Module 1: Overview of the HP Virtual Connect Technology * HP Virtual Connect Overview * Performance and management benefits of Virtual Connect * Connectivity options * Scalability and stacking of Virtual Connect modules * Virtual Connect firmware best practices * Failover and Configuration Backup Module 2: HP BladeSystem Overview * Components of the enclosures * Numbering schemes for device bays, interconnect bays, and fans * Port Mapping for the c3000 and c7000 Module 3: Virtual Connect Deployment * Definitions of Virtual Connect terms * Virtual Connect Manager * Onboard Administrator and Virtual Connect Failover and Recovery * Best practices -- VC-Ethernet Uplinks Module 4: Virtual Connect Firmware 1.3 Enhancements * Virtual Connect 1.3 firmware features * Server VLAN Tag mapping * Private network mode * Virtual Server IDs * Integrity Server Fibre Channel boot parameters * Multiple Fibre Channel SAN Fabric Support * VC-FC Login Load Balancing and Fail-over Module 5: Virtual Connect 2.0 Enhancements * HP BladeSystem Virtual Connect Flex-10 Technology * Flex-10 Port Assignments * GUI changes to support Flex-10 * CLI changes to support Flex-10 * Flex-10 Network Configurations Module 6: HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Technical Overview * Managing Virtual Connect Infrastructures * Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager * VCEM Database, Ideal Environments and Releases * VCEM Ideal Environments * VCEM v1.20 new feature and platform support * Delivery and License Options * VCEM v1.20 Architecture * VCEM GUID Server Changes * VCEM Compatibility Mode * Logical (Virtual) Serial Numbers * Updates to Domain Maintenance Mode * Virtual Connect Domain Grouping -- key features * VCEM Server Profile Movement -- key features * VC Profile Failover * VCEM Server Profile Management and Failover * How Spare Pools Work * Failover -- VCEM Bays tab * Failover functionality from the VCEM Homepage * Failover -- Command Line Invocation * VCEM Domain Maintenance Mode * Troubleshooting