HP Virtual Connect Simulator Version 3.

15
Release Notes


Part Number 636491-001
December 2010 (First Edition)


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Intended audience
This document is for Channel Partners and HP internal employees.
About this document
These release notes provide information for the release of the Virtual Connect Simulator based on Virtual
Connect Manager 3.15.

Contents 3
Contents
Requirements ................................................................................................................................ 4
Confidentiality .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Hardware and software requirements .......................................................................................................... 4
Features ....................................................................................................................................... 5
VC Simulator ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Using the Virtual Machine .......................................................................................................................... 5
Importing enclosures .................................................................................................................................. 8
Differences between the VC Simulator and VC Manager ................................................................................ 9
Shutting down the VC Simulator ................................................................................................................ 10
Enclosure files ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Known issues ............................................................................................................................. 17
Support and other resources ........................................................................................................ 18
VC Simulator support ............................................................................................................................... 18
More information .................................................................................................................................... 18


Requirements 4
Requirements
Confidentiality
The VC Simulator should never be left at a customer site. You can let a customer use it, but only on your
laptop under your supervision. Never leave a copy behind. The VC Simulator contains the actual VC
Manager software, which is considered the intellectual property of HP.
Hardware and software requirements
The VC Simulator was tested on Microsoft Windows XP and Vista. The VC Simulator runs on the desktop
and requires 512 MB of RAM.
Download the VC Simulator software
The VC Simulator package is available in the current directory.
Extract the contents of the VC Simulator zip file to the desired directory. The VC Simulator zip file
includes:
Simulator-3.15-pass14a.isoAn ISO file that the Simulator uses to boot
VC-simulator-3.15.vmcA VMC file describing a virtual machine for use with Microsoft Virtual PC
VC-simulator-3.15.vmxA VMX file describing a virtual machine for use with VMware Player
Ancillary.pdfThe Ancilliary file
TSG_EULA_International.pdfThe TSG EULA International file
Download a Virtual Machine player
There are two supported Virtualization platforms for the VC Simulator 3.15: Virtual PC 2007 and
VMware Player. To set up your system to use the VC Simulator 3.15:
1. Download and install Virtual PC 2007 from the Microsoft website
(http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization).
-or-
Download and install VMware Player 3.1.1 from the VMware website
(http://www.vmware.com/download/player).
2. To test the VC Simulator 3.15, open the VMC file with Virtual PC, or open the VMX file with VMware
Player.
3. The virtual machine boots from the ISO file and displays the IP address of the virtual machine on the
login screen.

Features 5
Features
VC Simulator
The VC Simulator is based on an ISO file. You can use the ISO file to boot any x86 virtual machine, such
as VMware or Virtual PC. The ISO image can also be burned to a CD you can use to boot any x86
physical machine to run the VC Simulator. The VC Simulator runs on a Windows desktop and includes a
VM image to boot and run the VC Simulator.
Using the Virtual Machine
The IP address of the VM displays on the login banner as shown in the following figure. Record this IP
address. Use the IP address to launch:
A remote SSH connection to the VCM CLI.
The VCM GUI from a web browser.


Features 6
Running the VCM CLI
The VCM CLI is running on the VM console. At the VCM User Name prompt, enter Administrator for
the user name and Adminstrator for the password.
Establishing a remote SSH connection to the VCM CLI
Establish a remote SSH connection as the vcmcli user (no password) using the recorded IP address. This
SSH connection places you directly in the VCM CLI. At the VCM User Name prompt, enter
Administrator for the user name and Adminstrator for the password.


Features 7
Launching the VCM GUI
Launch the VCM GUI by browsing to the recorded IP address with MIcrosoft Internet Explorer. When the
login screen appears, enter Administrator for the user name and Adminstrator for the password.

Resetting the VM
To reset the VM using VMware Player:
1. Select Power from the VM pull-down menu.
2. Select Reset.
To reset the VM using Virtual PC 2007, select Reset from the Action pull-down menu.

Features 8
Importing enclosures
The capability to simulate multi-enclosure stacking is built in to the VC Simulator. A combination of double
dense and single dense blades is not supported.
To import enclosures using the GUI:
1. Use the Domain Setup Wizard to import local enclosures. Select the Enable double dense server
support (Restricts single dense server support) checkbox on the Import/Recovery screen to import
double dense server enclosures.
2. Click Domain Settings.
3. Click the Domain Enclosures tab
4. Click Find.
5. Enter an IP address for the remote OA, and then enter Administrator for the user name and
Administrator for the password.
6. You can find and import up to three remote enclosures.
To import enclosures using the CLI:
1. Import a single dense base enclosure using the following command:
import enclosure username=Administrator password=Administrator
Import a double dense base enclosure using the following command:
import enclosure username=Administrator password=Administrator
doubledense=true
2. Import a second enclosure by its IP address, in this example 192.168.6.1, using the following
command:
import enclosure 192.168.6.1 username=Administrator
password=Administrator

Features 9
3. Import additional enclosures using the same syntax used in step 2.

Differences between the VC Simulator and VC
Manager
The VC Simulator does not support store and restore. You cannot store from the VC Simulator and
restore back to a VC Simulator. You cannot store from a real enclosure and restore back to the VC
Simulator.
OA IP addresses are simulated. Any well-formed IP address can be used to import an enclosure. The
following IP addresses are coded in to the simulated enclosures:
o Local Enclosure
o Remote Enclosure 1192.168.6.1
o Remote Enclosure 2192.168.6.2
o Remote Enclosure 3192.168.6.3
There are no real login credentials. Logins are required but are not actually authenticated.
When associating a network to a profile assigned to an uplink port, the associated downlink port
speed always changes to 10GB. Since there is no physical connection, the speed is not polled in
real time.
There is limited support for saving the configuration state. For more information, see Shutting down
the VC Simulator (on page 10).

Features 10
The VCM CLI requires a login that is not required when accessing the VCM CLI from OA. The
username is Administrator and the password is Administrator.
The VC Simulator supports a remote connection to the interactive VCM CLI. You can achieve an SSH
login using the vcmcli user. However, rather than getting a shell prompt, the prompt is dropped in
to the VCM CLI and requires a username of Administrator and a password of
Administrator.
The VC Simulator does not support VCM CLI scripting. For example, the following is not supported:
->plink [email protected] -m myscript.txt
For more information, see the HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface for c-Class
BladeSystem User Guide at the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation).
Shutting down the VC Simulator
A graceful shut down of the VM is not required. You can simply power it off. If the VM is powered off or
rebooted, all changes made are lost. To save any configuration changes made within the VC Simulator,
be sure to save the state of the VM, rather than power it off.
Microsoft Virtual PC
1. Close the simulator window. The Close window appears.
2. Select an option, and then click OK.

3. If the Close window does not appear, modify the Virtual PC 2007 settings:
a. Select Settings from the Edit menu. The Settings screen appears.
b. Select Close in the Setting list.
c. Select the Show message with these options at close radio button.
d. Select the checkbox for Save State, Shut down, and Turn off.

Features 11
e. Click OK.


Features 12
VMware Player
Closing VMware Player automatically saves the state of the VM. If you prefer to power the VM off, select
Power from the VM menu, and then select Power off.

Enclosure files
Predefined enclosures supplied with the VC Simulator can be imported. Profiles are created and edited
using either the VCM CLI commands or the VCM GUI.
C7000 FRONT VIEWEnclosures 1, 3, and 4 are the same

BAY1 BAY2 BAY3 BAY4
Server BL495c G5 BL460c G6 BL490c G7 BL465 G7
LOM* Flex-10 Embedded
Ethernet
Flex-10 Embedded
Ethernet
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
Mezz1 NC326m Dual Port 1Gb
NIC for c-Class
BladeSystem
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
Mezz2 FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card
Mezz3 - - - -
Mezz4 - - - -
Mezz5 - - - -
Mezz6 - - - -
Mezz7 - - - -

Features 13
* LOM and MEZZ are two ports, unless otherwise stated.

BAY5 BAY6 BAY7 BAY8
Server BL685c G7 BL620c G7 Covered BL680c G7
LOM* (4 Port ) FlexFabric
10Gb Converged
Network Adapter
(4 Port ) FlexFabric
10Gb Converged
Network Adapter
- (6 Port) Flex10
Embedded Ethernet
Mezz1 FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
- FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
Mezz2 FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card - FC Mezzanine card
Mezz3 - - - -
Mezz4 - - - -
Mezz5 - - - -
Mezz6 - - - -
Mezz7 - - - -
* LOM and MEZZ are two ports, unless otherwise stated.

BAY9 BAY10 BAY11 BAY12
Server BL495c G5 BL460c G6 BL490c G7 BL465 G7
LOM* Flex-10 Embedded
Ethernet
Flex-10 Embedded
Ethernet
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
Mezz1


Mezz2 FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card
* LOM and MEZZ are two ports, unless otherwise stated.

BAY13 BAY14 BAY15 BAY16
Server Covered Covered Covered Covered
LOM* - - - -
Mezz1 - - - -
Mezz2 - - - -

C7000 FRONT VIEWSecond enclosure contains Integrity blades

BAY1 BAY2 BAY3 BAY4
Server BL890C i2 AUX AUX AUX
LOM* Four Port Flex-10
Embedded Ethernet
Four Port Flex-10
Embedded Ethernet
Four Port Flex-10
Embedded Ethernet
Four Port Flex-10
Embedded Ethernet
Mezz1 FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
Mezz2 FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card
Mezz3 HP NC552m 10Gb 2-P
Flex-10 Server Adapter
HP NC552m 10Gb 2-
P Flex-10 Server
Adapter
HP NC552m 10Gb 2-
P Flex-10 Server
Adapter
HP NC552m 10Gb 2-P
Flex-10 Server Adapter


Features 14


BAY5 BAY6 BAY7 BAY8
Server BL860c i2 BL860c i2 BL870c i2 AUX
LOM* Four Port Flex-10
Embedded Ethernet
Four Port Flex-10
Embedded Ethernet
Four Port Flex-10
Embedded Ethernet
Four Port Flex-10
Embedded Ethernet
Mezz1 FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network
Adapter
Mezz2 FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card FC Mezzanine card
Mezz3

HP NC552m 10Gb 2-
P Flex-10 Server
Adapter
HP NC552m 10Gb 2-
P Flex-10 Server
Adapter
HP NC552m 10Gb 2-P
Flex-10 Server Adapter



BAY9 BAY10 BAY11 BAY12
Server Covered Covered Covered Covered
LOM* - - - -
Mezz1 - - - -
Mezz2 - - - -
Mezz3 - - - -



BAY13 BAY14 BAY15 BAY16
Server Covered Covered Covered Covered
LOM* - - - -
Mezz1 - - - -
Mezz2 - - - -
Mezz3 - - - -

C7000 Double Dense FRONT VIEWAll four enclosures are the same

BAY1-1a BAY1-1b BAY2-2a BAY2-2b
Server BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7
LOM* Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet
Mezz* HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
* MEZZ is one port.

BAY3-3a BAY3-3b BAY4-4a BAY4-4b
Server BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7
LOM* Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet
Mezz* HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
* MEZZ is one port.

BAY5-5a BAY5-5b BAY6-6a BAY6-6b

Features 15

BAY5-5a BAY5-5b BAY6-6a BAY6-6b
Server BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7
LOM* Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet
Mezz* HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
* MEZZ is one port.

BAY7-7a BAY7-7b BAY8-8a BAY8-8b
Server BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7
LOM* Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet
Mezz* HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
* MEZZ is one port.

BAY9-9a BAY9-9b BAY10-10a BAY10-10b
Server BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7
LOM* Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet
Mezz* HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
* MEZZ is one port.

BAY11-11a BAY11-11b BAY12-12a BAY12-12b
Server BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7
LOM* Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet
Mezz* HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
* MEZZ is one port.

BAY13-13a BAY13-13b BAY14-14a BAY14-14b
Server BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7
LOM* Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet
Mezz* HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
* MEZZ is one port.

BAY15-15a BAY15-15b BAY16-16a BAY16-16b
Server BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7 BL220 c G7
LOM* Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet Embedded Ethernet
Mezz* HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P
4xQDR IB/10Gb Flex-
10 Adptr
HP NC543i 1P 4xQDR
IB/10Gb Flex-10 Adptr
* MEZZ is one port.

Features 16
C7000 REAR VIEWEnclosures are the same on all four modules
Bay Module Bay Module
BAY1 HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port Module BAY2 HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port Module
BAY3 HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port Module BAY4 HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port Module
BAY5 HP VC 8Gb 24-Port FC Module BAY6 HP VC 8Gb 24-Port FC Module
BAY7 - BAY8 -

C7000 Double Dense REAR VIEWAll four enclosures are the same
Bay Module Bay Module
BAY1 HP VC Flex-10 Enet Module BAY2 HP VC Flex-10 Enet Module
BAY3 HP VC Flex-10 Enet Module BAY4 HP VC Flex-10 Enet Module
BAY5 HP VC Flex-10 Enet Module BAY6 HP VC Flex-10 Enet Module
BAY7 HP VC Flex-10 Enet Module BAY8 HP VC Flex-10 Enet Module


NOTE: There is no FC support for the IO modules. The Ethernet modules will load a working
HA configuration of stacking links.


Known issues 17
Known issues
Known issues and enhancements will not be resolved for initial release.
Configuration file save/restore does not function in simulation.
Remote VCM CLI scripting is not supported by the VC Simulator.
Server and module hardware cannot be specified dynamically.
The VC Simulator does not support storage and other non-server blades.
The VMware Player console window might hide portions of the screen, including the IP address.

As a workaround:
o Log in with the standard Administrator/Administrator credentials, and then enter the exit
command.
-or-
o Click inside the VMware Player window to allow direct keyboard input, and then press either the
Print Screen or System Request key (PrtSc or SysRq, for example) to interrupt the system.

Support and other resources 18
Support and other resources
VC Simulator support
For VC Simulator related questions, do not call HP Support. All inquiries should be directed based on
your location:
HP Internal/EmployeesContact the Blade System Readiness Team.
HP Channel PartnersContact your HP Channel Pre-Sales Business Development Manager (BDM) or
the local HP Distributor who provided you the VC Simulator.
The purpose of the VC Simulator is to demonstrate the main features and the value of Virtual Connect. All
change requests are prioritized based on this intended usage model.
More information
For more information, see the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide on the Installing tab
of the HP BladeSystem Technical Resources website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation).
Additional Virtual Connect documentation is available in the current directory.