Setup and Install

Installation 30
imported into the domain before importing additional (remote) enclosures. If a failure occurs, the standby
module in the primary enclosure takes over.
The VC Manager in the primary enclosure accesses all remote modules and OAs over the management
network. The OAs for each enclosure to be managed as part of a VC domain must be on the same
management subnet along with all of the VC-Enet and VC-FC modules that are in each enclosure. All
enclosure OAs and VC modules within the same VC domain must be on the same lightly loaded subnet. HP
recommends that the OA IP addresses used are configured to be static. The VC-Enet modules use stacking
cables between enclosures to route network traffic from any server port to any uplink port within the VC
domain.
The VC-FC modules and FlexFabric FC-configured ports do not support stacking. Connecting multiple
enclosures requires identical FC and FlexFabric module bay configuration in each enclosure. For more
information, see "FC and FlexFabric bay configuration using multiple enclosures (on page 32)."