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04-12-2013 09:58 AM
04-12-2013 09:58 AM
Virtual Connect Firmware dependancy with mixed modules
Todd had a VC question when having mixed modules in the enclosure:
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I have a customer that is looking at adding BL460G8 blades with flex fabric adaptors to go out to a 3PAR 7400 using the flat SAN technology. The issue is that they currently have a mix of VC modules that they will need to continue to use. There current setup consists of VC Flex10 modules in bays 1 and 2 and 1/10 modules in 3-6. We are looking at removing 2 of the 1/10 modules and replacing them with the flex fabric modules to connect a new flex fabric mezzanine in the BL460G8 blades. The flex fabric modules will need to be at a minimum firmware level of 3.7 to support that connection but the 1/10 are maxed out at V3.6. Is there any issues that they will run into using the 3 different types of VC modules in the same C7000? Would this be a supported configuration?
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Info from Mark:
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Direct statement from the Virtual Connect 3.70 User Guide:
Virtual Connect v3.70/3.75 does not support the HP 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module or the HP
1/10Gb-F Virtual Connect Ethernet Module. If your domain contains these modules, you cannot update to
VC v3.70/3.75.
So yes the issue they will run into is they cannot update a VC Domain to VC3.70 if 1/10 or 1/10-F are installed.
If they try to circumvent by pulling out the 1/10 or 1/10-F modules (removing the connections associated) and updating the Flex-10/Flex Fabric to VC 3.70 and then re-installing those modules, they will not be re-imported into the VC Domain.
This is not supported and is actually prevented by the VC code.
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