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HP cClass – Flex 10 Module Configuration
Writer: Antone Heyward Published: April 27, 2010 Summary: This documentation was created for the purposes of outlining the standard configuration and setup of the HP Flex10 modules in a Data Center environment. These standards assume that HP G6 blades are also being used to take advantage of the Flex10 modules. This documentation also assumes that the Onboard Administrator (OA) for the cClass enclosure is already installed and configured. Files needed: Configuration Instructions: 1. Logon to the OA of the cClass enclosure. 2. Under the “Enclosure Settings” → “Enclosure Bay IP Addressing” section click the “Interconnect Bays” tab and configure the ip addressing for the flex 10 modules. 3. Under Enclosure Information there will be a link for the “Virtual Connect Manager”. Click this link.
Illustration 1: 4. At the logon screen enter the logon and password information. If this is the first time the required password should have shipped with the flex10 module.
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5. If this is a first time logon the Domain Setup Wizard should appear. If not, select the Domain Setup Wizard from the Configure menu on the homepage.
Illustration 2: Domain Setup Wizard 6. To communicate with other Virtual Connect modules and server blades, Virtual Connect Manager requires the logon credentials for the local Onboard Administrator. 7. Enter the user name and password for the enclosure Onboard Administrator. The local enclosure is detected and selected automatically. If an error appears, it indicates that an invalid Onboard Administrator user name and password, or one without sufficient privileges, might have been used. 8. After you import the remote enclosure, the OA IP address must not change. You must always assign a static IP address or configure it appropriately through your DHCP server. 9. Virtual Connect creates a local user named "vcmuser" on the OA module. Do not modify the credentials for this user. Do not change the "local users" authentication setting for the OA module. 10. Click Next.
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Illustration 3: Local Enclosure Access 11. Skip the Import section. 12. Do not configure double-dense server blades. 13. In the General Settings change the Domain name using the appropriate naming convention i.e. (enclosurename_vcdomain) example “ALFRDCENC01_vcdomain”. 14. Click Next 15. In the Local User Accounts section edit the Administrator password. 16. Create any new accounts that are required. 17. Fill in all of the information for the User settings. 18. Set the appropriate Privileges for the User. 19. Enable the new User. 20. Click Add User. 21. Click Next. 22. Click Finish on the Finish Domain Setup Wizard. 23. Next the Network Setup Wizard needs to be setup. 24. Click Next at the Welcome screen. 25. In the MAC Address Setting choose “Yes” to use Vritual Connect assigned MAC addresses. TheHyperadvisor.com
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26. Click Next. 27. Select the HP Predefined type and one of the HP-Defined ranges. 28. Click Next. 29. In the Server VLAN Tagging Support section select “Map VLAN Tags”. 30. Click Next.
Illustration 4: Server VLAN Tagging 31. In the Define Shared Uplink section enter the Uplink Set Name i.e. “Public_Network_A” and add the redundant External Uplink Ports from Bay 1. Repeat this configuration for a “Public_Network_B” using External Uplink Ports from Bay 2. 32. Add the Associated Networks as needed. The Network name should be named as such i.e. “vNet_VLANxxx_A” if it's on the A shared uplink and “vNet_VLANxxx_B” if it's on the B shared uplink. Example “vNet_VLAN34_A” 33. Add the appropriate VLAN ID and save. Do not change the Preferred Speed or Max Speed in the Advanced settings of the Associated Network. TheHyperadvisor.com
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34. Click Next.
Illustration 5: Shared Uplink Configuration 35. Click Finish. Note: There should be an A and B Shared Uplink as well as Associated Networks for redundancy. When the Server Profile is created they will be assigned a Network A and B.
Creating a Server Profile Each blade slot will need to have it's own server profile assigned to it. The blade will have to be powered off in order to have the profile assigned to it. 1. While logged into Virtual Connect Manager click the Server Profiles in the left hand pane. 2. Click Define Profile. 3. Type the profile name. This should be the same as the server name the blade will have. 4. Add the appropriate number of Network Connections. 5. For each Port select the appropriate Network Name. Remember to have redundancy with a A & B Network. TheHyperadvisor.com
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6. Set the appropriate Port Speed for each port. These should be set to 1Gb for most cases. Only use 10Gb for Backup, Media, and ESX servers. Also note that the VLAN used for the ESX console can not be assigned to the Multiple Networks ports. This means that ESX console ip's should be on it's own VLAN. 7. Click the Select Location link and assign the Profile to one of the blade bays. Remember the blade server must be off.
Illustration 6: Server Profile Settings
Illustration 7: ESX Host Profile Settings Rack Configuration and Cabling Diagram
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