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HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem
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Part Number: 736209-001
Version 4.10
User Guide
Abstract
This document contains user information for HP Virtual Connect version 4.10. This document is for the person who installs, administers, and
troubleshoots servers and storage
in products with hazardous energy levels.
September 2013
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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 8
What's new .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Virtual Connect documentation .................................................................................................................... 9
Virtual Connect overview .......................................................................................................................... 10
HP Virtual Connect Manager........................................................................................................ 13
Configuring browser support .................................................................................................................... 13
Accessing HP Virtual Connect Manager ..................................................................................................... 14
Command Line Interface overview ................................................................................................... 15
Logging on to the HP Virtual Connect Manager GUI .................................................................................... 15
VCM wizards ......................................................................................................................................... 16
HP Virtual Connect Home ......................................................................................................................... 17
About HP Virtual Connect Manager ........................................................................................................... 18
Navigating the HP Virtual Connect Manager GUI ........................................................................................ 18
Navigation overview ..................................................................................................................... 18
Tree view ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Menu items ................................................................................................................................... 19
Activity indicator ........................................................................................................................... 20
Virtual Connect domains .............................................................................................................. 21
Understanding Virtual Connect domains ..................................................................................................... 21
Managing domains ................................................................................................................................. 22
Domain Settings (Configuration) screen ............................................................................................ 23
Domain Settings (IP Address) screen ................................................................................................. 25
Domain Settings (Enclosures) screen ................................................................................................. 26
Domain Settings (Backup/Restore) screen ......................................................................................... 29
Domain Settings (Storage Management Credentials) screen ................................................................ 30
Managing SNMP .................................................................................................................................... 32
SNMP overview ............................................................................................................................ 32
Viewing the system log ............................................................................................................................ 48
System Log (System Log) screen ....................................................................................................... 48
System Log (Configuration) screen ................................................................................................... 50
Managing SSL configuration ..................................................................................................................... 51
SSL Certificate Administration (Certificate Info) screen ........................................................................ 51
SSL Certificate Administration (Certificate Signing Request) screen ....................................................... 53
SSL Certificate Administration (Certificate Upload) screen ................................................................... 56
SSH Key Administration screen ....................................................................................................... 57
Web SSL Configuration screen ........................................................................................................ 58
HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures ............................................................................................... 60
Enclosure serial numbers .......................................................................................................................... 60
Using multiple enclosures ......................................................................................................................... 60
Multiple enclosure requirements ................................................................................................................ 61
Enclosures View screen ............................................................................................................................ 62
Enclosures view (multiple enclosures) ................................................................................................ 63
Virtual Connect users and roles .................................................................................................... 64
Understanding VC administrative roles ....................................................................................................... 64
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Managing users ...................................................................................................................................... 65
Local Users screen ......................................................................................................................... 66
Configuring LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+ ...................................................................................... 68
Virtual Connect networks ............................................................................................................. 85
Understanding networks and shared uplink sets ........................................................................................... 85
Shared uplink sets and VLAN tagging .............................................................................................. 85
Smart Link..................................................................................................................................... 86
Private Networks ........................................................................................................................... 86
VLAN Tunneling Support ................................................................................................................ 86
Managing networks ................................................................................................................................. 87
Network Access Groups screen ....................................................................................................... 89
Define Network Access Group screen .............................................................................................. 91
Ethernet Settings (Port Monitoring) screen ......................................................................................... 92
Ethernet Networks (Advanced Settings) ............................................................................................ 96
Quality of Service ........................................................................................................................ 101
IGMP Settings (IGMP Configuration) screen .................................................................................... 110
IGMP Settings (Multicast Filter Set) screen ....................................................................................... 114
Define Ethernet Network screen ..................................................................................................... 115
Ethernet Networks (External Connections) screen ............................................................................. 122
Ethernet Networks (Server Connections) screen ................................................................................ 123
Managing shared uplink sets .................................................................................................................. 124
Define Shared Uplink Set screen .................................................................................................... 125
Shared Uplink Sets (External Connections) screen ............................................................................ 134
Shared Uplink Sets (Associated Networks) screen ............................................................................ 137
Virtual Connect fabrics .............................................................................................................. 139
Understanding FC fabrics ....................................................................................................................... 139
FabricAttach VC SAN fabrics ........................................................................................................ 139
DirectAttach VC SAN fabrics ........................................................................................................ 142
Mixed FabricAttach and DirectAttach VC SAN fabrics ..................................................................... 144
Bay groups ................................................................................................................................. 145
Double-dense mode ..................................................................................................................... 145
Managing fabrics .................................................................................................................................. 145
Define SAN Fabric screen ............................................................................................................ 146
SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen ..................................................................................... 153
SAN Fabrics (Server Connections) screen ....................................................................................... 155
Fibre Channel Settings (Misc.) screen ............................................................................................. 156
Virtual Connect server profiles .................................................................................................... 157
Understanding server profiles .................................................................................................................. 157
Multi-blade servers ....................................................................................................................... 159
Flex-10 overview ......................................................................................................................... 160
Flex-10 configuration ................................................................................................................... 162
FlexFabric overview ..................................................................................................................... 163
PXE settings ................................................................................................................................ 164
iSCSI offload and boot ................................................................................................................. 166
iSCSI and FCoE port assignments .................................................................................................. 167
Bandwidth assignment ................................................................................................................. 169
Managing MAC, WWN, and server virtual ID settings .............................................................................. 170
Ethernet Settings (MAC Addresses) screen ...................................................................................... 171
Fibre Channel Settings (WWN Settings) screen ............................................................................... 172
Serial Number Settings screen ....................................................................................................... 173
Advanced Profile Settings ............................................................................................................. 174
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Managing server profiles ....................................................................................................................... 175
Define Server Profile screen .......................................................................................................... 175
Server Profiles screen ................................................................................................................... 197
Edit Server Profile screen .............................................................................................................. 198
Assigning a server profile with FCoE connections to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade ............... 205
Unassigning a server profile with FCoE connections to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade and deleting the
SAN fabric ................................................................................................................................. 212
General requirements for adding FC or FCoE connections ................................................................ 216
Virtual Connect and Insight Control Server Deployment .............................................................................. 219
Virtual Connect modules ............................................................................................................ 221
Firmware updates .................................................................................................................................. 221
Stacking Links screen ............................................................................................................................. 222
Throughput Statistics screen .................................................................................................................... 223
Enclosure Information screen ................................................................................................................... 225
Removing an enclosure ................................................................................................................ 226
Enclosure Status screen .......................................................................................................................... 227
Interconnect Bays Status and Summary screen ........................................................................................... 228
Causes for INCOMPATIBLE status .................................................................................................. 229
Ethernet Bay Summary (General Information) screen ........................................................................ 230
Ethernet Bay Summary (Uplink Port Information) screen ..................................................................... 232
Ethernet Bay Summary (Server Port Information) screen ..................................................................... 233
Ethernet Bay Summary (MAC Address Table) screen ........................................................................ 234
Ethernet Bay Summary (IGMP Multicast Groups) screen .................................................................... 235
Ethernet Bay Summary (Name Server) screen .................................................................................. 236
Ethernet Port Detailed Statistics screen ............................................................................................ 236
FC Port Detailed Statistics screen ................................................................................................... 245
FC Bay Summary screen ............................................................................................................... 247
Interconnect Bay Overall Status icon definitions ............................................................................... 249
Interconnect Bay OA Reported Status icon definitions ....................................................................... 249
Interconnect Bay VC Status icon definitions ..................................................................................... 250
Interconnect Bay OA Communication Status icon definitions.............................................................. 250
Server Bays Summary screen .................................................................................................................. 251
Double-dense server bay option ..................................................................................................... 251
Integrity blade devices ................................................................................................................. 254
Server Bay Overall Status icon definitions ....................................................................................... 254
Server Bay OA Reported Status icon definitions ............................................................................... 255
Server Bay VC Status icon definitions ............................................................................................. 255
Server Bay OA Communication Status icon definitions ..................................................................... 256
Server Bay Status screen ........................................................................................................................ 257
Server Bay Status screen - multi-blade servers .................................................................................. 259
Port status conditions ............................................................................................................................. 261
Interconnect module removal and replacement .......................................................................................... 262
Virtual Connect modules ............................................................................................................... 262
Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port FC Module ........................................................... 262
Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-Port FC Module ........................................................... 263
Upgrading or removing an HP Virtual Connect Flex-10, HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric, or HP Virtual Connect
-10/10D module ................................................................................................................... 264
Flex
Upgrading to an HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric module from a VC-FC module .................................... 266
Onboard Administrator modules .................................................................................................... 266
Maintenance and troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 267
Domain Status summary ......................................................................................................................... 267
Status icon definitions .................................................................................................................. 267
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Domain Status screen ............................................................................................................................. 268
Module status definitions and causes ....................................................................................................... 269
Export support information ...................................................................................................................... 270
Reset Virtual Connect Manager ............................................................................................................... 270
Recovering remote enclosures ....................................................................................................... 271
Server profile troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 271
Server blade power on and power off guidelines............................................................................. 272
Additional information ........................................................................................................................... 273
Appendix A: Using Virtual Connect with nPartitions ...................................................................... 275
Understanding nPartitions ....................................................................................................................... 275
Assigning a VC profile to an nPar ........................................................................................................... 276
Mapping profile connections ......................................................................................................... 276
Reconfiguring nPars ............................................................................................................................... 276
Appendix B: Auto-deployment process ........................................................................................ 278
Overview of the auto deployment process ................................................................................................ 278
DHCP server configuration ............................................................................................................ 278
TFTP server ................................................................................................................................. 280
Importing the enclosure into the domain ................................................................................................... 281
Auto-deployment settings after enclosure import ............................................................................... 282
Starting a deployment operation ............................................................................................................. 282
Viewing deployment information, status, and logs ..................................................................................... 283
The deployment status .................................................................................................................. 284
The deployment log ..................................................................................................................... 286
The deployment configuration file .................................................................................................. 286
Configuration file output ............................................................................................................... 287
Manual TFTP settings ............................................................................................................................. 287
Stopping a deployment operation ............................................................................................................ 288
Subsequent deployments (redeployment scenarios) .................................................................................... 288
VC GUI auto-deployment status and settings ............................................................................................. 289
Deployment wait and retry states ............................................................................................................. 289
Waiting for DHCP ....................................................................................................................... 289
Waiting for TFTP ......................................................................................................................... 290
Failed to configure domain ........................................................................................................... 290
Triggering a restart of the deployment process ................................................................................ 290
Configuring file restrictions ..................................................................................................................... 290
TFTP logging and enablement ................................................................................................................. 291
Deployment files logged to the TFTP server ...................................................................................... 291
Appendix C: Using IPv6 with Virtual Connect ............................................................................... 292
IPv6 addresses in VC ............................................................................................................................. 292
Link Local Address ....................................................................................................................... 292
DHCPv6 address ......................................................................................................................... 292
EBIPAv6 address ......................................................................................................................... 293
Router advertisement-based addresses ............................................................................................ 293
Domain static addressing ............................................................................................................. 293
Enabling IPv6 support ............................................................................................................................ 293
New installation .......................................................................................................................... 294
Migrations .................................................................................................................................. 295
Disabling IPv6 support ........................................................................................................................... 295
Importing enclosures .............................................................................................................................. 296
VC FW update considerations ................................................................................................................ 296
Upgrading from older versions to VC 4.10 ..................................................................................... 296
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Upgrading OA from previous versions to OA 4.00 .......................................................................... 297
VC downgrades to versions older than 4.10 ................................................................................... 297
OA downgrades from OA 4.00 .................................................................................................... 297
Multi-enclosure considerations ................................................................................................................. 297
Limitations ............................................................................................................................................ 297
Acronyms and abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 299
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 303
Index ....................................................................................................................................... 304
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Introduction
What's new
The user guide contains information about the following changes in VC 4.10:
• Manageability enhancements:
o VC management support for IPv6
IMPORTANT: Use of IPv6 requires OA and iLO from SPP 2013.09.0 (B) or higher SPP releases.
o Ability to hide unused FlexNICs. The FlexNICs (physical functions) that do not map to profile
connections are not enumerated in the OS as network interfaces.
o Auto-deployment feature, which allows for the configuration of a VC domain from a centralized
location using DHCP and TFTP
o Improved accommodation of non-HP DACs and FC transceivers. The port status condition "Non-HP"
replaces the "Uncertified" port status condition.
• SR-IOV support
o Ability to enable SR-IOV on certain FLBs and mezzanine cards for Gen8 servers and LOMs for the
HP ProLiant BL620c G7 and HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blades
o VC SR-IOV supports the following adapters:
— HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 530FLB Adapter
— HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLB Adapter
— HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 530M Adapter
— HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534M Adapter
— HP NC552m Flex-10 Adapter
— HP NC553m 10Gb 2-P FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter
— HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 554M Adapter
— HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 552M Adapter
— HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 554FLB Adapter
o VC SR-IOV supports the following operating systems:
— Windows 2012 and higher (64-bit)
— VMware ESXi 5.1 and higher (64-bit)
— RHEL 5.8 and higher (64-bit with KVM)
— RHEL 6.2 and higher (64-bit with KVM)
— SLES 11 SP2 and higher (64-bit with KVM)
• The following HP products are now supported:
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o
The HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 Server Blade
o The HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLB Adapter
o The HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534M Adapter
o The HP QMH2672 16Gb FC HBA for BladeSystem c-Class
• VCEM compatibility:
o VCEM requires IPv4 connectivity to manage Virtual Connect.
o If you are running VCEM 6.3.1 or later to manage a VC 4.10 domain, the 4.10 domain can be in
a VCDG in 3.30 firmware mode or later. To enable new features in VC 4.10, you must upgrade to
VCEM 7.2.2 or later. VCEM 7.2.2 does not support VC versions prior to 3.30.
o VCEM does not manage VC domains configured for auto-deployment.
o Configurable role operations must be delegated to one of the following roles if they are to be
performed while the domain is in Maintenance Mode: Network, Storage, or Domain.
Administrators logging into VCM with a Server role account while the domain is in Maintenance
mode will be denied access to perform delegated operations such as exporting support files,
updating firmware, configuring port monitoring, or saving or restoring domain configuration.
o In VC 4.10, the telemetry port throughput is Enabled by default. You must do the following to add
a fresh VC 4.10 installation to your existing VCDG:
— 3.30-3.70 VCDG with statistics throughput disabled—Clear the Enable Throughput Statistics
check box on the Ethernet Settings (Advanced Settings) screen ("Ethernet Networks (Advanced
Settings)" on page 96), or run the following VCM CLI command:
set statistics-throughput Enabled=false
— 3.30-3.70 VCDG with statistics throughput enabled—Add the domain as is. No change is
required.
o In VC 4.10, the VLAN Capacity is set to Expanded by default. You must do the following to add a
fresh VC 4.10 installation to your existing VCDG:
— 3.30-3.70 with Legacy VLAN VCDG—You cannot add the domain. Select a different VCDG.
— 3.30-3.70 with Enhanced VLAN VCDG—Add the domain as is. No change is required.
• A server profile migration of a SAN-booted server between enclosures is not supported for SAN-boot
from a Direct-Attached 3PAR array.
• The FTP service is disabled by default. The VCSU software temporarily enables it as necessary during
firmware upgrades.
Virtual Connect documentation
The following Virtual Connect documentation is available on the Installing tab of the HP BladeSystem
Technical Resources website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation):
• HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide
This guide provides details for the Virtual Connect GUI, including descriptions of screen contents and
steps to set up domains, profiles, networks, and storage.
• HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Setup and Installation Guide
This guide provides hardware installation and configuration information for initial setup of a Virtual
Connect solution. The guide also provides Virtual Connect module component and LED descriptions
and guidelines for module installation and upgrades.
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