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HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.1User GuideAbstractThis document is intended to be used by technical professionals who manage multiple HP Blad

Table 1 (page 10) lists all available VCEM licenses, including Virtual Connect hardware and VCEMpackaged options.Table 1 VCEM license optionsDescripti

To change the status of an address from External to Free, use the Reclaim External button. Beforefreeing an address, verify that the address is no lon

WWN AddressesNOTE: In VCEM 1.40 and later, a new “VCEM-defined” range has been reserved, from whichVCEM allocates WWN addresses. VCEM no longer uses t

DescriptionItemAddresses used by server profiles in a VC Domain that hasbeen released back to VCM and no longer managed byVCEM.External AddressAddress

Figure 49 MAC exclusion rangesFigure 50 WWN exclusion rangesAddress management tasks 103

Using VCEM subranges in a federated CMS environmentIn a federated CMS environment, it is critical to select unique pre-defined VCEM subranges duringHP

For more information, go to: http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs, select the ProductDocumentation Quick Link, then look in the White Papers section for

Editing a custom WWN address rangeBecause the maximum range size is 131,072, a large range might take a few minutes to edit. Youcan create one custom

8 Working with Logical Serial NumbersThis section describes how to view logical serial numbers that exist in server profiles being managedby VCEM. The

9 Tracking VCEM job statusJobsThe Jobs list provides detailed information about jobs that have occurred and are related to VCEM.To view these jobs, cl

VCEM limits the number of jobs that it displays to 65,000. If the limit is reached, then only themost recent 65,000 jobs are viewable. To keep the lis

• Enables system administrators to be self-sufficient—Add, replace, or modify servers in minutesto meet changing workload and business requirements wi

10 Upgrading VC firmware after VCEM is managing VCDomainsThe process for upgrading VC firmware requires extra steps when VCEM is managing the VCDomain

for more information. Attempting to upgrade 3.0x or later through the VCM web interfacewill fail due to the increased size of the firmware image.5. Re

11 Removing an external manager accountFor VCEM to manage VC Domains (using VCM), the embedded software in a Virtual ConnectEthernet module) VCEM uses

For more information, see the HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface User Guideat http://www.hp.com/go/virtualconnect.113

12 Failover Command Line Interface Usage in VCEMVCEM provides support for two types of command line interfaces:• Failover Command Line Interface—Perfo

Internal VCEM Error Message: Enclosure name contains too many characters - limit is 32Performing VC Profile Failover on the specified VC Domain Bay Se

Show CLI usage online helpThis CLI command can be used to display brief usage help on the screen.>vcem -helpSeveral CLI option keywords provide for

13 Troubleshooting VCEMIMPORTANT: VCEM 7.1 supports the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser. Virtual ConnectManager versions earlier than VC F

VCEM performanceVCEM can be temporarily unresponsive if the CMS is under heavy load operation due to otherproducts such as Matrix OE. If this occurs t

• VCEM fails to add a VC Domain that configures an Ethernet Uplink Port with a Speed/Duplexvalue as Disabled to the same VC Domain Group to which it p

An important benefit of VC is that server connection profiles and associated attributes are assignedto BladeSystem enclosure bays and not hard wired t

1. Select the VCEM Server Profiles tab.2. Select the server profile that is presenting the problem.3. Click Edit.4. In the boot target configurations

list. If not, re-order the network adaptors so the network adaptor handling communicationswith VCM is the first one in the list.2. Open a Windows comm

A job appears with Failed statusA job might fail for several reasons. For more information about the reason of job failure and howto correct the issue

Unable to add VC Domain to a VC Domain GroupIf the VC Domain is not the same as the VC Domain configuration group, then you might not beable to add th

To correct this issue with a VC Domain, remove the VC Domain from VC Domain Group, breakthe external manager lock and release these MAC, WWN, and seri

For information on enclosure problems, see “Enclosure has a hardware failure and must bereplaced” (page 131).• In a redundant environment, the failove

1) Address is being used in VCEM.2) Address conflicts with an existing Exclusion Range.3) Address does not fall within the defined VCEM Global Range.T

Remove from VC Domain Group job is successful but with errorsOccasionally, when successfully performing a remove from VC Domain Group job, an error mi

3. Check the Systems Insight Manager database server status:a. If the database server is remote, then log in to the database server.b. In the Windows

Creating a server profile or adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain GroupfailsAttempting to create a profile or adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group mig

• Define server profiles and link to available LAN and SAN network resources.• Assign server profiles to BladeSystem enclosures, enclosure bays, and V

Table 14 Components restored without a backup strategyManagement server stored componentsRestored componentsUnassigned server profilesLocal user accou

d. To remove the account and release the VC Domain from VCEM control, from the VCMcommand prompt, enterremove external-manager Username=xyzmactype=<

Replacing VC modulesReplacing VC modules in a VC Domain managed by VCEMTo replace a VC Ethernet module or a VC Fibre Channel module of a VC Domain man

Failover fails to initiate with an ERROR (30) - Could not initiate failover;nested exception is: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed outThis e

VC Domain status is "Mismatch Configuration" after cancel a VC DomainMaintenance operation failsThis situation occurs when the server profil

1. Select the affected VC Domain, and start VC Domain Maintenance.2. Log in to VCM. Wait to be prompted for new Onboard Administrator credentials.NOTE

To solve this issue, press Refresh to reload the VCEM page, and then perform the desired operationagain.To prevent the issue from happening again, per

3. Click Edit.4. In the boot target configurations table, change all the target LUN fields to be within the allowedranges (either a three-digit decima

14 Support and other resourcesContacting HPInformation to collect before contacting HPBe sure to have the following information available before you c

Warranty informationHP will replace defective delivery media for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. Thiswarranty applies to all Insight Ma

NOTE: The LANs associated with each uplink port and the attributes of the VC server profileremain exactly the same; only the location of the server pr

Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to thesame key.Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.User input Commands and

GlossaryAKA Activation key agreementbays A device bay where the server blade is connected. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure has a totalof 16 device bays

firmware upgrade Upgrading VC firmware to a later version.free Address available for VCEM allocation.full configurationrights userA user who is automa

OnboardAdministratorThe Onboard Administrator is the central point for controlling an entire c-Class rack. It offersconfiguration, power, and administ

• Normal.These events are not a problem.• Informational.No attention required. This status is provided as useful informationunknown status HP Insight

IndexAadding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group, 36adding custom MAC address ranges, 100adding custom WWN address range, 105adding or removing VC module

assigning a server profile, 82configuring multiple networks, 72configuring network port speed, 73configuring the target boot LUN, 71copying and assign

correlating VCEM operations in Systems InsightManager and VC logs, 61moving Ethernet networks (VLANs tagged) from oneshared uplink to another, 61VC Do

2 Installing and configuring VCEMThis chapter describes how to install and configure VCEM.IMPORTANT: This guide assumes that you have previously insta

Mixed VC firmware versions and compatibility in a VC Domain GroupVCEM enables firmware compatibility using current and future versions of VC firmware.

Table 4 VCEM ports (continued)DescriptionProtocol1PortManaged SystemCMSThis port isneeded toSSH22YYestablish aconnectionthrough SSHusing CLISNMPAgent/

Updating VC firmwareVCEM allows you to update VC firmware simultaneously across multiple VCEM managed VCDomains using Firmware Update mode.CAUTION: VC

Figure 7 Enabling firmware updatesA message similar to the following is displayed:Figure 8 Firmware update messageAfter the job completes, use the VCS

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Removing VCEMWARNING! Removing VCEM could have significant implications. Before removing VCEM, verifythat no other upper-level management products, su

1. Discover the Onboard Administrator IP addresses with enclosures that have VCEthernet modules.2. Click VC Domains to verify whether any VC Domains h

7. (Optional) Use the following procedure to configure the WWN ranges to meet yourrequirements.NOTE: It is optional to set up a user-defined range in

Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and versionsIf unsupported VC Domain firmware versions are detected at the end of a VCEM 7.1 upgrade, awarning m

3 Managing VC DomainsThis chapter describes how to use VCEM to manage VC Domains.On the VC Domains page, you can filter the VC Domain list by VC Domai

Table 6 VCEM status icons (continued)DescriptionIconStatusVCEM is unable to obtain the necessarypermissions for External Manager user.Missing external

minimum number of enclosures. For more information about multienclosure VC Domains, see“Working with multienclosure VC Domains” (page 40).• VC Domain

VCEM validates the following components when adding a VC Domain to a VC Domain group,therefore the VC Domain configuration must be identical to the VC

• For each single network uplink:Network name◦◦ Smart link◦ Private Network◦ Enable VLAN Tunneling◦ State◦ Network port location◦ Speed/duplex mode◦ C

◦ Maximum Link Connection Speed◦ Network Access Groups (associated with this network)• For each Fibre Channel SAN Fabric:Fabric name◦◦ Fabric port loc

Contents1 Introduction...8Key features and benefits...

VC 3.3x features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of a VC DomainGroup with VC firmware 3.15 – 3.18For a VC Domain to be part of a VC Do

To disable this feature edit all Ethernet Networks to clear the Enable VLAN Tunneling propertycheck box, or edit all Server Profiles to ensure that no

• Extended Mapped VLAN is not supported.Do not configure the VC Domain to allow for expanded VLAN capacity (Extended MappedVLAN).Figure 16 VC Domain w

Figure 18 VC Domain with Storage Management CredentialsTo disable this feature go to the VC Manger user interface and delete all Storage ManagementCre

4. Click Apply License.5. Click OK to validate the key string.NOTE: License key fields are case-sensitiveIf the key string is valid, the key is added

If you are using an HP VC FlexFabric 10 Gb 24-port module, ensure that the module status iscompatible. See “Upgrading incompatible firmware modes and

6. Select the MAC address range type from the following options:• VCEM-defined• User-defined• Factory-defaultNOTE: You cannot change any of the range

• Ensure that the version of VC firmware and the features enabled in the VC Domain arecompatible with the group firmware mode of the VC Domain Group t

3. (Optional) You can provide a new name for the unconfigured VC Domains. Valid VC DomainGroup names are alphanumeric, hyphens (-), underscore (_), an

NOTE: Removing the VC Domain out of the VC Domain Group does not cause any changes tothe MACs or WWNs currently in use in the VC Domain. Any new MACs

Adding or removing remote enclosures from a multienclosure domain in VC DomainMaintenance...

Working with multienclosure VC DomainsVCEM supports multienclosure VC Domains. A multienclosure VC Domain is a VC Domain withone local enclosure and u

Figure 21 VC Domain Group with VC Domains that have different numbers of enclosuresA multienclosure domain can only be configured as follows:• The enc

VC Domain MaintenanceVC Domain Maintenance is a useful way to perform updates on a particular VC Domain withoutremoving it from a VC Domain Group, and

• Ethernet Settings:MAC Cache failover◦◦ IGMP Snooping◦ Multiple Networks Link Speed Settings◦ Server VLAN Tagging Support• Shared Uplink Set• Resetti

The following information is replicated to all VC Domains in the VC Domain Group during VCDomain Maintenance:NOTE: The following information is sample

◦ Network Loop Protection◦ VLAN Capacity– Legacy VLAN capacity or Expanded VLAN capacity• Fibre Channel SAN fabric settings:Enable SMI-S◦◦ Fibre Chann

◦ Smart Link◦ External VLAN ID◦ Native VLAN◦ Number of VLANs tagged associated with the shared network uplinks◦ Network Access Groups (associated with

IMPORTANT: When a VC Domain is put in VC Domain Maintenance, operations such as backupand restore VC configurations are allowed. Restoring VC configur

7. Click Complete VC Domain Maintenance. The Virtual Connect Enterprise Manageris executing the request message appears with a job ID code.8. Click OK

(For example, 4 Gb FC modules in the local enclosure, but 8 Gb FC modules in the remoteenclosures.)Adding or removing remote enclosures from a multien

Assigning a server profile to a bay...96Unassigning a server p

Figure 23 Job detailsUsing FlexFabric modulesThis section describes scenarios to add or replace existing Ethernet and FC modules with FlexFabricmodule

Replacing VC Ethernet modules in interconnect bays one or two with FlexFabricmodules in an existing VCEM managed VC DomainThis scenario describes how

9. Create a new VC Domain Group with the latest version of firmware in VCEM using this VCDomain (with the HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24port m

6. Replace the blade server FC HBA mezzanine cards with FlexFabric Adapter mezzanine cards.7. Unassign any FC profile connections that are attached to

4 Managing VC Domain groupsThis section describes the management of VC Domain Groups using VCEM.A VC Domain consists of an HP BladeSystem enclosure, a

Table 10 Group icons and statusDescriptionIconStatusAll VC Domains that belong to this VCDomain Group share the same domainconfigurationConfiguration

5. Go to Systems Insight Manager and perform a manual discovery on Onboard AdministratorIP address of all related VC Domain enclosures.If you are usin

8. From the Select MAC range type list, select whether the MAC address range type isVCEM-defined, user-defined, or factory-default. You can only selec

8. Click OK to go to the Jobs page and monitor job progress.Canceling a VC Domain Group maintenance taskTo cancel a VC Domain Group maintenance task:1

Deleting a VC Domain GroupIMPORTANT: If you delete a VC Domain Group, then all unassigned server profiles within thatVC Domain Group will be posted to

Profile operations fail, and the error message "An invalid boot LUN was entered. Check the storagearrays for the proper LUN number" appears.

4. Perform the following actions for each VC Domain that uses HP-predefined or user-definedranges within the VC Domain Group that you want to remove.

2. Select the desired VC Domain Group where you want to add or remove VC modules, andthen click Delete.For more information, see “Deleting a VC Domain

5. Search for the log entries based on timestamp. Be sure to take the time difference betweenthe CMS and VC Domain into account.There is no specific m

5 Managing server profilesThis section describes how to create and manage server profiles with VCEM.A VC server profile is a logical grouping of attri

DescriptionItemIdentifies the enclosure nameEnclosureBay numberBayA server profile defines connections for a blade server. Server profiles can include

Table 11 VCEM supported VC features (continued)VC 3.15-3.18VC 3.3xVC 3.5x-VC 3.60Feature••Storage Management Targets••Expanded VLAN Capacity••Add Netw

NOTE: Network access groups can be changed while creating or editing a server profile.The connections using networks that do not belong to the newly s

Figure 27 Selecting a Network windowTo make the search easier, you can apply filters by Name, Shared Uplink Set, VLAN ID, labelor color. If you choose

Figure 29 iSCSI boot settingsIf you enter an incorrect field format, an error message with the appropriate format is displayed.The following table des

DescriptionSettingClick Use DHCP to enable the following:Use DHCP (optional)• iSCSIParamDHCP—Allows the iSCSI ROM option toretrieve iSCSI boot paramet

Create VC Domain Group or Add VC Domain to VC Domain Group operations fail and the message"An invalid boot LUN was entered. Check the storage arr

Figure 30 iSCSI Boot AssistantHP recommends that you use the iSCSI Boot Assistant rather than populating the iSCSI fieldsmanually. The main goal of th

the reverse order to which they were added. If the maximum number of FCoE connections isreached, an error message is displayed.NOTE: Keep the followin

To specify the LUN and a 16-digit hexadecimal number format, place the desired hexadecimalnumber preceded by leading zeros as shown in the following e

Figure 32 Force same VLAN mappings as Shared Uplink Set options4. Click the right-arrow to add the network to your configuration. To remove networks p

Deleting a server profileVCEM detects the presence of logical server managers or upper level managers. When performingthis task, a prompt dialog messa

9. (Optional) Edit the FCoE Connections column and the FCoE Boot parameters table as necessary.10. (Optional) To inform the bay assignment, select VC

Figure 35 Network status iconsThe Figure 35 example displays each different network type depending upon status. Table 12 liststhe status definition fo

Table 12 Connection type and status definition (continued)Status definitionConnection typeFCoE network connections in the VCEM server profile GUI.The

You can select pages by choosing them in groups of 16 or you can enter a page into the Go topage: dialog box displayed in the top right-hand side of t

3. If the enclosure is not operational, click OK to continue disabling the enclosure. Figure 40displays a list of server profiles that will be recover

1 IntroductionVCEM centralizes network connection management and workload mobility for HP BladeSystemservers that use Virtual Connect to access LANs,

4. Click OK to proceed or Cancel to stop server profile recovery.If there are no assigned server profiles in the VC Domain a message similar to the fo

There are two options available when selecting an Ethernet network:• Select a Network• Multiple NetworksBecause multiple networks are not supported fo

Assigning a server profileVCEM detects the presence of logical server managers or upper level managers. When performingthis task, a prompt dialog mess

Copying a server profile1. From the Server Profiles page, select the server profile that must be copied and assigned.NOTE: Profiles with NPIV settings

1. Select a server profile from the Server Profiles page.2. Click Move. The Move Server Profile page appears.3. Select the same VC Domain Group as the

Figure 43 Move profile prevalidation tableVCEM performs five validation steps during the export process as displayed in Figure 43. Thesefive steps val

Table 13 Prevalidation statusDescriptionStatusStep has successfully completed.DoneVCEM will perform some changes on the server profile inorder to expo

• Confirms that the target VC Domain Group that the server profile will be exported to hasa status of Configuration in synch. VC Domain Groups with ot

defined in the target VC Domain Group. Otherwise Step 4 will show a warning status atthe prevalidation window.• Confirms that all VLAN network names a

5. Validating Fabric data—VCEM performs the following validations for fabric connections duringthe export process:• Ensures that the fabric names and

• Group-based management of Virtual Connect Domains increases infrastructure consistency,simplifies system deployment and enables rapid change managem

4. Power up the new server.VC Server Profile Failover operations require the source and target servers to be configured toboot-from-SAN, and can be in

For more information about using the CLI in VCEM, see the “Failover Command Line InterfaceUsage in VCEM” (page 114).Initiating VC Server Profile Failo

For more information about VC Server Profile Failover, see the failover white paper at http://www.hp.com/go/vcem. For more information about Automatic

6 Managing enclosure bay assignmentsOnly the bays that are inside a VC Domain Group appear on the Bays page.Bays can be filtered by selecting one of t

To see more information about bays, select the Show more details check box. The following tabledescribes the additional information that will be displ

Figure 45 Window displaying the power status of a bayTo remotely power down a bay:1. Click the Bays tab.2. To determine the power status of the bay, c

Assigning a server profile to a bayYou can assign a server profile to a bay only if the bay is not already associated with a serverprofile and if the

For more information about failover pre-requirements, see “Preconditions for VC Server ProfileFailover” (page 90)Performing a Server Profile Failover

7 Managing MAC and WWN addressesMAC AddressesNOTE: A "VCEM-defined” range has been reserved, from which VCEM allocates MAC addresses.VCEM no long

Creating MAC exclusion rangesVCEM requires that you define exclusion ranges for both MAC and WWN addresses if:• VCEM and VC Domains outside of VCEM ma