HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) centralizes network connection management and workload mobility for HP BladeSystem servers that use Virtual Connect to access LANs and SANs, helping organizations increase productivity, respond faster to workload and infrastructure changes, and reduce operating costs.

Built on the Virtual Connect architecture integrated into every HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, VCEM provides a central console to administer LAN and SAN address assignments, perform group-based configuration management, and execute rapid deployment, movement and failover of server connections and their workloads for 250 Virtual Connect domains (up to 1,000 enclosures and 16,000 server blades). Use Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager to complete core datacenter tasks quickly and reliably, without impacting the configuration and availability of production LANs and SANs:

• Deploy new Virtual Connect domains, HP BladeSystem enclosures and servers
• Perform fast and cost effective server recovery
• Complete planned system maintenance with minimal downtime
• Rapidly migrate and repurpose blade servers to meet changing workload and application priorities

Together, Virtual Connect and Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager create a change-ready infrastructure that enables system administrators to add, replace and recover servers across the datacenter in minutes without disrupting LAN and SANs. This flexible change-ready infrastructure also provides the foundation for logical server deployment and orchestration delivered with HP Insight Dynamics for ProLiant software.

HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager v6.0 is an update to VCEM v1.20 through v1.40 that adds new features plus support for the latest Virtual Connect hardware and firmware, which includes:

• HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel module for BladeSystem c-Class
• Operations with new Virtual Connect firmware v2.30 features that include:
  • Updated SNMP event definitions for Virtual Connect
  • Number of VLANs per shared uplink increased to128
• Dedicated VCEM 128K address ranges for MAC and Worldwide Name assignments, for a total 256K supported network addresses per VCEM console
• Role-based access and control for Virtual Connect Domain Groups
• Number of supported Virtual Connect domains from a single VCEM console increased to 250 (1,000 BladeSystem
  c-Class enclosures and 16,000 servers when used with Virtual Connect multi-enclosure domain configurations)
• Native installation and operations with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit
• Supported on HP Systems Insight Manage v6.0 (required for installation)
• Removes support for Virtual Connect firmware v1.2x and 1.3x. Minimum supported Virtual Connect firmware is v2.00
• VCEM v6.0 updates existing installations of VCEM v1.20 through v1.40 and is delivered on Insight Software media v6.0, which can be downloaded from : www.hp.com/go/vcem
• Streamlined delivery with the HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Enterprise Edition for BL c7000 option. Combines 2 x HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Ethernet modules and 1 x c7000 enclosure license for VCEM. (Part number - 591973-B21).

NOTE: VCEM v6.0 directly supersedes VCEM v1.40. The current version number represents alignment and compatibility with other products delivered on HP Insight Software media v6.0.

NOTE: Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is licensed per BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. One VCEM license is required for every BL-c3000 or BL-c7000 enclosure to be managed by Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager. Licenses are non-transferable. Full details are contained in the End User License Agreement. Licenses are additive such that you can combine multiple licenses together for the total number of BladeSystem c-Class enclosure licenses you have purchased.

For each purchased license, a license entitlement certificate will be delivered. The license entitlement certificate contains information needed to redeem license activation key(s) online or via fax. This electronic redemption process enables easy license management and service and support tracking. For more information, please visit: http://www.hp.com/go/ICe-license.

All Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager licenses include one year of 24 x 7 HP Software Technical Support and Update Service ensuring rapid access to HP support staff and proactive delivery of software updates. For more information about this service visit: http://www.hp.com/services/insight.

Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is included on the Insight Software media kit that ships with every BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. The latest media kit can also be downloaded or purchased as physical media from: http://www.hp.com/go/ice

NOTE: VCEM v6.0 is delivered on HP Insight Software media v6.0 provided with HP BladeSystem
c-Class enclosures or downloaded from: http://www.hp.com/go/vcem. VCEM v6.0 can be applied as a new installation or an update to existing installations of VCEM v1.20, v1.30 or v1.40.

NOTE: VCEM v6.0 directly supersedes VCEM v1.40. The current version number represents alignment and compatibility with other products delivered on HP Insight Software media v6.0.

For more information and resources related to Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager visit: http://www.hp.com/go/vcem

For more information and resources related to Virtual Connect technology visit: http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/virtualconnect

• Centrally manage network connections and workloads for thousands of HP server blades
• The VCEM central address repository enables more efficient administration of LAN and SAN assignments (MAC and WWN) and eliminates the risk of conflicts
• Group-based management of Virtual Connect domains increases infrastructure consistency, simplifies deployments, and enables rapid change management across hundreds of HP BladeSystem enclosures
• Add, change, and replace servers across the data center in minutes when your business needs to without impacting production LANs and SANs
• Reduce the costs and time to deploy and maintain server connections to production networks
• Increase productivity and server-to-administrator ratios
• Release LAN and SAN administrators from routine server-centric tasks
• Scalable across small and large data centers

• Single intuitive console controls up to 250 Virtual Connect domains (1,000 BladeSystem enclosures and 16,000 server blades when used with Virtual Connect multi-enclosure domain configurations)
• Central repository administers a total of 256K Media Access Control (MAC) addresses and Worldwide Names (WWNs)
• Group-based management of Virtual Connect domains using master configuration profiles increases infrastructure consistency, simplifies new/bare metal enclosure deployment, and enables configuration changes to be pushed to multiple Virtual Connect domains
• Scripted and manual movement of server connection profiles and workloads between Virtual Connect domains that belong to the same Domain Group
• Automated failover of connection profiles and workloads to customer-defined spare servers
• Integrates seamlessly and extends existing Virtual Connect infrastructures - discovers and aggregates Virtual Connect domain resources into a central console
• Licensed per c-Class enclosure - simplifies deployment and provides support readiness for current and future releases of HP blade servers and Virtual Connect hardware

HP offers a number of software support services, many of which are provided to customers at no additional charge.

Software Technical Support and Update Service
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager include one year of 24 x 7 HP Software Technical Support and Update Service. This service provides access to HP technical resources for assistance in resolving software implementation or operations problems. The service also provides access to software updates and reference manuals either in electronic form or on physical media as they are made available from HP. With this service, customers will benefit from expedited problem resolution plus proactive notification and delivery of software updates. For more information about this service, see: http://www.hp.com/services/insight.

Registration for Software Technical Support and Update Service
Upon online redemption of your license certificate/key, HP will process your support registration. A service contract will be created for you and you will receive a Service Agreement Identifier (SAID).

How to Use Your Software Technical Support and Update Service
Once registered, you will receive a service contract in the mail containing the Customer Service phone number and your Service Agreement Identifier (SAID). In order to receive the software updates that you are entitled to, you will need to use your SAID and access the Software Update Manager (SUM) at the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) home page: www.itrc.hp.com.

You will need your SAID when calling for technical support. Using your SAID, you can also go to the Software Update Manager (SUM) web page to view your contract online and elect electronic delivery for your updates.

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