User guide

HP Virtual Connect for Cisco Network Administrators (version 4.x)
Document Number: C01386629 Date: January 2014
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VC Domain to another, and enables the automatic failover of Virtual Connect server profiles from
one server bay to another. Oneview exponentially expands the capabilities of connected enclosures.
This paper references the embedded Virtual Connect Manager, and not Virtual Connect Enterprise
Manager and or Oneview, in its explanations and examples.
More information on VCEM is available at:
VCEM
More information on Oneview is available at:
Oneview
Virtual Connect Components
There are three key components that make up the Virtual Connect infrastructure. Two components
are hardware and one component is software. The three key components are Virtual Connect
Ethernet modules, Virtual Connect Fibre Channel modules, Virtual Connect Manager (VCM),
and the optional Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) and or the new Oneview application.
Virtual Connect Ethernet Modules:
Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module
It is important to note how the external uplink ports on the Flex-10/10D module are configured. The
graphic below outlines the type and speed each port can be configured as:
 Ports X1 – X10; Can be configured as 1Gb or 10Gb Ethernet or FCoE (ALL external ports can
be used, no sharing of these ports with internal stacking, as with previous modules)
 Ports X11-X14; Internal cross connections for horizontal stacking and are NOT shared with
any external connections
 Uplink Ports X1-X10 support 0.5–15m length DAC as stacking or uplink. If greater lengths are
required, fibre optic cables would be required
Figure 8: Flex 10/10D Module