Virtualization, Cloud, Infrastructure and all that stuff in-between
My ramblings on the stuff that holds it all together
Category Archives: Virtual Connect
Resources for HP c-class blade and EVA Design for vSphere 4
Posted by on March 30, 2010
I am currently working on a design for a vSphere 4 platform on HP’s EVA SAN and c-class blade chassis. In order to provide flexible network connectivity we are leveraging the new Flex 10 Virtual Connect Modules as well as VC Fibre Channel modules to simplify administration Because finding things on the HP site [...]
HP Virtual Connect Technical Webinar Series
Posted by on March 30, 2010
HP are running a free series of technical webinars around their virtual connect technology, if like me you are trying to get your head around the VC technology, this is for you. Visit the following URL and sign-up, there are a range of free local dial-in numbers for the audio – note, I couldn’t [...]
How does an HP Fibre Channel Virtual Connect Module Work?
Posted by on April 9, 2008
Techhead and I have spent a lot of time recently scratching our heads over how and where fibre channel SAN connections go in a c7000 blade chassis. If you don’t know, a FC-VC module looks like this, and you install them in redundant pairs in adjacent interconnect bays at the rear of the chassis. [...]
VLAN Tagging with ESX and HP Blade Virtual Connect Modules
Posted by on February 3, 2008
Useful reference articles here, here and clarification from Scott here. Looking like I’ll be doing a lot with the HP C-Class Blade chassis this year, so this is useful.
