HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Release Notes HP Part Number: 484328-007 Published: January 2010, Seventh Edition
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Table of Contents 1 HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Release Notes....................................5 Product model and description..................................................................................................................5 Revision history.......................................................................................................................................5 Supported hardware platforms, operating system software, Virtual Connect Manager firmware, and languages.
1 HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Release Notes Product model and description HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) version 6.0 centralizes network connectivity and workload mobility for HP BladeSystem servers that use Virtual Connect to access local area networks (LANs) and Storage Area Networks (SANs), helping organizations to increase productivity, respond faster to workload and infrastructure changes, and reduce operating costs. Revision history VCEM 6.0 is an update to VCEM 1.20, 1.
IMPORTANT: For compatibility and correct VCEM operation, the HP Virtual Connect Manager and associated firmware on all managed domains must be versions 2.0x, 2.1x, or 2.3x. For more information about supported Virtual Connect firmware, see http://www.hp.com/go/vcem. NOTE: VCEM is localized in English and Japanese, but may be installed on systems configured with English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, and Spanish Windows operating systems.
Installation instructions IMPORTANT: VCEM 6.0 supports the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser, but the underlying Virtual Connect Manager does not currently provide the same level of support. Using IE8 to perform VCEM Domain Maintenance tasks that access Virtual Connect Manager might result in failed or incomplete operations. HP recommends Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) or Firefox 3.0 or 3.5 as the preferred browsers for use with VCEM.
3. 4. Confirm the uninstallation. • After uninstalling HP Insight Control Management, restart the system by selecting Yes. • After uninstalling HP Insight Control Management, some files might not be removed. Manually removing such files might cause an access denied error message. If this occurs, reboot the server where VCEM is installed, and then remove the files. The uninstall operation does not remove the following VCEM folder.
3. 4. • Save the edits. Edit the network again, and set the port speed to Auto. Since the publication of the HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager User Guide, the following changes have been made to the "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.
• VCEM cannot manage a VC Domain that configures a Shared Uplink Set or Ethernet Network with the following: • Connection mode set to Failover • More than one port with Port Role value set to Primary or no Port Role set to Primary To resolve the issue, access Virtual Connect Manager and set one port to be the primary. • VCEM cannot manage a VC Domain that configures an Ethernet Uplink Port with a Speed/Duplex value as Disabled.
VC Profile Failover • When you initiate a VC Profile Failover operation, VCEM does not check the compatibility of the physical connections of the target server. The VC Profile Failover operation automatically selects an available spare server of the same type and assigns the profile, but assumes that the correct physical connections are already in place. • When a Failover is executed, HP SIM may not update the servers information.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In Virtual Connect Manager user interface, delete the desired shared uplink sets or delete desired Ethernet networks (VLANs tagged) from the shared uplink sets. Go back to VCEM and complete VC Domain Maintenance by clicking Complete VC Domain Maintenance. Repeat steps 1 and 2. In Virtual Connect Manager user interface, create Ethernet networks (VLANs tagged) to any shared uplinks set. Go back to VCEM, and complete VC Domain Maintenance by clicking VC Domain Maintenance.
