The Quick Boot Option; Possible Changes Due To Vc Profile Mapping On The Upgraded Blade Server - HP Integrity BL860C i4 User's & Service Manual

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The Quick Boot option

The ability to scale up a blade server by adding more blade level resources is inherent to the BL8x0c
architecture. This ability to scale up when needed provides flexibility and control over capital expenditures
for your compute environment. The introduction of nPartition capability in the BL8x0c i4 blade server adds
another level of flexibility. New blade resources can be added to a blade server and then the original
server can be quickly booted within its own partition with new resources allocated to a separate partition.
The new resources can be configured and used separately or they can be added to the original server
partition as time allows or need requires. This provides flexibility in managing system downtime.
For example, a BL870c i4 original server can be upgraded to a BL890c i4 by adding two Upgrade Blades.
Let's say that the down-time of the BL870c i4 needs to be minimized with the new blade resources
intended for a separate partition or to be incorporated into the original server at a later time. The BL870c
i4 can be brought down, physically upgraded by the addition of two Upgrade Blades and Upgrade Blade
Link, and then partitioned in such a way that the two blades of the original server are placed into an AA
partition while the two new blades are placed into a CC partition. This is shown in the figure below.
The original server blades in the AA partition can be rebooted immediately functioning just as they did
before the upgrade. With the AA partition up and running, the new resources in the CC partition can be
configured as an independent server partition without impact to the AA partition. Or the new blade
resources can be incorporated into the AA partition at a later date when the need arises or time allows for
it.

Possible changes due to VC profile mapping on the upgraded blade server

Virtual Connect Manager supports assigning a VC server profile to each bladed server. Profiles can
include VC-assigned:
• UUID
• serial number
• Ethernet port MAC addresses with network assignments
• FC HBA connection WWNs with FC SAN assignments.
• FCoE connection WWNs with FC SAN assignments
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