HP Virtual Connect for c-ClassBladeSystem Version 4.30/4.31
User Guide
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Contents
Virtual Connect networks
Virtual Connect fabrics
Advanced Profile Settings
Define Server Profile screen
Server Profiles screen
Edit Server Profile screen
SAN fabric
Status icon definitions
Recovering remote enclosures
Appendix A: Using Virtual Connect with nPartitions
Appendix B: Auto-deploymentprocess
TFTP server
Appendix D: Virtual Connect Security
Documentation feedback
Introduction
What's new
Virtual Connect documentation
Virtual Connect overview
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HP Virtual Connect Manager
Configuring browser support
Accessing HP Virtual Connect Manager
Command Line Interface overview
Logging on to the HP Virtual Connect Manager GUI
VCM wizards
HP Virtual Connect Home
About HP Virtual Connect Manager
Navigating the HP Virtual Connect Manager GUI
Menu items
Menu item
Links to
Virtual Connect domains
Understanding Virtual Connect domains
Managing domains
Domain Settings (Configuration) screen
Task
Deleting a domain
Auto-deployment
Domain Settings (IP Address) screen
Domain Settings (Enclosures) screen
Column
Adding and importing a remote enclosure
Removing a remote enclosure
Domain Settings (Backup/Restore) screen
Domain Settings (Storage Management Credentials) screen
Adding or editing a credential
Managing SNMP
SNMP overview
SNMP Configuration (VC-Enet)
The following table describes the fields within the SNMP Configuration screen
Field name
*SNMPv3 defines three levels of security:
•Lowest—Withoutauthentication and without privacy (noAuthNoPriv)
•Middle—Withauthentication but without privacy (authNoPriv)
SNMP Configuration (VC-FC)
SMI-Soverview
SNMP Configuration (Users)
Adding SNMP access
Adding an SNMP trap destination
SNMP traps
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Trap categories and required user role permissions
Trap severities
VC Module MIB traps
VC Domain MIB traps
vcDomainManagedStatusChanged
The following is an example of a domain Cause string:
2 of 7 profiles contain unmapped connections in the domain
The following is an example of a domain RootCause string:
The domain managed status ReasonCodes are provided in the following table
vcModuleManagedStatusChanged
The following is an example of a module Cause string:
Port enc0:iobay5:d3:v1 loop detected and automatically disabled
The following is an example of a module RootCause string:
The module managed status ReasonCodes are provided in the following table
The following is an example of a FC fabric Cause string:
1 of 2 uplink ports are abnormal on BackupSAN fabric
The following is an example of a FC fabric RootCause string:
The FC fabric managed status ReasonCodes are provided in the following table
FC fabric reason code
Viewing the system log
System Log entry format
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System Log (Configuration) screen
Use this screen to view or set remote log destination settings
To define a new remote log destination, click Define Target
To send a test message to all enabled remote log destinations, click Test
Managing SSL configuration
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SSL Certificate Administration (Certificate Signing Request) screen
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Possible values
SSL Certificate Administration (Certificate Upload) screen
SSH Key Administration screen
Web SSL Configuration screen
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HP BladeSystem c-Classenclosures
Enclosure serial numbers
Using multiple enclosures
For example, if bays 1 and 2 of the Primary Enclosure contain HP VC
modules
Multiple enclosure requirements
Observe the following requirements when connecting multiple enclosures:
Enclosures View screen
Enclosures view (multiple enclosures)
Virtual Connect users and roles
Understanding VC administrative roles
Managing users
Local Users screen
The following tasks can be performed on this screen:
TIP:
o Upper-casecharacter o Lower-casecharacter
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Adding a new user
Minimum requirements
LDAP Server Settings (LDAP Server) screen
Test LDAP authentication
LDAP Server Settings (LDAP Groups) screen
Add LDAP Group
LDAP Server Settings (LDAP Certificate) screen
RADIUS Settings (RADIUS Server) screen
Required RADIUS server settings
Setting up a RADIUS server
Test RADIUS authentication
RADIUS Settings (RADIUS Groups) screen
Add or Edit RADIUS Group
TACACS+ Settings screen
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Required TACACS+ server settings
Setting up an IPv4-onlyTACACS+ server
Setting up an IPv4 and IPv6 capable TACACS+ server
Test TACACS+ authentication
Role Management (Role Authentication Order) screen
Role Management (Role Operations) screen
Virtual Connect networks
Understanding networks and shared uplink sets
Smart Link
An uplink port is required to support Smart Link
HP recommends using Smart Link in the following domain configurations:
•When the domain is configured with active/active uplinks
When Smart Link is triggered for Flex-NICs,observe the following information:
Managing networks
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Network Access Groups screen
Define Network Access Group screen
Edit Network Access Group screen
Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen
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Select Monitored Ports screen
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Server VLAN tagging support
VLAN Capacity
Multiple Networks Link Speed Settings
MAC Cache Failover
Network loop protection
Pause flood protection
Configuring Throughput Statistics
LACP timer configuration
Networks (Advanced Settings)
Quality of Service
IP-TV
Quality of Service screen
Custom (with FCoE Lossless)
Traffic Classes
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The following table lists the available actions from this screen:
Ingress Traffic Classifiers
Custom (without FCoE Lossless)
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sFlow Settings (General) screen
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sFlow Settings (Ports) screen
IGMP Settings (IGMP Configuration) screen
IGMP Snooping
Multicast Filtering
Add, edit, or delete a multicast filter
Assigning a filter or filter set to a profile connection
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Define Ethernet Network screen
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Edit Ethernet Network screen
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Advanced Network Settings
Defining a network
Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen
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Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen
Managing shared uplink sets
Shared Uplink Sets (External Connections) screen
Copy Shared Uplink Set screen
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Shared Uplink Sets (Associated Networks) screen
Define Shared Uplink Set screen
Observe the following information:
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Defining a shared uplink set
7.Create the Associated Networks that will use this shared uplink:
a.Click Add above the table. -or
b.To add a single associated network:
i.Select the a single Associated Network radio button
ii.Enter the name of the network
Defining an FCoE network
Edit Shared Uplink Set screen
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Virtual Connect fabrics
Understanding FC fabrics
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DirectAttach VC SAN fabrics
The DirectAttach fabric is only supported with the HP VC FlexFabric
o HP Tape and Virtual Tape Libraries o Any third-partystorage solution
To perform a server profile migration of a
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Mixed FabricAttach and DirectAttach VC SAN fabrics
Managing fabrics
Define SAN Fabric screen
•Single enclosure domain
•Multi-enclosuredomain
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Login re-distribution
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Edit SAN Fabric screen
Use this screen to edit a SAN fabric configuration
The following table describes the fields within the Edit SAN Fabric screen
SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen
To access this screen, click SAN Fabrics in the left navigation tree
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SAN Fabrics (Server Connections) screen
Fibre Channel Settings (Misc.) screen
Virtual Connect server profiles
Understanding server profiles
•Before creating the first server profile, do the following:
•When assigning a VC-assignedserial number, the server must be powered off
If the VC domain is configured for
Multi-bladeservers
Flex-10overview
SR-IOV
Flex-10configuration
Network administrator
Server administrator
4.Disabled. VC determines the bandwidth speed
For more information, see "Bandwidth assignment (on page 175)
FlexFabric overview
PXE settings
Disable—VC
Use
PXE enabled
PXE disabled
Server blade configuration
iSCSI offload and boot
iSCSI and FCoE port assignments
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Bandwidth assignment
are all 2Gb, then each FlexNIC can be assigned 2Gb of bandwidth
Requested
Allocated
has been defined are treated as a connection set to "auto
Managing MAC, WWN, and server virtual ID settings
Ethernet Settings (MAC Addresses) screen
MAC address settings
Fibre Channel Settings (WWN Settings) screen
Use this screen to select World Wide Name ranges for server profiles
•Click WWN Settings under Fibre Channel Settings in the left navigation tree
Serial Number Settings screen
WWN settings
Managing server profiles
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To define a server profile:
1.Enter the server profile name
Click the
d.Change the port speed setting:
i.Click the pull-downarrow in the Port Speed Type Column
To select a multicast filter or filter set, click the
If the server will use more than two network connections
6.Set up iSCSI HBA connections. See "Creating iSCSI connections (on page 192)
a.Click the down arrow under FC SAN Name to select an available SAN
9.Set up FCoE HBA connections:
Creating FCoE HBA connections for a BL890c
Limited Ethernet connections when using HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10Dmodules
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Creating iSCSI connections
iSCSI HBA connections screen
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iSCSI Boot Assistant
DHCP option
oTarget IP address: 192.168.0.2 o Target TCP port:
o Target boot LUN: 0x0E
o Target iqn name: iqn.2009-04.com:1234567890
oHeader Digest: Enabled
oData digest: Not specified. Assume disabled
Define Server Profile screen (multiple enclosures)
Multiple network connections for a server port
Defining server VLAN mappings
No Forced VLAN Mappings
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Fibre Channel boot parameters
Server Profiles screen
Print Server Profile list
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The following table describes the fields within the Edit Server Profile screen
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4.Power up the HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade:
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General requirements for adding FC or FCoE connections
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Virtual Connect and Insight Control Server Deployment
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Virtual Connect modules
Firmware updates
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Stacking Links screen
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Throughput Statistics screen
•Received Non-UnicastPackets (pkts/s)
•Transmitted Packets (pkts/s)
•Transmitted Non-UnicastPackets (pkts/s)
Enclosure Information screen
Ethernet Bay Summary (Server Port Information) screen
Enclosure Status screen
Interconnect Bays Status and Summary screen
Causes for INCOMPATIBLE status
•Module adjacency
•Module replacement
o The module is the primary or standby module
o The fabric is being used by a profile connection
Ethernet Bay Summary (General Information) screen
Ethernet Bay Summary (Uplink Port Information) screen
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Interconnect Bay Summary (Details) Enet
Ethernet Bay Summary (MAC Address Table) screen
Ethernet Bay Summary (IGMP Multicast Groups) screen
Ethernet Bay Summary (Name Server) screen
The following table describes the columns within the Name Server table
Interconnect Bay Summary (FIP Snooping) Enet
The following table describes the columns within the Uplink Port(s) table
To refresh FIP snooping data, click Refresh
Ethernet Port Detailed Statistics screen
DCBX Information
Port Statistic
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Remote Device Information
Pluggable Module Information
FC Port Detailed Statistics screen
To reset the statistics, click Reset Statistics
Port Statistics
FC Bay Summary screen
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Interconnect Bay Overall Status icon definitions
Icon
Operational state
Meaning
Corrective action
Interconnect Bay OA Communication Status icon definitions
Server Bays Summary screen
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Integrity blade devices
Server Bay Overall Status icon definitions
Server Bay OA Reported Status icon definitions
Server Bay VC Status icon definitions
Server Bay OA Communication Status icon definitions
Server Bay Status screen
Server Blade Information
Server Ethernet Adapter Information
SAN Ports
Server Bay Status screen - multi-bladeservers
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Port status conditions
Interconnect module removal and replacement
Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-PortFC Module
For detailed migration information, see the
VC-managed
identifiers
2.Delete the domain
3.Remove all network uplinks from the modules to be removed
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Possible errors
1.Physically remove the module
2.Insert the original module
3.Ensure that all profiles have been unassigned
Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric module from a VC-FCmodule
1.If necessary, upgrade the VC domain firmware:
6.Physically remove the existing modules from both horizontally adjacent bays
Install the HP VC FlexFabric Modules with the appropriate FC SFP+ transceivers
10.Recreate the previously deleted FC SAN fabrics
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Maintenance and troubleshooting
Domain Status summary
Domain Status screen
Module status definitions and causes
Export support information
Error message resources
Reset Virtual Connect Manager
Server profile troubleshooting
Server blade power on and power off guidelines
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Additional information
Appendix A: Using Virtual Connect with nPartitions
Understanding nPartitions
Assigning a VC profile to an nPar
Reconfiguring nPars
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Appendix B: Auto-deploymentprocess
Overview of the auto deployment process
CentOS DHCP setup
CentOS TFTP setup
VC configuration file
Importing the enclosure into the domain
Starting a deployment operation
Viewing deployment information, status, and logs
Normal deployment status values
Typical failure deployment status values
The deployment log
The deployment configuration file
Manual TFTP settings
Stopping a deployment operation
Subsequent deployments (redeployment scenarios)
VC GUI auto-deploymentstatus and settings
Deployment wait and retry states
Configuring file restrictions
TFTP logging and enablement
Appendix C: Using IPv6 with Virtual Connect
Minimum requirements to support IPv6
IPv6 addresses in VC
Switching between EBIPAv6 and DHCPv6
Enabling IPv6 support
Migrations
Disabling IPv6 support
Importing enclosures
VC FW update considerations
Multi-enclosureconsiderations
Limitations
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Appendix D: Virtual Connect Security
Insecure protocols and secure alternatives
Access control
Virtual Connect FIPS mode of operation
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Enabling FIPS mode
FIPS mode indicators (domain)
FIPS mode indicators (VC Ethernet modules)
Acronyms and abbreviations
BPDU
CFG
CHAP
CMC
IGMP
IQN
LACP
LAG
LAG ID
PHY
PLS
POST
QoS
RADIUS
SSH
SSL
TACACS+
TCN
UDP
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