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06-30-2014 11:04 AM
06-30-2014 11:04 AM
Question on mixing Virtual Connect modules
Michael had a customer question:
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I have a customer who is deploying a C7000 at a DR site and he would like to have it support multiple generation of VC interconnects and Blades.
The blades he needs to support are:
BL460 G1s with embedded 1 GB NICs and a dual port HBA in Mezz Slot 1
BL680 G5s with embedded 1 GB NICs and a dual port HBA in Mezz Slot 1
BL 460 Gen 8’s with the Flex Fabric LOMs and a dual port HBA in Mezz Slot 1
Since the customer has owned the enclosure for many years, he has several older VC modules but will be upgrading Bays 1 and 2 to VC Flex Fabric. The VC FF will replace the older VC 1/10GB modules
For interconnects, here is what I suggested:
Bays 1 and 2, VC Flex Fabric Modules. These will support the 1GB NICs on the older blades as well as the 10 GB Flex NICs on the Gen 8’s
Bays 3 and 4, VC SAN modules. These are the older 4GB modules that are already deployed. Being a DR site, the customer does not require 8GB
Does anyone see an issue with this configuration? I told the customer that he will need to upgrade the latest SPP and that he will have to redo any VC profiles that currently exist.
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Reply from Dan:
You need to find out WHICH 4GB VC modules he has.
There were actually 2 models, one has a PN ending in –B21 and the other has a PN ending in –B22.
The B21 models can only go to VC 4.01 I think.
The rest should work fine.
I’ve taken a G1 blade and connected it to a FlexFabric before and has no problems with it communicating.
Input from Hoa:
IMPORTANT: Beginning with VC 3.70, the HP 1/10Gb VC Enet Module (399593-B22) and the
HP 1/10Gb-F VC Enet Module (447047-B21) are no longer supported. Beginning with VC 4.10,
the HP 4Gb VC-FC Module (409513-B21) is no longer supported.
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