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HP VC-FC connectivity guidelines, Table 90 HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel guidelines and rules
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• Allows you to change servers in minutes, not days. You can add, replace, and recover servers quickly without affecting SANs or LANs. • Provides connectivity to multiple fabric types (B-series, C-series, H-series, M-series), without interoperability constraints. • Does not use a domain ID, preventing issues with the switch count scalability limit in a fabric and eliminating the additional hop between switches. • Reduces the number of cables and SFPs compared to a Pass-thru solution. HP VC-FC connectivity guidelines Deploy HP VC-FC in environments where you need to manage servers without impacting SAN management (that is, the server administrator manages the entire configuration). There are several customer configurations with varying numbers of VC-FC modules and blade enclosures. The actual configurations depend on customer connectivity requirements, availability of existing equipment, and future growth requirements. Table 90 describes the HP VC-FC rules and Figure 48 shows an HP VC-FC example. Table 90 HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel guidelines and rules Rule nl number Description 1 For high availability, configure two redundant fabrics and two VC-FC modules, with each HBA connecting to one fabric through one VC-FC module. 2 VC-FC is supported with B-series, C-series, H-series, and M-series fabrics. The VC-FC module must connect to a switch model that supports NPIV F_Port connectivity. Certain switch models may require a license. 3 HP supports a maximum of 4 VC-FC modules per blade enclosure. Server Bay 16 Server Bay 15 Server Bay 14 Server Bay 13 Server Bay 12 Server Bay 11 Server Bay 10 Server Bay 9 Server Bay 8 Server Bay 7 Server Bay 6 Server Bay 5 Server Bay 4 Server Bay 3 Server Bay 2 Server Bay 1 Blade enclosure with 16 servers VC-FC Module N_Ports (NPIV) (uplinks) VC-FC Module Blade enclosure/ Server management SAN/ Storage management Fabric (B-, C-, H-, or M-series) (with NPIV F_Port support) Fabric (B-, C-, H-, or M-series) (with NPIV F_Port support) Figure 48 HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel configuration . 25271c 188 Heterogeneous server rules