Setup and Install
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2.
Physically remove the existing module.
3. Install the HP VC 8Gb 20-port FC Module.
No additional steps are required.
Replacing an HP 8Gb 24-Port FC Module with an HP VC 8Gb 20-Port FC Module
1. Upgrade the VC domain firmware to the latest supported version. See "VC module supported firmware
(on page 9)."
2. Verify that the replacement will result in a good configuration. See "Multiple enclosure requirements (on
page 31)."
3. Verify that the user has server and storage role permissions.
4. Remove any FC profile connections that are connected to the interconnect bays being upgraded. To
remove a profile connection, un-assign the profile, and then delete the connections from the profile.
5. If any FC SAN fabrics were created using uplinks from the interconnect bays that are being upgraded,
delete these FC SAN fabrics from the Virtual Connect domain.
6. Physically remove the existing modules from BOTH horizontally adjacent bays for each enclosure in the
domain. In a double-dense domain, remove the modules from Bay 7 and Bay 8 when removing
modules in Bay 5 and Bay 6.
7. Ensure that the VC-FC modules are no longer shown in the domain.
8. Install the HP VC 8Gb 20-port FC Modules.
9. Re-create previously deleted FC SAN fabrics.
10. Re-assign the server profiles, and then add the FC connections to the profiles.
Possible errors
If the previous steps are not followed exactly, the module might be set to the UNKNOWN or INCOMPATIBLE
state depending on how the error state was reached. Physically remove the module. Then, insert the correct
module type.
If the previous steps have been followed and the server is not connecting properly to the network, power
down the server, and then power it back up.
Upgrading or removing an HP Virtual Connect Flex-10, HP Virtual
Connect FlexFabric, or HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D module
Upgrading an enclosure to Flex-10 or FlexFabric support or removing Flex-10 support requires several steps,
depending on the starting configuration.
• For more information on individual module requirements, see "Installation requirements (on page 15)".
• For detailed migration information, see the HP Virtual Connection Migration Guide technical white
paper on the HP website
(http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c038853
29).
Replacing a Virtual Connect Ethernet module with an HP Virtual Connect Flex-10, HP FlexFabric, or HP
Flex-10/10D module in a horizontally adjacent bay pair hosting VC Manager (the horizontal bays housing
primary and/or backup modules)