HP Virtual Connect Firmware Virtual Connect overview

•HP Virtual Connect with iSCSI Cookbook

This guide describes how to configure HP Virtual Connect for an iSCSI environment. It provides tips and troubleshooting information for iSCSI boot and installation.

•HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric Cookbook

This guide provides users with an understanding of the concepts and steps required when integrating HP BladeSystem and Virtual Connect Flex-10 or FlexFabric components into an existing network.

•FCoE Cookbook for HP Virtual Connect

This guide provides concept, implementation details, troubleshooting, and use case scenarios of Fibre Channel over Ethernet through FIP Snooping using FC-BB-5 with HP Virtual Connect.

•HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility User Guide

This guide provides instructions for using the Virtual Connect Support Utility, which enables administrators to upgrade VC-Enet and VC-FC firmware and to perform other maintenance tasks remotely on both HP BladeSystem c7000 and c3000 enclosures using a standalone, Windows-based, HP-UX, or Linux command line utility.

•Release Notes

Release notes document new features, resolved issues, known issues, and important notes for each release of the Virtual Connect product and support utility.

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-c03885329)provides you with procedures to migrate from HP VC 1/10 Ethernet modules to HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D or FlexFabric-20/40 F8 modules and retain VC-administered MAC and WWN identifiers unchanged throughout the migration.

Virtual Connect overview

HP Virtual Connect is a set of interconnect modules and embedded software for HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures. VC implements server edge virtualization between the server and the data center infrastructure so networks can communicate with individual servers or pools of HP BladeSystem server blades. Upgrade, replace, or move server blades within the enclosures without visible changes to the external LAN and SAN environments. The external networks connect to a shared resource server pool rather than to individual servers. VC cleanly separates server enclosure administration from LAN and SAN administration. VC simplifies the setup and administration of server connections and includes the following components:

•HP Virtual Connect Manager

•VC-Enet modules:

o HP VC Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for BladeSystem c-Class

o HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module for BladeSystem c-Class o HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module for BladeSystem c-Class

o HP VC Flex-10/10D Module for BladeSystem c-Class

NOTE: Using a Flex-10 capable NIC with an HP VC Flex-10 or FlexFabric module provides the ability to divide a 10Gb NIC into four FlexNICs with configurable bandwidth.

•VC-FC modules:

o HP VC 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for BladeSystem c-Class (enhanced NPIV)

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