HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.1 Release Notes

rather than requiring that all domains are updated at the same time. VC firmware compatibility
mode accomplishes this by suppressing new features that are not supported by the domain group
firmware mode. There are limitations on the VC firmware levels that can be made compatible by
using VC firmware compatibility mode.
For the VCEM 7.1 release, VC firmware versions prior to 3.15 cannot be made compatible with
VC firmware version 3.50 or later.
If you do not ensure that the version of VC firmware in the VC domain is compatible with the group
firmware mode of the VC domain group it is being added to, problems can occur. For example,
If you use VCEM to upgrade a VC domain to a new VC firmware that does not support the existing
VC domain group firmware mode, the maintenance operation will fail, because the new VC domain
firmware is not compatible with the current VC domain group firmware mode. You must remove
the VC domain with the new firmware from the VC domain group to get the VC domain group out
of maintenance mode. Also, the entire VC domain group is blocked from profile operations until
maintenance mode is cancelled.
VC FW version might impact VCEM domain maintenance operations using IE 8.
VCEM 7.1 supports the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser. Virtual Connect Manager
versions earlier than VC FW 3.30 only support IE8 in IE7 compatibility mode. Use the IE8 Developer
Tools settings (Tools→Developer Tools or press F12 on your keyboard) to select IE8 mode when
using versions of the VCM GUI prior to 3.30. Using IE8 mode to access the VCM GUI with firmware
versions prior to 3.30 can cause incorrect operations. Similarly, using IE7 compatibility mode
when accessing the 7.1 VCEM GUI can cause incorrect operations. For a list of browsers supported
by VCM, see VC firmware browser support in the HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.1
User Guide available at http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs.
Incompatible VC domain group status after upgrade to VCEM 7.1 with unsupported
VC FW mode and FW version
If you upgrade to VCEM 7.1 from a VCEM configuration that has an unsupported FW mode or
VC FW that is not version 3.15 or later, the VCDG and VCD will display the Incompatible Firmware
status and the following error message will appear:
Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) detected there is one or more VC domain group
running on an unsupported firmware mode during the upgrade. VCEM has marked all affected
VC domain group(s) and VC domain(s) with an 'incompatible firmware' status. VCEM will be
unable to perform server profile operations that belong to these marked VC domains. To resolve
this, perform the following steps in VCEM:
1. For each VC domain marked with an 'incompatible firmware' status:
a. Enable the VC domain Maintenance operation.
b. Upgrade the managed VC domain to (at least) the minimum VCEM supported VC firmware
version.
c. Complete the VC domain Maintenance operation.
2. For each VC domain group marked with an 'incompatible firmware' status: Upgrade the VC
domain group firmware mode to (at least) the minimum supported by VCEM.
In order to update the VC domain firmware version, you must check the HP Insight Management
Support Matrix for VCEM supported VC firmware versions.
Managing VC domains with Extended VLAN capacity enabled
VCEM 7.1 is able to manage VC domains with VLAN capacity enabled.
CAUTION: Virtual Connect Manager 3.30 or later does not allow you to easily revert back from
Expanded VLAN capacity mode to Legacy capacity mode. To revert back to Legacy capacity
mode, you must delete the VC domain in Virtual Connect Manager and then recreate it.
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