Setup and Install

Installation 22
• For full storage network compatibility, each server blade attached to the HP VC FlexFabric
10Gb/24-port Module must have either an embedded or mezzanine-based FlexFabric converged
network adapter.
• Only install an HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module in an interconnect bay horizontally adjacent
to a bay that contains an HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module.
• The HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module only supports external stacking for Ethernet traffic. When
the HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module has ports configured to carry Fibre Channel or FCoE
traffic, those ports do not support stacking.
• An HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module can only be used in a domain running VC firmware v3.15
or higher, otherwise the module is marked as UNKNOWN.
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module requirements
The following requirements apply to the installation or replacement of HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40
F8 Modules:
• The HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module is supported only on the following c7000 SKUs:
o 5XXXXX-B21
o 6XXXXX-B21
o 7XXXXX-B21
This module is not supported in c3000 enclosures.
For information on updated SKUs, see the QuickSpecs on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/qs).
• If more than two HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Modules are installed in a c7000 enclosure, the ambient
operating temperature cannot exceed 30°C (86°F).
• Do not install more than six HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Modules in a c7000 enclosure.
• HP recommends a c7000 enclosure with a 10-fan configuration when HP Virtual Connect
FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Modules are installed.
• For full storage network compatibility, each server blade attached to the HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8
Module must have either an embedded or mezzanine-based FlexFabric converged network adapter.
• Only install an HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module in an interconnect bay horizontally adjacent to a
bay that contains an HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module.
• The HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module only supports external stacking for Ethernet traffic. When the
HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module has ports configured to carry Fibre Channel or FCoE traffic, those
ports do not support stacking.
• An HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module can only be used in a domain running VC firmware v4.20 or
higher, otherwise the module is marked as UNKNOWN.
Virtual Connect and EBIPA
Enclosure Bay IP Addressing is used to specify IP addresses for the interconnect modules, which are then
provided to the modules by the Onboard Administrator.
For information on using IPv6 with Virtual Connect, see the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User
Guide on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/vc/manuals).