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Figure 13. c3000 KVM Option Main Menu

HP Virtual Connect architecture

Virtual Connect is an interconnect option for HP BladeSystem c-Class that simplifies server connectivity

by reducing physical cabling and virtualizing network assignments. It puts an abstraction layer

between the servers and their external networks so that LANs and SANs see a pool of servers instead

of individual servers.

The Virtual Connect architecture is built into every BladeSystem c-Class enclosure and extended with

high performance Virtual Connect Ethernet and Fibre Channel modules that plug into the enclosure

interconnect bays (Figure 14). Each Virtual Connect module provides dense port aggregation that

turns multiple physical network connections to each server into a few simple, high-speed uplinks that

greatly reduce infrastructure complexity and costs. To the external networks, Virtual Connect modules

appear as regular pass-thru devices, but they provide the benefits of integrated switching.

Virtual Connect uses pools of unique media access control (MAC) addresses, World Wide Names

(WWNs), and server profiles to establish reliable server-to-network connections. The server connection

profiles contain MAC, WWN, and boot-from-SAN definitions that are assigned to BladeSystem

enclosure bays and not to individual servers. The physical server in each bay uses the MAC and

WWN assignments in the bay profile instead of its default network interface (NIC) or host bus

adapter (HBA) addresses. Even if a server is replaced, the MAC and WWN assignments for the

enclosure bay remain constant, and the change is invisible to the network.