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тАО07-16-2015 02:49 AM
тАО07-16-2015 02:49 AM
Multi Enclosure - Stacking and VC Domains
We have 2 C7000 enclosures.
Enc 1
16x BL460c G1 Blades
2x VC 1/10Gb-F modules in Bay 1 and 2
Enc 2
16 BL460c G6 Blades
2x VC Flex-10 Modules in Bay 1 and 2
Currently the enclosures are in defferent racks and only have a 1G cross connect
Each enclosure has it's own SAN connected by 2x 10Gb DAC cables to the C7000s
We plan to move the 2x enclosures and 2x SANs into one rack and share the 2x SANs with all blades in both enclosures.
We have considered changing to a single VC Domain - is this possible with differing modules in the enclosures.
I've read it's not recommended to have the the 1/10Gb-F VC modules as the base domain when using Flex-10 modules in other enclosures nut is it possible and not remommended because of some caveat which may not be relevant to us or is it just not possible outright? Can we do it the other way by having the Flex-10 modules as the base domain and the 1/10GB-F modules as the remote enclosure?
If we plan to use CX-4 stacking links to link the 2 enclosures to share connectivity and SANs is it a requirement to have a single VC domain or can we still achieve this with separate VC Domains in each enclosure?
Are there any other arguements for or against a single VC domains considering what we are trying to achieve?
Are there any other limitations like if we decide to throw a pair of Flex-10 modules into say port 5 and 6 of Enc 1 down the line with this be possible in a single VC domain if the second enclosure only has modules in bay 1 and 2?
Thanks
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тАО07-16-2015 05:43 AM
тАО07-16-2015 05:43 AM
Re: Multi Enclosure - Stacking and VC Domains
Look at
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c04562185
page 31:
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All enclosures must have the same FC and FlexFabric module configuration.
Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.
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тАО07-16-2015 05:59 AM
тАО07-16-2015 05:59 AM
Re: Multi Enclosure - Stacking and VC Domains
Thanks for that, however we dont have and FC or Flexfabric modules
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тАО07-16-2015 06:02 AM
тАО07-16-2015 06:02 AM
Re: Multi Enclosure - Stacking and VC Domains
If we keep the enclosures with separate VC domains can we still use the stacking links to allow servers in one enclosure to access networks in the other enclosure?