HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 6.2 User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 6.2 User Guide
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Installing and configuring VCEM
- 3 Managing VC Domains
- Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group
- Mixed Virtual Connect firmware versions and compatibility in a VC Domain Group
- Virtual Connect 3.10 features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of the VC Domain Group with Virtual Connect firmware 3.0x, 2.3x and 2.1x
- Virtual Connect 3.0x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of the VC Domain Group with Virtual Connect firmware 2.1x and 2.3x
- 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 2.1x
- VC Domain tasks
- VCEM cabinet licensing
- Creating a VC Domain Group
- Adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group
- Removing a VC Domain from a VC Domain Group
- Working with multienclosure VC Domains
- VC Domain Maintenance
- Replicating VC Domain Group configurations to other VC Domains during VC Domain Maintenance
- Performing VC Domain Maintenance
- Backing up and restoring domain configurations through VC Domain Maintenance
- Changes in Virtual Connect Manager that might affect completing VC Domain Maintenance
- Working with HP Virtual Connect 8Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem
- Adding or removing remote enclosures from a multienclosure domain in VC Domain Maintenance
- Canceling a VC Domain Maintenance task
- Resynchronizing a VC Domain with Configuration Mismatch
- Requirements for adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group
- 4 Managing VC Domain groups
- Creating a VC Domain Group
- Maintaining a VC Domain from the VC Domain Groups page
- Canceling a VC Domain Group maintenance task
- Upgrading VC Domain Group firmware mode
- Deleting a VC Domain Group
- Adding or removing VC modules to VC Domain Group configuration
- Moving Ethernet networks (VLANs tagged) from one shared uplink to another
- Correlating VCEM operations in Systems Insight Manager and Virtual Connect logs
- 5 Managing server profiles
- Creating a server profile
- Configuring the target boot LUN
- Configuring multiple networks
- Configuring Network Port Speed
- Deleting a server profile
- Editing a server profile
- Assigning a server profile
- Unassigning a server profile
- Copying and assigning a server profile to a bay
- Moving a server profile
- Performing a VC Server Profile Failover
- 6 Managing enclosure bay assignments
- 7 Managing MAC and WWN addresses
- MAC Addresses
- Tracking individual MAC addresses
- Creating MAC exclusion ranges
- Deleting MAC exclusion ranges
- Reclaiming external MAC addresses
- Adding custom MAC address ranges
- Editing custom MAC address ranges
- Removing custom MAC address ranges
- WWN Addresses
- Tracking individual WWN addresses
- Creating WWN exclusion ranges
- Deleting WWN exclusion ranges
- Allocating WWN addresses
- Reclaiming external WWN addresses
- Adding custom WWN address ranges
- Editing custom WWN address ranges
- Deleting custom WWN address ranges
- 8 Working with Logical Serial Numbers
- 9 Tracking VCEM job status
- 10 Upgrading Virtual Connect firmware after VCEM is managing VC Domains
- 11 Removing an external manager account
- 12 Command Line Interface usage in VCEM
- 13 Troubleshooting VCEM
- MAC, WWN, and Serial Number management
- Adding or removing VC modules to VC Domain Group Configuration
- Unauthorized error when trying to access the VCEM home page
- A job appears with Failed status
- Enclosure has two Onboard Administrators, and one fails
- VCEM is prompting for Onboard Administrator credentials on a configured VC Domain
- Virtual Connect Manager does not accept Onboard Administrator credentials
- Unable to add VC Domain to a VC Domain Group
- Unable to add an unconfigured VC Domain to a VC Domain Group
- Cannot access VC Domain from Virtual Connect Manager after a data migration has been performed
- Cannot manage a VC Domain when VC module failover is taking place
- VC Domain displays Missing External Manager lock status
- VC Domain displays Configuration Mismatch status
- VC Domain displays Connectivity failure status
- Cannot resynchronize VC Domain that is in Configuration Mismatch state
- Operation fails to perform in the VC Domain or VC Domain Group under maintenance status
- Remove from VC Domain Group job is successful but with errors
- Resolving expired License status
- Resolving database operation errors
- Errors occur while loading VCEM pages
- Failed to execute VCEM operation because VC firmware not supported
- Creating a server profile or adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group fails
- Uninstalling VCEM
- Backing up and restoring VCEM
- No HP-predefined ranges for MAC and WWN addresses in VC Domain Groups
- Cannot change the MAC/WWN/Serial Number ranges in Virtual Connect Manager when there are server profiles
- VCEM database is inaccessible or irretrievable with no backup, or VCEM file systems are corrupt with no backup
- Enclosure has a hardware failure and must be replaced
- Replace VC modules in a VC Domain managed by VCEM
- Failover fails to initiate with an ERROR (30) - Could not initiate failover; nested exception is: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
- VC Profile Failover fails during Onboard Administrator replacement
- VCEM cannot power down ProLiant server model BL465 G1
- After a VC Domain is removed from a VC Domain Group in VCEM, a profile with external-managed status cannot be edited through Virtual Connect Manager
- Server profile edit operation fails when target server is powered on
- VC Domain status is "Mismatch Configuration" after cancel a VC Domain Maintenance operation fails
- Server profile job completed successfully but changes have not occurred
- Systems Insight Manager customizations for VCEM have not taken place
- After a server profile failover, some connections defined in the server profile are not functional
- Server profiles are not displaying physical port mapping and allocated bandwidth information
- VCEM page displays "Communication with the Systems Insight Manager server has been lost"
- VC Domain not discovered by Systems Insight Manager
- Create VC Domain Group or Add VC Domain to VC Domain Group operations fail and the message "An invalid boot LUN was entered. Check the storage arrays for the proper LUN number" appears
- Profile move, assign, or failover operations fail and the message "An invalid boot LUN was entered. Check the Storage arrays for the proper LUN number" appears
- VC Domain Maintenance operation fails when moving Ethernet networks (VLANs tagged) from a deleted shared uplink set to another
- 14 Support and other resources
- Glossary
- Index
configuring the target boot LUN, 66
copying and assigning a server profile to a bay, 69
creating a server profile, 63
deleting a server profile, 68
editing a server profile, 68
moving a server profile, 70
performing a VC server Profile Failover, 70
unassigning a server profile, 69
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tracking individual MAC addresses, 81
tracking individual WWN addresses, 84
troubleshooting
After a server profile failover, some connections defined
in the server profile are not functional, 115
after VC Domain is removed from VC Domain Group
in VCEM, profile with external-managed status cannot
be edited through Virtual Connect Manager, 113
backing up and restoring VCEM, 110
cannot access a VC Domain from Virtual Connect
Manager after a data migration has been performed,
104
cannot change the MAC/WWN/Serial Number ranges
in Virtual Connect Manager when there are server
profiles, 111
cannot manage a VC Domain when VC module failover
is taking place, 104
cannot resynchronize VC Domain that is in
Configuration Mismatch state, 106
Create VC Domain Group or Add VC Domain to VC
Domain Group operations fail and the message "An
invalid boot LUN was entered. Check the storage
arrays for the proper LUN number" appears, 116
creating a server profile or adding a VC Domain to a
VC Domain Group fails, 109
enclosure has a hardware failure and must be replaced,
112
enclosure has two Onboard Administrators, and one
fails, 102
error on database operation occurs, 108
errors occur while loading VCEM pages, 108
failed to execute VCEM operation because VC firmware
not supported, 109
failover fails to initiate with an ERROR (30) - Could not
initiate failover; nested exception is:
java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out, 113
job appears with Failed status, 102
No HP-predefined ranges for MAC and WWN
addresses in VC Domain Groups, 110
operation fails to perform in the VC Domain or VC
Domain Group under maintenance status, 107
profile move, assign, or failover operations fail and the
message "An invalid boot LUN was entered. Check
the Storage arrays for the proper LUN number"
appears, 117
Remove from VC Domain Group job is successful but
with errors, 107
Replace VC modules in a VC Domain managed by
VCEM, 112
server profile edit operation fails when target server is
powered on, 114
Server profiles are not displaying physical port mapping
and allocated bandwidth information, 116
Systems Insight Manager customizations for VCEM have
not taken place, 115
unable to add an unconfigured VC Domain to a VC
Domain Group, 103
unable to add VC Domain to a VC Domain Group, 103
unauthorized error when trying to access the VCEM
home page, 102
uninstalling VCEM, 109
VC Domain displays Configuration Mismatch status,
105
VC Domain displays Connectivity failure status, 105
VC Domain displays Expired License status, 108
VC Domain displays Missing External Manager lock
status, 104
VC Domain Maintenance operation fails when moving
Ethernet networks (VLANs tagged) from a deleted
shared uplink set to another, 117
VC Domain not discovered by Systems Insight Manager,
116
VC Domain status is "Mismatch Configuration" after
cancel VC Domain Maintenance operation fails, 114
VC Profile Failover fails during Onboard Administrator
replacement, 113
VCEM cannot power down ProLiant server model BL465
G1, 113
VCEM database is inaccessible or irretrievable with no
backup, or VCEM file systems are corrupt with no
backup, 111
VCEM is prompting for Onboard Administrator
credentials on a configured VC Domain, 102
VCEM page displays "Communication with the Systems
Insight Manager server has been lost", 116
Virtual Connect Manager does not accept Onboard
Administrator credentials, 102
U
unassigning a server profile from a bay, 76
upgrading VC Domain Group firmware mode, 55
upgrading Virtual Connect firmware after VCEM is
managing VC Domains, 93
performing firmware update using the VC Domain
Maintenance capability, 93
preparation checklist, 93
V
VC Domain Group
canceling a VC Domain Group maintenance task, 55
creating a VC Domain Group, 53
deleting a VC Domain Group, 56
maintaining a VC Domain from the VC Domain Groups
page, 54
upgrading VC Domain Group firmware mode, 55
VC Domain Groups
adding or removing VC modules to VC Domain Group
configuration, 57
128 Index