Issue with FlexFabric module placement.

chuckk281 — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:46:44 GMT

Prasenjit had a module question:

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Can I install VC Flex-10 in Bay 1 and 2, VC FC Module in Bay 3 and 4 and VC FF in Bay 5 and 6? I did it and after that my FF is showing amber light there.

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From Chris:

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Check you MEZZ cards and make sure you don’t have a Network card on MEZZ 3 of your blades.

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And then from David:

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It appears to be supported from the latest Install guide.

HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem

Setup and Installation Guide

http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01732252/c01732252.pdf

HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure supported configurations – pg 28

What version is the VC code for each module. You need to have VC 3.15 to recognize the FlexFabric modules.

Version: 3.15 (10 Nov 2010)

Enhancements/New Features:

Added support for the HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module
Added support for the HP NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter.
Added support for the HP ProLiant BL2x220c G7 Server Blades.
Added support for the HP NC552m 10Gb 2-port Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter.
Added support for the HP NC542m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE BL-c Adapter.
Added support for the HP NC551i/m and NC553i Dual Port FlexFabric Adapter protocol personality change between FCoE and iSCSI.
Added support for full iSCSI and TCP offload with NC551m FlexFabric adapters and FlexFabric/Flex-10 modules.
Added support for iSCSI boot with NC551i/m FlexFabric adapters and FlexFabric/Flex-10 modules.
Added support for the HP ProLiant BL620c G7 Server Blade.
Added support for the HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade.
Added support for the HP NC553m 10Gb 2-Port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter.

I would suggest VC 3.18 as the minimum and VC 3.30 was posted this morning:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=3709945&prodSeriesId=4144084&swItem=MTX-bd9a1532e4b343be8306fc190a&prodNameId=4144085&swEnvOID=4064&swLang=8&taskId=135&mode=5

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Other comments or suggestions? Have you seen this issue? See if VC v3.30 truly takes care of it.

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Issue with FlexFabric module placement.