HPE 638526-B21 Getting Started Guide

QuickSpecs

HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-

Class

BladeSystem

Overview

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HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-Class BladeSystem

Simplify and make your data center change-ready. The HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for the c-Class BladeSystem is

educing

Class BladeSystem is an innovative, new class of integrated interconnects from

HPE.

Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module Front Bezel

1.

Module locator UID

3.

Link/Port activity

2. Module status indicator

4. Port Status

What's New

• Virtual Connect v4.40 highlights for the Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module

Models

HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-Class BladeSystem

638526-B21

HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module Enterprise Edition for BLc7000 Option

662048-B21

NOTE: Includes 2 x HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D modules plus 1 x VCEM enclosure license. Customer will
receive a printed license entitlement certificate and 2 Virtual Connect modules as a single deliverable. The
license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax to obtain the VCEM license activation key.

the simplest, most flexible connection to your networks. The Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module is a new class of blade
interconnect that simplifies server connections by cleanly separating the server enclosure from LAN, simplifies networks by r
cables without adding switches to manage, allows you to change servers in just minutes, not days, and tailors network connections
and speeds based on application needs. HPE Flex-10 technology significantly reduces infrastructure costs by increasing the
number of NICs per connection without adding extra blade I/O modules, and reducing cabling uplinks to the data center network.
The HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-

− SR-IOV management allows assigning Virtual Functions to any Physical Functions

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HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-Class BladeSystem

Supp

orted Products

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Compatibility

HPE ProLiant and

NOTE: The HPE BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Firmware v4.50 supports the following hardware.

website.

• ProLiant Server blades and workstation blades

− HPE Integrity BL890c i6 Server series

Integrity Servers
and Network
options

(HPE Integrity BL8x0c i2 servers require VC FW 3.0 or higher and HPE Integrity BL8x0c i4 servers require
VC FW 3.70 or higher). For the HPE Virtual Connect Manager Release Notes and Compatibility Matrix and
the full listing of recommended and minimum firmware versions, see the

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

− HPE ProLiant BL2x220c G5 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL2x220c G7 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL260c G5 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL280c G6 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL420c Gen8 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL460c Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL460c G5 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL460c G6 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL460c G7 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen8 Server Blade

− HPE Proliant BL460c Gen8 Server Blade with Intel E5-2600 v2 series Processors

− HPE Proliant BL460c Gen9 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL465c Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL465c G5 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL465c G6 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL465c G7 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL465c Gen8 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL480c Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL490c Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL495c G5 Server Blade or greater

− HPE ProLiant BL620c G7 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL680c G5 Server Blade or greater

− HPE ProLiant BL685c Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL685c G5 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL685c G6 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant BL685c G7 Server Blade

− HPE ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation

− HPE ProLiant xw2x220c Blade Workstation

− HPE ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation

− HPE ProLiant WS460c G8 Workstation

− HPE ProLiant WS460c G9 Workstation

• Integrity Server Blades

− HPE Integrity BL860c i2 Server series

− HPE Integrity BL860c i4 Server series

− HPE Integrity BL870c i2 Server series

− HPE Integrity BL870c i4 Server series

− HPE Integrity BL890c i2 Server series

− HPE Integrity BL890c i4 Server series

− HPE Integrity BL860c i6 Server series

− HPE Integrity BL870c i6 Server series

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Supported Products

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NOTE: BL860c and BL870c are not supported effective VC 4.30

Virtual Connect

Virtual Connect Firmware v4.40 is recommended with the following release sets for HPE ProLiant and HPE

HPE ProLiant server blades:

• Virtual Connect Modules

− HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module

− HPE Virtual Connect 4 Gb Fibre Channel Module

− HPE Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module

− HPE Virtual Connect 16Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module

• Integrated Network Interfaces and mezzanine cards

NOTE: For optimal operation of HPE Virtual Connect Manager, use the following recommended firmware
version for the Onboard Administrator and iLO.

NOTE: For Integrity i4 server blades, recommended Onboard Administrator version is 3.60 or higher.
NOTE: For IPv6 management, Onboard Administrator version 4.00 or higher is required.
NOTE: Some of the servers and/or options listed above may be discontinued.

− HPE Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module

− HPE NC325m PCI Express Quad Port 1Gb server adapter

− HPE NC326i Integrated Dual Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter

− HPE NC326m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

− HPE NC360m Dual Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter

− HPE NC364m Quad Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter

− HPE NC370i Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Network Adapter

− HPE NC373i Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Network Adapter

− HPE NC373m Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Network Adapter

− HPE NC382i Integrated Dual Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter

− HPE NC382m Integrated Dual Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter

− HPE NC522m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter

− HPE NC532i Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter

− HPE NC532m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter

− HPE NC542m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE BL-c Adapter

− HPE NC550m 10Gb 2-port PCIe x8 Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter

− HPE NC551i Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter

− HPE NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter

− HPE NC553i 10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter

− HPE NC553m 10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter

− HPE NC554m/FLB 10Gb 2 port Converged Network Adapter

− HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630FLB Adapter (Only at 10Gb downlinks)

− HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630M Adapter (Only at 10Gb downlinks)

− HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 650FLB Adapter (Only at 10Gb downlinks)

− HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 650M Adapter(Only at 10Gb downlinks)

− HPE Flexfabric 10Gb-2 port 536FLB Adapter

− HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLB Adapter

− HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534M Adapter

− HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 554M Adapter

− HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 554FLB Adapter

− HPE Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 530FLB Adapter

− HPE Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 530M Adapter

− HPE Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 552M Adapter

− HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 361FLB Adapter

− HPE Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 366M Adapter

Firmware

Integrity environments:

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Supported Products

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HPE Service Pack for ProLiant : Version SPP 2014.09.0 or greater

HPE Integrity Server Blades

HPE Integrity i4 Server Blades

Recommended HPE Smart Update Firmware:

HPE Integrity i2 Server Blades

HPE BladeSystem

The HPE BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 Enclosure has been designed up front with the Virtual Connect

Supported Configurations

HPE BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure - Rear View

1.

Upper Fan System

5.

Interconnect Bays 7 / 8

2.

Interconnect Bays 1 /2

6.

On Board Administrator

The HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) with HPE Smart Update Manager (HPE SUM) as the deployment
engine provides a comprehensive approach to firmware and system software maintenance. The SPP is a
comprehensive collection of firmware and system software components, all tested together as a single solution
stack that include drivers, agents, utilities, firmware packages for HPE ProLiant servers, controllers, storage,
blades and enclosures, and other options. It is available on all supported HPE ProLiant Gen 8 servers (HPE
ProLiant SL/ML/DL/BL 100, 200, 300, 500, 700, 900 servers, and HPE CloudSystem Matrix) in addition to
earlier generation HPE ProLiant servers. The SPP is released with most major HPE ProLiant server releases.

To access the latest HPE Service Pack for ProLiant click here:

https://www.hpe.com/us/en/product-catalog/detail/pip.service-pack-for-proLiant.5104018.html

To access latest HPE Smart Update Firmware, click here:

https://www.hpe.com/us/en/products/servers/smart-update.html

HPE Smart Update Firmware-HPE Integrity BL860c/870c/890c i4 System Firmware Bundle for
Linux/Windows, 44.01

c-Class Enclosures

HPE Smart Update Firmware-HPE Integrity BL860c/870c/890c i2 System Firmware Bundle for
Linux/Windows,26.36

Architecture in mind incorporating the HPE Onboard Administrator, ILO Management, and HPE Management
tools inside the Virtual Connect framework.

Enclosures:

• HPE BladeSystem c-Class c7000 Enclosure with Onboard Administrator

• HPE BladeSystem c-Class c3000 Enclosure with Onboard Administrator

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Supported Products

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3.

Interconnect Bays 3 / 4

7.

Lower Fan System

4.

Interconnect Bays 5 / 6

8.

Rear Redundant Power Complex

HPE BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure - Front View

1. Device Bays 1 thru 8

4. Insight Display

2.

Enclosure DVD Drive

5.

Active Onboard Administrator

3.

Standby Onboard Administrator (reserved for Future)

HPE BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure - Rear View

1.

Local KVM interface (reserved for future)

7.

iLO/Onboard Administrator Port

2. Interconnect Bay 1

8. iLO/Onboard Administrator Port 2 (reserved for future)

3.

Active Cool Fans

9.

Power Supplies

4.

Interconnect Bay 2

10.

Interconnect Bay 4

5. Enclosure Up-link and Service Port

11.

Interconnect Bay 3

6. Enclosure Down-link

Mezzanines

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Supported Products

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c-7000 Port
Mapping

Port mapping differs slightly between full height and half height server blades due to the support for additional
Mezzanine cards on the full height version.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has
providing intelligent management tools via the Onboard Administrator and
Onboard Administrator Guide, Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide provides detailed inform
mapping.

Half Height Server Blade

Full Height Server Blade

c-3000 Port
Mapping

Port mapping differs slightly between full height and half height server blades due to the support for additional
Mezzanine cards on the full height ve
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has
providing intelligent management tools via the Onboard Administrator and
Onboard Administrator Guide, Enclosure
mapping.

Half Height Server Blade

Full Height Server Blade

The following are supported configurations for the Virtual Connect Flex-10 Ethernet Module. Please note that other interconnect
options can be installed in the enclosure, but they do not inherit the benefits of Virtual Connect. Switches and Pass
will operate per their default configurations. Any moves, adds, or changes to servers which are connected to non
modules will require reconfiguration on the LAN and/or SAN. The Virtual Connect Manager will only manage Virtual Connect

simplified the processes of mapping Mezzanine ports to switch ports by

HPE Insight Manager Software. The

ation on port

rsion.

simplified the processes of mapping Mezzanine ports to switch ports by

HPE Insight Manager Software. The

Setup and Installation Guide provides detailed information on port

-Thru modules

-Virtual Connect

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Supported Products

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Modules.

HPE BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure

NOTE: The following tables show a number of typical, supported configurations for an HPE BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure.

[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] Empty

[Bay 3] Other/empty

[Bay 4] Other/empty

[Bay 5] Other/empty

[Bay 6] Other/empty

[Bay 7] Other/empty

[Bay 8] Other/empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] Other/empty

[Bay 4] Other/empty

[Bay 5] Other/empty

[Bay 6] Other/empty

[Bay 7] Other/empty

[Bay 8] Other/empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-Enet

[Bay 4] VC-Enet

[Bay 5] Other/empty

[Bay 6] Other/empty

[Bay 7] Other/empty

[Bay 8] Other/empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] Other/empty

[Bay 4] Other/empty

[Bay 5] VC-Enet

[Bay 6] VC-Enet

[Bay 7] Empty

[Bay 8] Empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-Enet

[Bay 4] VC-Enet

[Bay 5] VC-Enet

[Bay 6] VC-Enet

[Bay 7] Empty

[Bay 8] Empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] Empty

[Bay 3] VC-FC

[Bay 4] Empty

[Bay 5] Other/empty

[Bay 6] Other/empty

[Bay 7] Other/empty

[Bay 8] Other/empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-FC

[Bay 4] VC-FC

[Bay 5] Other/empty

[Bay 6] Other/empty

[Bay 7] Other/empty

[Bay 8] Other/empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-Enet

[Bay 4] VC-Enet

[Bay 5] VC-FC

[Bay 6] VC-FC

[Bay 7] Empty

[Bay 8] Empty

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[Bay 1] VC-Enet*

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-Enet

[Bay 4] VC-Enet

[Bay 5] VC-FC

[Bay 6] VC-FC

[Bay 7] VC-FC

[Bay 8] VC-FC

* This configuration is only applicable for enclosures with full-height servers.

[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-FC

[Bay 4] VC-FC

[Bay 5] VC-Enet

[Bay 6] VC-Enet

[Bay 7] Empty

[Bay 8] Empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-FC

[Bay 4] VC-FC

[Bay 5] VC-Enet

[Bay 6] VC-Enet

[Bay 7] VC-Enet

[Bay 8] VC-Enet
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] Other/empty

[Bay 4] Other/empty

[Bay 5] VC-FC

[Bay 6] VC-FC

[Bay 7] Empty

[Bay 8] Empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-FC

[Bay 4] VC-FC

[Bay 5] VC-FC

[Bay 6] VC-FC

[Bay 7] Empty

[Bay 8] Empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-Enet

[Bay 4] VC-Enet

[Bay 5] VC-Enet

[Bay 6] VC-Enet

[Bay 7] VC-Enet

[Bay 8] VC-Enet

HPE BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure

NOTE: The following tables show a number of typical, supported configurations for an HPE BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure.

[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] Empty

[Bay 4] Empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] Empty

[Bay 3] Empty

[Bay 4] Empty
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-Enet

[Bay 4] VC-Enet
[Bay 1] VC-Enet

[Bay 2] VC-Enet

[Bay 3] VC-FC

[Bay 4] VC-FC

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NOTE: When using VC Flex-10 Modules with Flex-10 NICs on server blades, only VC Ethernet modules may
be used for Ethernet connections in the same enclosure.

Required Cabling

NOTE: For available cables; please see the "Options" section below of this QuickSpecs.

Maximum Distances

Multimode OM1

62.5/125 micron

Multimode OM2
50/125 micron

Multimode OM3
50/125 micron

Singlemode
9 micron

SR

2 - 26m/33m*

2 - 82m

2 - 300m

LR

2 -10km

LRM 0.5 - 220m

0.5 - 220m

0.5 - 220m

* 26m at 160MHz and 33m at 200MHz.

Stacking

Stacking links are used to interconnect Virtual Connect Ethernet Modules when using more than one enclosure

All Virtual Connect Modules within the VC Domain must be interconnected. Any combination of 1Gb and 10Gb

following address: HPE Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem and Installation Guide

Configuration

NOTE: For additional information on 10Gb cable specifications go to:

http://www.hpe.com/rnd/pdfs/10gig_cabling_technical_brief.pdf

or when using more than two Virtual Connect Ethernet Modules in a single enclosure.

cables can be used to interconnect the Virtual Connect Modules; however the following provides
recommended configurations (note that a built-in 10Gb link is provided between modules in horizontally
adjacent bays). Supported cable lengths on 10Gb uplinks are 3 to 15 meters and supported 10Gb stacking
links (connecting between two HPE Virtual Connect Ethernet Modules) are 0.5 to 7 meters. Interconnecting
the modules allows all Ethernet NICs on all server blades in the Virtual Connect domain to have access to any
Virtual Connect uplink port. By using these module-to-module links, a single pair of uplinks can be used as the
data center network connections for the entire Virtual Connect domain, and allows any server blade to be
connected to any Ethernet network.

NOTE: Supported module-to-module and multi-enclosure stacking configurations may be found in the
HPE Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Setup and Installation Guide which can be downloaded at the

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Standard Feat

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Product Features

Performance

ysical function device with customizable speeds

In tunneled VLAN mode, up to 4,096 networks are supported per network uplink and server downlink.

• Once defined, LAN and SAN administrators don't have to be involved in server changes

ures

• 16 x 10Gb downlinks to server NICs

• Each 10Gb downlink supports up to 4 FlexNICs or 3 FlexNICs and 1 iSCSI FlexHBA

• Each iSCSI FlexHBA can be configured to transport Accelerated iSCSI protocol.

• Each FlexNIC and iSCSI FlexHBA is recognized by the server as a PCI-e physical function device with

adjustable speeds from 100Mb to 10Gb in 100Mb increments when connected to a HPE NC553i
10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter or any Flex-10 NIC and from 1Gb to 10Gb in
100Mb increments when connected to a NC551i Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network
Adapter or NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter including NC554FLB
Dual Port FlexFabric Adapter

• 4 x 10Gb cross connects for redundancy and stacking

• 10 x 10Gb SR, LR, or LRM fiber and copper SFP+ uplinks

• Supports up to 4 FlexNICs per 10Gb server connections.

• Each FlexNIC is recognized by the server as a PCI-e ph

from 100Mb to 10Gb.

• Line Rate, full-duplex 600 Gbps bridging fabric

• 1.0 µs latency

• MTU up to 9216 Bytes - Jumbo Frames

• Supports up to 128K MAC addresses and 1K IGMP groups

• VLAN Tagging, Pass-Thru and Link Aggregation supported on all uplinks

•

In mapped VLAN mode, up to 1,000 networks are supported on network uplinks per Share Uplink Set,
domain or module and on server downlinks up to 162 networks are supported per 10Gb physical port
(VC v3.30 or later).

• Stack multiple Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D modules with other VC Flex-10/10D, VC FlexFabric or VC

Flex-10 across up to 4 BladeSystem enclosures allowing any server Ethernet port to connect to any
Ethernet uplink

Management

• Virtual Connect Manager is included with every module

• HTTPS and a secure, scriptable CLI interface is ready out of the box. Easy setup and management via

the Onboard Administrator interface

• SNMP v.1, v.2 and v.3, provide ease of administration and maintenance.

• Port Mirroring on any uplink provides network troubleshooting support with Network Analyzers

• IGMP Snooping optimizes network traffic and reduces bandwidth for multicast applications such as

streaming applications

• Role-based security for network and server administration with LDAP, TACACS+ and RADIUS

compatibility

• Remotely update Virtual Connect firmware on multiple modules using Virtual Connect Support Utility

1.11.0 or greater

• CLI auto-filling with TAB key

• GUI and CLI session timeout for security

• QoS configurable based on DOT1P and DSCP

• Configurable filtering of multicast traffic

• sFlow monitoring

Virtual Connect Server Profiles

• Create up to 4 individual FlexNICs with their own dedicated, customized bandwidth per 10Gb

downlink connection.

• Set FlexNIC speeds from 100Mb to 10Gb per connection

• Allows setup of server connectivity prior to server installation for easy deployment

• Ability to move, add, or change server network connections on the fly

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Stack multiple Virtual Connect Ethernet modules together in an enclosure to allow any server Ethernet

• Supports all 1Gb Server NICs including LOM and Mezzanine card options and the latest 10Gb KR NICs

Options

•

port to connect to any uplink

• The Fibre Channel Virtual Connect Module included provides a complete LAN and SAN Virtual

Connect solution

• Optional HPE SFP+ SR, LR, and LRM modules and SFP+ Copper cables in 0.5m, 1m, 3m, and 7m

lengths

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Service and Support, HPE Care Pack and Warranty Information

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Service and

HPE Technology Services for Industry Standard Servers and BladeSystem

and software. You can choose the type and level of service that is most suitable for your IT and business needs.

Recommended HPE Pointnext operational services for your HPE product

Optimized Care

3-Year HPE 6 hour Call to Repair Response, Proactive Care

Interconnects and Virtual Connect) and software installation and startup of a BladeSystem c7000 Infrastructure

Standard Care

3-Year HPE 24x7 4 hour response, Proactive Care Service

HPE Installation and Startup Service for HPE BladeSystem c-Class Infrastructure for c7000 enclosure

Support

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides for the configuration and testing of BladeSystem Ethernet interconnect
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Provides for hardware installation (c-Class ProLiant and Integrity server blades, storage blades, Ethernet
Interconnects and Virtual Connect) and software installation and startup of a BladeSystem c7000 Infrastructure

Related Services

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Personalized online support portal with access to information, tools and experts to support Hewlett Packard

Parts and

Hewlett Packard Enterprise will provide HPE-supported replacement parts and materials necessary to maintain

Warranty

Server Blade Interconnect Limited Warranty includes 1 year Parts, 1 year Labor, 1-year on-site support.
Additional information regarding worldwide limited warranty and technical support is available at:

in a single enclosure including deployment of OS (two servers), HPE Insight Control and Server Deployment
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides for the configuration and testing of BladeSystem Ethernet interconnect
switches and Virtual Connect to facilitate proper implementation of network protocols and access to advanced
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http://www.hpe.com/info/insightonline

NOTE: Insight Remote Support is a prerequisite for Proactive Care. All blades within a single HPE

BladeSystem enclosure must be at the same service level

Center

Enterprise business products. Submit support cases online, chat with HPE experts, access support resources or
collaborate with peers. Learn more http://www.hpe.com/info/hpesc

The HPE Support Center Mobile App allows you to resolve issues yourself or quickly connect to an agent for
live support. Now, you can get access to personalized IT support anywhere, anytime.

HPE Insight Remote Support and HPE Support Center are available at no additional cost with a HPE warranty,
HPE Care Pack or Hewlett Packard Enterprise contractual support agreement.

NOTE: HPE Support Center Mobile App is subject to local availability.

materials

the covered hardware product in operating condition, including parts and materials for available and
recommended engineering improvements.

Parts and components that have reached their maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage
limitations as set forth in the manufacturer's operating manual, product QuickSpecs, or the technical product
data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced as part of these services.

The defective media retention service feature option applies only to Disk or eligible SSD/Flash Drives replaced
by HPE due to malfunction

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Service and Support, HPE Care Pack and Warranty Information

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http://h17007.www1.hpe.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/warranty/

For more

To learn more on HPE ProLiant servers and HPE BladeSystem servers, please contact your Hewlett Packard

http://www.hpe.com/services/bladesystem

Parts and

Hewlett Packard Enterprise will provide HPE-supported replacement parts and materials necessary to maintain

by Hewlett Packard Enterprise due to malfunction.

information

Materials

Enterprise sales representative or Hewlett Packard Enterprise Authorized Channel Partner. Or visit:

the covered hardware product in operating condition, including parts and materials for available and
recommended engineering improvements.

Parts and components that have reached their maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage
limitations as set forth in the manufacturer's operating manual, product quick-specs, or the technical product
data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced as part of these services.

The defective media retention service feature option applies only to Disk or eligible SSD/Flash Drives replaced

QuickSpecs

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Related Options

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Cabling and

HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+ 0.5m Direct Attach Copper Cable

487649-B21

HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Cable

487652-B21

HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable

487655-B21

HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+ 5m Direct Attach Copper Cable

537963-B21

HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+ 7m Direct Attach Copper Cable

487658-B21

HPE C-series SFP+ to SFP+ Active Copper 7.0m Direct Attach Cable

QK701A

HPE C-series SFP+ to SFP+ Active Copper 10.0m Direct Attach Cable

QK702A

HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ SFP+ 7m Direct Attach Copper Cable

JC784C

HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 5m Direct Attach Copper Cable

JG081C

HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ SFP+ 7m Direct Attach Copper Cable

JC784C

HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 5m Direct Attach Copper Cable

JG081C

HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable

JD097C

HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1.2m Direct Attach Copper Cable

JD096C

HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 0.65m Direct Attach Copper Cable

JD095C

HPE X242 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Cable

J9281B

HPE X242 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable

J9283B

HPE X242 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 7m Direct Attach Copper Cable

J9285B

HP X242 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 10m Direct Attach Copper Cable

J9286B

HP X242 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 15m Direct Attach Copper Cable

J9287B

HPE FlexNetwork X240 40G QSFP+ to 4x10G SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Splitter Cable

JG329A

HPE FlexNetwork X240 40G QSFP+ to 4x10G SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Splitter Cable

JG330A

HPE B-series SFP+ to SFP+ Active Copper 1.0m Direct Attach Cable

AP818A

HPE B-series SFP+ to SFP+ Active Copper 3.0m Direct Attach Cable

AP819A

HPE B-series SFP+ to SFP+ Active Copper 5.0m Direct Attach Cable

AP820A

10GBase-T SFP+ Transceivers

HPE 10GBase-T SFP+ Transceiver

813874-B21

Ethernet Optical Transceivers

HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10Gb SFP+ SR Transceiver

455883-B21

HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10Gb SFP+ LR Transceiver

455886-B21

NOTE: Requires single-mode fiber.

HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10Gb SFP+ LRM Transceiver

455889-B21

HPE BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect 1G SFP SX Transceiver

453151-B21

HPE BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect 1G SFP RJ-45 Transceiver

453154-B21

HPE X132 10G SFP+ LC SR Transceiver

J9150A

HPE X132 10G SFP+ LC LR Transceiver

J9151A

NOTE: Requires single-mode fiber.

HPE X132 10G SFP+ LC LRM Transceiver

J9152A

HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 0.5m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ833A

HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 1.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ834A

HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 2.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ835A

HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 5.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ836A

Transceiver
Options

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Related Options

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HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 15.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ837A

HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 30.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ838A

HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 50.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ839A

NOTE: In addition to the supported HPE and non-HPE Copper Twinax and Active Copper

Service and

NOTE: HPE Pointnext operational services for the c7000 and c3000 Enclosures cover the

Class

BladeSystem are also covered by the c7000 and c3000 enclosures Care Pack services.

NOTE: Some options, including Fibre Channel and InfiniBand switches for the HPE c-Class

uplifted to match existing storage or server service level.

Proactive Care Services for the c7000 Enclosure

HPE 3 year Proactive Care 24x7 c7000 Enclosure Service

U3C33E

HPE 3 year Proactive Care Call to Repair c7000 Enclosure Service

U3C36E

HPE 3 year Proactive Care 24x7 c7000 Enclosure with Insight Control Service

U3P10E

HPE 3 year Proactive Care Call to Repair c7000 Enclosure with Insight Control Service

U3P13E

Proactive Care Services for the c3000 Enclosure

HPE 3 year Proactive Care 24x7 c3000 Enclosure Service

U3C42E

HPE 3 year Proactive Care Call to Repair c3000 Enclosure Service

U3C45E

HPE 3 year Proactive Care 24x7 c3000 Enclosure with Insight Control Service

U3P19E

HPE 3 year Proactive Care Call to Repair c3000 Enclosure with Insight Control Service

U3P22E

HPE Proactive Care Personalized Support (Environmental Option)

Installation & Start-up Services recommended for the c7000

HPE BladeSystem c7000 Infrastructure Startup Service

UE602E

HPE BladSys c7000 Encd Network Startup Service

UE603E

Installation & Start-up Services recommended for the c3000

HPE BladeSystem c3000 Infrastructure Startup Service

UF817E

HPE BladeSystem c3000 + OS Startup Service

UF818E

HPE BladSys c3000 Encd Network Startup Service

UF814E

Additional HPE Pointnext operational services can be found at:

http://www.hpe.com/info/cpc

SFP+ cables above, Virtual Connect provides "allowed" connections using third party
cables that meet the following criteria: connector=copper pigtail; transceiver code=active
cable or passive cable; speed equal or less than 10Gb; length between 1m and 7m,
inclusive. All "allowed" DACs are connected and logged. Prior to requesting support from
HPE, a DAC from the supported list above must be used to verify a cable issue is not
involved.

Support Offerings

enclosure, power supplies and fans. HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Modules for c-

BladeSystem, are not covered under the c7000/c3000 enclosure Care Packs and carry
separate Care Packs. Care Pack service level support for these options should always be

QuickSpecs

HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-Class BladeSystem

Technical Specifications

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Shipping

Length

13.88 in (352.55 mm)

Width

10.63 in (270.00 mm)

Height

4.75 in (120.65 mm)

Shipping Weight

4.4 lbs (2.0 kg)

Product

Performance

Line Rate, full-duplex 600Gbps bridging fabric

Non-blocking architecture

Maximum transmission unit (MTU) of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames)

Connectors and

16 x 10Gb downlinks midplane
4x 10Gb cross connect
10 x 10Gb SR, LR, or LRM fiber u
Ethernet and RS

Indicators

Recessed Momentary Reset Switch
Momentary Next/Step Switch
Backlit port number and status indicator LED, one per bulkhead port,
blue/amber/green
Module
Module locator (UID), blue
Link indicator, one per SFP+

Dimensions

Length

10.5 in (267.7 mm)

Width

7.5 in (92.79 mm)

Height

1.1 in (27.94 mm)

Weight

1.27Kg (2.8 Lbs)

Environmental

Temperature Range

Specification

10C to 35C (50F to 95F)

Temperature Range*

Operating

10C to 35C (50F to 95F)

Shipping

Shipping -40C to 60C (-40F to 140F)

Storage

-20°C to 60°C (-4F to 140°F)

Maximum wet bulb
temperature

30C (80F)

Relative Humidity
(noncondensing)**

Operating

10% to 90%

Shipping

10% to 90%

Storage

10% to 95%

* All temperature ratings shown are for sea level. An altitude derating of 1°C per 304.8 m (1.8°F per 1,000

maximum for storage corresponds to a pressure minimum of 70 KPa.

Power Specification

12V @ 5.83A (70W

Dimensions

Specifications
Hardware

Cabling

Ranges

plinks SFP+

-232 internal interface to c-Class Onboard Administrator Module

status indicator, amber/green

-port, green/amber

ft) to 3048 m (10,000 ft) is applicable. No direct sunlight allowed. Upper operating limit is 3,048m (10,000
ft) or 70 Kpa/10.1 psia. Upper non-operating limit is 9,144 m (30,000 ft) or 30.3 KPa/4.4 psia.
** Storage maximum humidity of 95% is based on a maximum temperature of 45°C (113°F). Altitude

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Technical Specifications

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Product

Security Features

HTTPS (HTTP exchanged over an SSL-encrypted session) is required for access to the
Virtual

Access to the Virtual Connect Manager is via the system Onboard Administrator

Each user account can be configured for a combination of four access privileges to
control and/or view elements in the Virtual Connect Manager.

Role based customization to assign various privileges to Server Admin, Network Admin
and Storage Admin.

User verification by account name and password (Case Sensitive)
LDAP Authentication services provide role based security via an LDAP SSL Directory
Server connection.

Administrator controlled password length and strength requirements

TACACS+ authentication, authorization and accounting
RADIUS authentication and authorization

Private VLAN's for secure connectivity between servers within a domain

Configurable filtering

Compliant with United States Department of Defense Policy on Use of Department of

Defense (DoD) Information Systems Standard Consent Banner and User
Agreement

GUI and CLI session timeout

Trunking and

Shared Uplink Sets using Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) allows the creation
of Ethernet channeling with upstream switches that conform to IEEE 802.3ad. Ports
can alternativ

External ports within a Port Set can be on the same VC Ethernet module or on multiple
VC modules within the VC domain.

In the event of an uplink failure to a data center switch, the next highest performance
uplink con

Fast MAC Cache failover enables rapid recovery of network connections when a
standby module becomes active.
Smart Link network senses a failed upstream switch connection and allows teamed
NICs to properly failove

Configure uplink speeds to Auto, 1Gb

VLAN Features

802.1Q VLAN supported on uplinks.

Uplink ports can be configured for VLAN tagging at egress or pass
VLAN packets from Server ports.

Native VLAN support for untagged packets on a shared uplink set. Packets can be

Specifications
Software

Connect Manager.

of multicast traffic

Failover Features

ely be configured for failover only.

nection or aggregation will become active.

r.

or 10Gb on the associated uplinks

-thru of tagged

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HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-Class BladeSystem

Technical Specifications

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targeted to a specific server ports.

Simultaneous tunneled and mapped VLAN connections to a single domain.

Management

Simple and intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) for defining, configuring, and
managing all elements of the Virtual Connect Domain.

Setup Wizards for server profile creation and initial domain installation and
configuration and network configuration.

Comprehensive administration, definition, and management of
Shared Uplink Set, and Server Profiles

Embedded SNMP v1, v2
applications to query Virtual Connect for statistics and trap information.

sFlow v5 for flow monitoring and capacity planning.

A
enables macros to control common Virtual Connect tasks

Any uplink port can be used as a dedicated mirrored port for traffic analysis and
troubleshooting by a Network Analyzer

Domain Management of user accounts, enclosure, Virtual Connect domain settings, and
firmware updates

The location and status of Virtual Connect Modules in the
Onboard Administrator can be viewed from the Hardware Sta
glance detailed information of the hardware elements via mouse

MAC Address Administration allows local administration of predefined or user
MAC address ranges.

VC manager runs as a high
adjacent bay. All configuration data is stored in flash memory and checkpointed to the
standby module. Configurations can also be backed up to a workstation via the GUI.

Up to 128 Network Access Groups can be defined to prevent enabling specific network
combinations in the same server profile

Supported by
Provides centralized network connection management and workload mobility for
thousands of server

Management and

Standards

IEEE 802.1Qbb
IEEE 802.1Qaz

802.1AB LLDP

802.1Q (VLAN includes Native VLAN support and server side VLAN tag mapping
IEEE 802.2 LLC

802.3ad Link Aggregation
IEEE 802.3ae 10Gb Fiber Ethernet
IEEE 802.3ak 10Gb CX
IEEE 802.3aq 10Gb LRM Ethernet
SNMP v.1, v.2, v.3

Features

, v3 and SMI-S agents allow Network Management

robust, scriptable and secure Command Line Interface simplifies management and

-availability pair when a partner module is installed in the

HPE Virtual Connect Enterprise Management v7.3.2 and higher.

s. Learn more at: http://www.hpe.com/info/vcem

Standards Support

-4 Ethernet

Ethernet Network,

or Sniffer.

HPE c-Class Enclosure and

tus page. Including at-a-

-over pop-up windows.

-defined

)

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Technical Specifications

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IGMP v1, v2, v3
FC
sFlow v5

Safety and

Safety Certifications

UL/CUL Recognition to UL/CSA 60950-1

TUV to EN 60950-1

CB report and certificate to IEC 60950-1 with all country deviations

CE Marking

Electromagnetic

FCC Part 15 Class A

EN 55022 Class A (CISPR22 Class A)

VCCI Class A

AS/NZS 3548 Class A or AS/NZS CISPR22 Class A

MIC Class A

CE Marking

Environment-

End-of-life

Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers end-of-life Hewlett Packard Enterprise product
return
information, please go to:

. To recycle your product,
p
Packard Enterprise sales
be recycled, recovered or disposed of in a r

The EU WEEE directive (2002/95/EC) requires manufacturers to provide treatment
information for each product type for use by treatment facilities. This information
(product disassembly instructions) is posted on the
site at:
recyclers and other WEEE treatment facilities as well as
customers who integrate and re-sell Hewlett Packard Enterprise equipment.

-BB5 (FIP Snooping (FCoE) supported only on C7000)

Compliance

Emissions
Certifications FCC
Part 15 Class A

friendly Products
and Approach

Management and
Recycling

, trade-in, and recycling programs in many geographic areas. For trade-in

http://www.hpe.com/info/recycle

lease go to: http://www.hpe.com/info/recycle or contact your nearest Hewlett

office. Products returned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise will

esponsible manner.

http://www.hpe.com/info/recycle. These instructions may be used by

Hewlett Packard Enterprise web

Hewlett Packard OEM

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Summary of Changes

Page 21

Date

Version History

Action

Description of Change

23-Oct-2017

From Version 18 to 19

Changed

Care Pack naming and Service and Support- Parts and Materials
updated.

04-Sep-2017

From Version 17 to 18

Changed

Supported Products section was updated.

08-May-2017

From Version 16 to 17

Changed

Supported Products, and Related Options sections were updated.
URLs updated to hpe.com

16-Dec-2016

From Version 15 to 16

Changed

Related Options section was updated.

Added

SKU added in Related Options section:
813874-B21

21-Oct-2016

From Version 14 to 15

Changed

Rebranding edition.

13-Feb-2015

From Version 13 to 14

Changed

Overview and Supported Products were updated

10-Oct-2014

From Version 12 to 13

Changed

Compatibility and Product Features sections were updated.

15-Aug-2014

From Version 11 to 12

Changed

Cabling and Transceivers were revised.

03-Jul-2014

From Version 10 to 11

Changed

Cabling and Transceivers were revised.

18-Apr-2014

From Version 9 to 10

Changed

Compatibility and product descriptions were revised.

03-Mar-2014

From Version 8 to 9

Changed

Change made in the standard features.

10-Sep-2013

From Version 7 to 8

Changed

Supported Products, Standard Features, and Related Options were
revised.

14-Jun-2013

From Version 6 to 7

Removed

Mentions of sFlow support were removed.

10-Jun-2013

From Version 4 to 6

Added

Added the Standard Features section

18-Jan-2013

From Version 3 to 4

Changed

Changes were made in the Overview, Supported Products, Service
and Support, Related Options and Technical Specification sections.

Changed

Changes were made in the Models, Supported Products and Related
Options sections.

09-Nov-2012

From Version 2 to 3

Changed

Changes were made in Supported Products section.

24-Aug-2012

From Version 1 to 2

Changed

Changes were made in Overview, Compatibility and Related Options
sections.

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