HP BL460c Managing the HP BladeSystem c-Class systems, 2nd edition - Page 19

Figure 18. Depiction of central network address management and Virtual Connect Domain Groups for enclosures connected to the same LANs and SANs Together, Virtual Connect and VCEM create a change-ready infrastructure that enables system administrators to respond faster to changing workload and business demands. Administrators can add, replace, and recover physical blade servers across the datacenter in minutes without affecting production LAN and SAN availability. They can also complete many other datacenter tasks more efficiently: • Installing new BladeSystem servers and enclosures • Performing fast and cost effective server recovery • Completing planned system maintenance with minimal downtime • Rapidly migrating and repurposing blade servers across the datacenter Virtual Connect and VCEM also provide foundation capabilities for the HP Insight Dynamics-VSE suite. HP Insight Dynamics-VSE is a class of integrated management that brings the flexibility of virtualization to physical servers. It is described in more detail in a subsequent section of this document. For more detailed information about VCEM, visit the HP web site: www.hp.com/go/vcem. HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem is an integrated software suite that simplifies HP BladeSystem c-Class management. Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem uses a single integrated installer to rapidly and consistently deploy, configure, and license HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) and HP ProLiant Essentials management software. Use of this single installer 19