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Contents

Documentation resources ............................................................................................................... 6

Virtual Connect documentation .................................................................................................................... 6

Planning the installation ................................................................................................................. 8

Virtual Connect overview ............................................................................................................................ 8

VC module supported firmware ......................................................................................................... 9

Using multiple enclosures .................................................................................................................. 9

Pre-deployment planning .......................................................................................................................... 10

Hardware setup overview ......................................................................................................................... 12

Default module configuration .......................................................................................................... 13

Virtual Connect Manager setup overview ................................................................................................... 13

Installation ................................................................................................................................. 15

Installation requirements ........................................................................................................................... 15

Supported configurations ................................................................................................................ 16

Bay configuration requirements ....................................................................................................... 19

HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Module requirements ............................................................................... 20

HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module requirements ....................................................................... 21

HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module requirements ..................................................... 21

HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module requirements ............................................................ 22

Virtual Connect and EBIPA .............................................................................................................. 22

Stacking Links ......................................................................................................................................... 23

Recommended stacking connections ................................................................................................ 24

Configuring partially stacked domains ............................................................................................. 27

Network loop protection ................................................................................................................. 28

Connecting multiple enclosures ................................................................................................................. 29

Multiple enclosure requirements ....................................................................................................... 31

FC and FlexFabric bay configuration using multiple enclosures ............................................................ 32

Directly connecting VC domains ................................................................................................................ 34

Virtual Connect FIPS mode of operation ..................................................................................................... 34

FIPS mode information and guidelines .............................................................................................. 34

Enabling FIPS mode ....................................................................................................................... 35

FIPS mode indicators (domain) ........................................................................................................ 36

FIPS mode indicators (VC Ethernet modules) ...................................................................................... 36

Installing a VC-Enet module ...................................................................................................................... 36

Installing a VC FlexFabric module .............................................................................................................. 39

Installing a VC-FC module ........................................................................................................................ 41

Installing DAC/AOC cables and transceivers .............................................................................................. 43

Installing the cable ......................................................................................................................... 43

Installing the transceiver ................................................................................................................. 44

Removing QSFP+, SFP+ or SFP transceivers ................................................................................................ 46

Factory default settings ............................................................................................................................. 46

Connecting Virtual Connect Ethernet module uplinks .................................................................................... 47

Configuration example using a Cisco Core switch ............................................................................. 50

Failover and check-pointing ...................................................................................................................... 52

Interconnect module removal and replacement ............................................................................................ 52

Virtual Connect modules ................................................................................................................. 52