delete all direct attach SAN fabrics.• The SNMP access feature is not supp

Page 133 - Failover” (page 126)

for C3000 enclosures only) in the “Connected To” column. See Figure 25 (page 42) for moreinformation.Figure 25 Removing FC and FCoE connections in 3.5

Page 134 - MAC Addresses

2. Click Add Key and enter the key string.3. Select one or more unlicensed VC Domains.4. Click Apply License.5. Click OK to validate the key string.NO

Page 135 - Deleting MAC exclusion ranges

3. Skip the Network and Fibre Channel configuration wizards, and then navigate directly to theVC Domain user interface.4. From VCM, find and import th

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4. Enter the VC Domain Group name in the VC Domain Group Name field.Valid VC Domain Group names can contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), dot

Page 137 - WWN Addresses

NOTE:• Create the VC Domain Groups, then define VCEM access to authorized users.• By default the OS administrator user account has VCEM administrator

Page 138 - Address management tasks

Figure 26 Systems Insight Manager Users and Authorizations page7. Under Select Toolbox(es) select the VCEM role you want to use to restrict access (fo

Page 139 - Address management tasks 139

8. Under Select Systems:a. CMS type roles: If you want these roles to apply to all VCEM pages, then select CMS.b. Group type roles: Select Add, the se

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Table 13 VCEM operations and RBAC privileges (continued)VCEM user(Read-only)VCEM grouplimited operatorVCEM groupoperatorVCEM groupadministratorVCEMadm

Page 141 - Address management tasks 141

Moving Ethernet networks (VLANs tagged) from one shared uplink to another...95Correlating VCEM operations in Systems Insi

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Table 13 VCEM operations and RBAC privileges (continued)VCEM user(Read-only)VCEM grouplimited operatorVCEM groupoperatorVCEM groupadministratorVCEMadm

Page 143 - Deleting WWN exclusion ranges

The FC module can become incompatible in the following situations:• An HP Virtual Connect 4 Gb FC module replaces an HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 24-port F

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1. Export the server profiles from the VC Domain to the target VC Domain Group (and leave theserver profiles unassigned). The VCEM export operation wi

Page 145 - 4. Click OK

3. Perform the following steps for each VC Domain that uses HP-predefined or user-defined rangesthat you want to remove from the VC Domain Group.NOTE:

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See “Related information” (page 182) for documents that can have more information on “stackinglinks.”Figure 28 (page 54) illustrates a valid configura

Page 147 - 9 Tracking VCEM job status

Figure 29 VC Domain Group with VC Domains that have different numbers of enclosuresA multienclosure domain can only be configured as follows:• The enc

Page 148 - Deleting jobs

For more information, see the HP Virtual Connect Manager documentation.VC Domain MaintenanceVC Domain Maintenance is a useful way to perform updates o

Page 149 - Preparation checklist

• Setting SSL Certificate• Ethernet Settings:MAC Cache failover◦◦ IGMP Snooping◦ Multiple Networks Link Speed Settings◦ Server VLAN Tagging Support• S

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Replicating VC Domain Group configurations to other VC Domains during VC DomainMaintenanceIMPORTANT: The VC Domain, network, and storage configuration

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◦ Multiple Network Speed Settings:Preferred Link Connection–– Preferred Link Connection Speed– Maximum Link Connection– Maximum Link Connection Speed◦

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Transferring all managed VC Domains from one VCEM instance to another...140Transferring one managed VC Domain from one VCEM

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◦ Connection mode◦ Preferred link connection◦ Preferred link connection speed◦ Maximum link connection◦ Maximum link connection speed◦ Network Access

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NOTE: When a VC Domain has a status of Under maintenance, VCEM does not allow youto perform server profile operations in any VC Domains which belong t

Page 155 - CLI exit and error codes

4. To unlock VCM for domain, network, and storage changes, click Make changes via VCManager. The VCM web interface appears in a separate browser windo

Page 156 - 13 Troubleshooting VCEM

Changes in VCM that might cause problems in completing VC Domain Maintenance include:• Updating the VC firmware to an incompatible version, (Domain Se

Page 157 - minutes and try again

NOTE: QoS settings are only displayed in both the VC Domain and VC Domain Group detailsin VCEM. For more information on configuring QoS see theHP Virt

Page 158 - Completing Domain Maintenance

Figure 34 QoS custom without FCoE lossless configuration typeVC Domain Maintenance 65

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Figure 35 QoS custom without FCoE lossless (DOT1P mapping) configuration typeViewing VC Domain and VC Domain Group rolesTo view allowed VC Domain role

Page 160 - VC 3.7x or later

3. Select the Operation Permissions tab to view VC Domain roles. Figure 36 displays an example.Figure 36 VC Domain operation permissions tabNOTE: Oper

Page 161 - VCEM performance

Statistical throughput attributesVCEM displays statistical-throughput configuration information in the VC Domain Properties andthe VC Domain Group pro

Page 162 - ◦ >vcem -uvcm

Optimized bandwidth types are displayed in the VC Domain properties page and Allocated portspeed (min-max) entry has been added to the Ethernet, Flex

Page 163 - Jobs 163

VCM shows an incorrect address for VCEM...164Communicating with the enclosur

Page 164 - 164 Troubleshooting VCEM

Figure 42 VC Domain network details LACP timer attributesSNMP AccessVCEM displays VC Domain and VC Domain Group Ethernet SNMP access information by cl

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Figure 44 Displaying Ethernet SNMP access for IPv6Viewing IPv6 addresses of managed VC DomainsFigure 45 displays a managed VC Domain IPv6 address.NOTE

Page 166 - 166 Troubleshooting VCEM

Using VLAN capacityCAUTION: VCM firmware versions 3.3x through 3.6x or later does not allow you to easily revertback from Expanded VLAN capacity mode

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Canceling a VC Domain Maintenance taskCanceling a VC Domain Maintenance discards domain, network, and storage configurationchanges that you have perfo

Page 168 - 168 Troubleshooting VCEM

Figure 46 Job detailsReplacing the HP 1/10 Gb VC-Enet or the HP 1/10 Gb-Enet modulesTo upgrade the HP 1/10 Gb VC-Enet module or the HP 1/10 Gb-Enet mo

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6. Perform the first four steps again for each managed VC Domain that you want to add the HPVirtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24port module to and add

Page 170 - 170 Troubleshooting VCEM

7. Add the two FlexFabric modules in both horizontally adjacent bays three and four.8. Create new Ethernet network connections and FC SAN Fabrics conn

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4. Unassign any Flex-10 NICs with profile connections that are attached to the interconnect baysbeing upgraded. This can be done by unassigning the Et

Page 172 - Removing VCEM

IMPORTANT: After installing the new VC FC modules, omit any VC steps to recreate FCconnections. You must use VCEM to recreate and reassign server prof

Page 173 - Backing up and restoring VCEM

3. Click Remove from VC Domain Group. Wait for the job to complete successfully.4. Follow the steps described in the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class Bl

Page 174 - 174 Troubleshooting VCEM

14 Support and other resources...181Information to collect before contacting HP...

Page 175 - Replacing VC modules

8. If you kept the server profiles (step 1) unassigned in the VC Domain Group then perform thefollowing steps to assign the server profiles back to th

Page 176 - 176 Troubleshooting VCEM

8. Recreate the server profile SAN connections in VCEM.CAUTION: The VC and VCEM identifiers (WWNs) associated with the removed server profiles’FC conn

Page 177 - Maintenance operation fails

4 Managing VC Domain groupsThis section describes the management of VC Domain Groups using VCEM.A VC Domain consists of an HP BladeSystem enclosure, a

Page 178 - 178 Troubleshooting VCEM

Table 15 Group icons and statusDescriptionIconStatusAll VC Domains that belong to this VCDomain Group share the same domainconfigurationConfiguration

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4. From VCM, find and import the necessary remote enclosures in the correct order. For moreinformation on remote enclosures, see the HP Virtual Connec

Page 180 - 180 Troubleshooting VCEM

10. From the Select WWN range type list, select whether the WWN address range type isVCEM-defined, user-defined, or factory-default. You can only sele

Page 181 - Subscription service

be upgraded to [{1}]. Do you want to upgrade the VC Domain Groupfirmware mode? Click 'Yes' to upgrade the VC Domain Group firmwaremode in ad

Page 182 - Typographic conventions

IMPORTANT: the Upgrade Firmware Mode feature is used to control what firmware levelwill be used for the VC Domain Group as a whole. For example, if th

Page 183 - Typographic conventions 183

4. Perform the following actions for each VC Domain that uses HP-predefined or user-definedranges within the VC Domain Group that you want to remove.

Page 184 - 15 Documentation feedback

NOTE: For QoS, Operation Permissions and multicast filters, details are only available if the VCFirmware is 4.0x or later.Figure 48 VC Domain Group de

Page 185 - A VCEM subranges

1 IntroductionVCEM centralizes network connection management and workload mobility for HP BladeSystemservers that use Virtual Connect to access LANs,

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NOTE: QoS settings are only displayed in VCEM. For more information on configuring QoS seetheHP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide at

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Figure 52 QoS custom without FCoE lossless configuration typeDisplaying VC Domain Group detail tabs 91

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Figure 53 QoS custom without FCoE lossless (DOT1P mapping) configuration typeViewing VC Domain Group rolesTo view allowed VC Domain Group role permiss

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Figure 55 VC Domain Group multicast filtersStatistical throughput attributesVCEM displays statistical throughput configuration information in the VC D

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Figure 57 VC Domain Group details for Converged Uplink sets and FCoE networksViewing LACP timer attributes for VC Domain GroupsVCM offers you the opti

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3. For each VC Domain released from the VC Domain Group, insert or remove VC modules inthe corresponding enclosure, and perform the necessary domain,

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5 Managing server profilesThis section describes how to create and manage server profiles with VCEM.A VC server profile is a logical grouping of attri

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DescriptionItemIdentifies the enclosure nameEnclosureBay numberBayA server profile defines connections for a blade server. Server profiles can include

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Table 16 VCEM supported VC features (continued)VC 3.3xVC 3.5x-VC3.60VC 3.7xVC 4.0xVC 4.1xFeature•••••Add up to 128Ethernetconnections•••••Add extended

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Table 16 VCEM supported VC features (continued)VC 3.3xVC 3.5x-VC3.60VC 3.7xVC 4.0xVC 4.1xFeature•••VCEM Edit Profiledisplays thehexadecimalfactory MAC

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