For example, if bays 1 and 2 of the Primary Enclosure contain HP VC Flex-10/10D modules, then bays 1 and 2 of Remote Enclosures 1, 2, and 3 must also contain HP VC Flex-10/10D modules.
• A total of 16 Ethernet and 16 VC-FC type modules can be installed in a multi-enclosure domain.
• Each FlexFabric module counts as one Ethernet and one VC-FC module. Combinations of FlexFabric, VC-Enet and VC-FC modules are allowed as long as the 16-module limit for each module type (Ethernet and FC) is not exceeded in the domain.
• All Onboard Administrators and VC modules must be on the same lightly loaded and highly reliable management Ethernet network and IP subnet.
• The VC-FC and FlexFabric FC-configured uplink port configuration must be identical across all enclosures.
HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures 62
All enclosures must have the same HP VC Flex-10/10D module configuration.
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A single domain supports up to four c7000 enclosures.
Each enclosure must have at least one supported VC-Enet module installed. All VC-Enet modules must be interconnected and redundantly stacked.
All enclosures must have the same FC and FlexFabric module configuration.
For example, if bays 1 and 2 of the Primary Enclosure contain FlexFabric-20/40 F8 modules, then bays 1 and 2 of Remote Enclosures 1, 2, and 3 must also contain FlexFabric-20/40 F8 modules.
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Wizard. There are 16 half-height or 8 full-height server bays in a c7000 enclosure. A combination of full-height and half-height servers can be used in the same enclosure. Multiple enclosure domains are not supported on c3000 enclosures.
The VC-Enet or FlexFabric modules use stacking cables between c7000 enclosures so that network traffic can be routed from any server Ethernet port to any uplink within the VC domain. Since FC does not support stacking, the VC-FC or FlexFabric module FC uplinks on the same bay of all enclosures must be connected to the same FC switch to enable profile mobility.
The management interfaces for all enclosure Onboard Administrators and VC modules within the same VC domain must be on the same lightly loaded subnet and highly reliable network. Overloads or loss of connectivity can disable configuration attempts until the connectivity is re-established and synchronized with the domain. The Onboard Administrator IP addresses used must be configured to be static. The Onboard Administrator user credentials for all enclosures must be consistent to enable VCSU firmware updates for VC modules in the remote enclosures. All FC-capable and FCoE-capable modules in the same horizontally adjacent bay pair (bays 1-2,3-4, and so on) must be of the same type and position in all enclosures.
Multi-enclosuredouble-dense domains require similar and compatible VC-FC modules in bays 5, 6, 7, and 8 in all enclosures if FC connectivity is required. If a multi-enclosuredouble-dense configuration contains incompatible VC-FC modules in bays 5, 6, 7, or 8 in the local or remote enclosures, some or all of the compatible VC-FC modules in the remote enclosures might be designated INCOMPATIBLE after import.
For multi-enclosure domains using Direct Attach Storage, a server profile migration of a SAN-booted server between enclosures is not supported.
Multiple enclosure requirements
Observe the following requirements when connecting multiple enclosures: