User guide

HP Virtual Connect for Cisco Network Administrators (version 4.x)
Document Number: C01386629 Date: January 2014
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and contains the server’s LAN and SAN connectivity settings (vNet
assignments, managed MAC addresses & WWNs, server boot parameters,
PXE configuration, and fiber channel boot parameters).
SFP A hot-pluggable modular 1 Gbit port. Pluggable modules allow for
electrical or optical connectivity at 1 Gbit speeds
Shared Uplink Set (SUS) The term used by Virtual Connect to configure one or more VC uplinks as a
VLAN trunk connected to a switch employing IEEE 802.1Q VLAN trunking
Stacking Link A link that directly connects two VC ports from the same VC domain VC
Virtual Connect: Broad term used to reference all the Virtual Connect
components as a whole – Ethernet & Fiber Channel modules and Virtual
Connect Manager.
Virtual Connect Domain All VC Fiber Channel modules and all stacked VC-Enet modules within
the same enclosure and under the control of the same Virtual Connect
Manager.
Virtual Connect Network (vNet) A logical grouping of VC ports (downlinks or downlinks & uplinks) that
VC Downlink comprise a single layer 2 network or broadcast domain
VC-Enet A Virtual Connect Ethernet module
VC-FC A Virtual Connect Fiber Channel module
VCM Virtual Connect Manager: The user interface, web or CLI, used to
manage a Virtual Connect domain
VC Downlink Non-visible ports that are directly connected to server NIC ports through the
enclosure midplane.
VCEM Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager: A separate software product that
extends management to as many as 100 VC domains from a single
console.
VC Uplink Visible ports on the VC-Enet module faceplate that provide external
connectivity for the enclosure.
VLAN Trunk A single physical port or a single port channel with VLAN tagging enabled.
Used to provide connectivity to one or more VLANs over the same logical
path.
XFP A hot-pluggable modular 10 Gbit port. Pluggable modules allow for
electrical or optical connectivity at 10 Gbit speeds
For additional details – Refer to:
HP VC
HP BladeSystem Architecture Overview
The HP BladeSystem c-Class system includes an enclosure, server blades, storage blades, PCI
expansion blade, interconnect modules (switches, Virtual Connect, and pass-thru modules), a
NonStop signal midplane that connects blades to the interconnect modules, a shared power
backplane, power supplies, fans, front LCD screen, and enclosure management controllers