Setup and Install
Installation 52
channel-group 10 mode active
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interface GigabitEthernet7/48
description test-VC
switchport
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20,30,40
switchport mode trunk
no ip address
speed 1000
channel-protocol lacp
channel-group 10 mode active
Failover and check-pointing
VCM runs as a high-availability pair when VC-Enet modules are installed in horizontally adjacent
interconnect bays. The active VCM is usually on the lowest odd numbered bay when the enclosure is
powered up.
Each time a configuration is changed, it is written to local flash memory and then check-pointed to the
standby module. Configurations can also be backed up to a workstation using the GUI or Virtual Connect
Support Utility.
NOTE: HP recommends saving a configuration after each session and before updating
firmware.
Interconnect module removal and replacement
Virtual Connect modules
It is not necessary to remove the module from the domain if the module is not in use. The module is removed
automatically from the domain without user intervention.
Replacing a primary or backup VC module with a different VC module type is not allowed without first
deleting the domain.
If a module is in use and configured by the domain at the time it is physically removed from an enclosure, then
the module is marked as MISSING, and can only be replaced by a module of the same model and type. If
an in-use module is replaced by a module of a different type, then it is marked as INCOMPATIBLE by the
domain.
If a module being physically removed is the primary module of a primary bay pair, then it is marked as
MISSING and can only be replaced by a module of the same type.
A VC-Enet module is in use if any of the following conditions exist:
• The module physically exists in an interconnect bay using VC release prior to 3.00.
• The uplink and downlink ports of the module are being used by one or more networks, uplink sets, or
profiles.
• Port monitoring is enabled for the interconnect module.
A VC-FC capable module is in use if any the following conditions exist:
• The module physically exists in an interconnect bay using VC release prior to 3.00.