Chapter 3: Multi-Enclosure (Stacking) Scenarios; Overview; Requirements - HP Integrity BL890c - i2 Server Manual

Chapter 3: Multi-Enclosure (Stacking) Scenarios

Overview

This chapter will provide sample configuration scenarios of Virtual Connect and/or Virtual Connect with
Flex-10, using multiple (Stacked) HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosures, which is referred to a Multi-enclosure
stacking (ME), each with two Virtual Connect Ethernet modules installed in Bays 1 and 2. Each scenario
will provide an overview of the configuration, show how to complete that configuration and include both
GUI and CLI (scripted) methods. Where possible, examples for Windows and/or VMware will also be
provided.

Requirements

This chapter will utilize multiple HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosures in a Virtual Connect stacked domain
configuration. The initial scenarios will each enclosure will have TWO Virtual Connect Ethernet (VC-F)
modules and a half height BladeSystem server. The server will connect to the Virtual Connect models with
two 1Gb NICs. NIC 1 will connect to the VC module in Bay 1 and NIC 2 will connect to the VC module
in Bay 2. Enclosure 1 is externally connected to enclosure two using 10Gb CX-4 cables. The later
scenario will utilize Virtual Connect Flex-10 modules in each of four enclosures, these enclosures will be
externally connected using 10Gb CX-4 cables, although stacking could be implanted using the newer
SFP+ twinax cables.
A pair of managed network switches should also be provided, the switches should also be trunked
together.
It is assumed that a Virtual Connect Domain has been created either through the GUI or a CLI script and
no VC Networks, uplink sets or Server Profiles have been created.
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