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
9. Click the VC Domains tab. VC Domains appear as the following:
• Unconfigured VC Domains—Appear as VCD_name, where name is the temporary name
automatically given to the VC Domain.
• Configured VC Domains—Appear with the VC Domain name.
10. Select a VC Domain, and then click License to license the domain. For more information on
licensing, see “VCEM cabinet licensing”.
11. Create a new VC Domain Group, and then add one or more already licensed VC Domains
to it. For more information on creating a new VC Domain Group, see “Creating a VC Domain
Group”.
IMPORTANT: In a new environment when adding VC Domains to into the VC Domain Group
you must have one configured VC Domain. Any additional VC Domains can remain
non-configured as they are automatically configured by VCEM. For an environment with
existing already configured VC Domains, simply create a VC Domain Group for the VC
Domains.
You can continue using VCEM and its additional functions such as creating server profiles and
assigning them to bays.
VCEM uses a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection provided by HP SIM. For more information
about the available cipher suites and how to enable or disable them, see the Understanding HP
SIM security white paper at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/
infolibrary.html.
VCEM uses the same TCP ports as HP SIM. VCEM does not open any other TCP ports.
Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and versions
If unsupported VC Domain firmware versions are detected at the end of a VCEM 6.2 upgrade, a
warning message similar to the following is displayed:
VCEM detected unsupported VC firmware. For information on how to upgrade your firmware, run the Insight Software
Advisor or refer to the VCEM User Guide troubleshooting section.
Upgrade to a supported VC firmware by performing the following steps:
1. Select the VC Domain with an incompatible status and click VC Domain Maintenance.
2. Upgrade the managed VC Domains to the minimum VCEM supported VC firmware version.
See the HP Insight Software Support Matrix or “Installation prerequisites” for the VCEM
supported VC firmware versions.
3. Click Complete VC Domain Maintenance to close the operation.
4. Upgrade the VC Domain Group firmware mode to the minimum VCEM supported VC firmware.
For more information, see “Upgrading VC Domain Group firmware mode”.
24 Installing and configuring VCEM