Setup and Install

Installation 16
• For the most up-to-date support information, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock).
Simple registration is required.
• For more information on the association between the server blade mezzanine connectors and the
interconnect bays, see the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide that ships with the
enclosure. During server blade installation, the location of the mezzanine card determines the
installation location of the interconnect modules.
• For specific interconnect module port connection information for each server blade, see the HP
BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide that ships with the enclosure. Connections differ by
server blade type.
• For more information on BladeSystem port mapping, see the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and
installation guide that ships with the enclosure.
• For the most current product information, see the release notes on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/vc/manuals).
Supported configurations
The following table outlines the Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and enclosure support for each version of Virtual
Connect.
VC firmware version Enclosure FlexFabric
Support per
domain
Ethernet
support per
domain
FC support per
domain
Enclosures per
single VC
domain
1.10
c3000 — — — —
1.10
c7000 — Up to 8 modules Up to 4 modules 1
1.20
c3000 — Up to 4 modules Up to 2 modules 1
2.10/3.00/3.10
c7000 — Up to 16
modules
Up to 16
modules
Up to 4
2.10/3.00/3.10
c3000 — Up to 4 modules Up to 2 modules 1
3.15/3.17/3.30/3.51
/3.60/
3.70/3.75/4.01/4.10
c7000 Up to 16
modules*
Up to 16
modules
Up to 16
modules
Up to 4
3.15/3.17/3.30/3.51
/3.60/
3.70/3.75/4.01/4.10
/
4.20/4.30/4.31
c3000 — Up to 4 modules Up to 2 modules 1
4.20/4.30/4.31
c7000 Up to 16
modules*
Up to 16
modules
Up to 16
modules
Up to 4
*Each FlexFabric module counts as one Ethernet and one VC-FC module. Combinations of FlexFabric, VC-Enet, and
VC-FC modules are allowed as long as the 16-module limit for each module type (Ethernet and FC) is not exceeded in the
domain.
HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure supported configurations
The following tables show several typical, supported configurations for an HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure.
In the following tables, "Other" indicates any c-Class interconnect module including a VC, Pass-Thru, or
switch.
[Bay 1] VC Ethernet
[Bay 2] VC Ethernet