HP Virtual Connect 3.75 Release Notes

Installation instructions 11
• To operate with HP VC 8Gb 20-Port FC Modules, all HP Emulex LPe 1205 8Gb FC HBAs that are
revision A (identified by label EDC A-4904) must perform a CFL region 19 flash update. For download
and installation instructions, see the LPe1205 product page on the HP website (http://www.hp.com).
• Virtual Connect Manager version 3.75 requires Adobe Flash Player 10.x or higher before you can log
in. HP recommends updating to Adobe Flash Player 10.2 or higher. When using IE9, HP recommends
using Adobe Flash Player 10.3.181.16 or higher.
The recommended Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in can be downloaded and installed from the
Adobe website (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
), or downloaded as a standalone executable
from the Adobe website (http://www.adobe.com/downloads
).
For the latest Adobe Flash Player Security Bulletin Updates, see the Adobe website
(http://www.adobe.com/support/security/index.html#flashplayer
).
Installation instructions
Two options are available for VC firmware update:
• HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility
For this release of HP Virtual Connect, the minimum firmware requirement for VCSU is version 1.7.1. HP
recommends that you always use the latest version available. For more information about VCSU, see the
HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility release notes on the Installing tab of the HP
BladeSystem Technical Resources website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation). To
download the VC firmware and the VCSU utility, view the BladeSystem for ProLiant Release Set
Compatibility Table on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates) and select the
appropriate download.
• HP Service Pack for ProLiant
SPP is the replacement product for Insight Foundation (PSPs, Smart Update Firmware DVD, and other
systems software). To download the update, see the HP Service Pack for ProLiant website
(http://www.hp.com/go/spp).
Firmware upgrade requirements
IMPORTANT: When updating VC firmware, update each domain with the entire firmware
package, which includes the individual VC-Enet and VC-FC firmware. Updating only the VC-Enet
firmware or only the VC-FC firmware is not supported.
IMPORTANT: For VC 3.75 upgrades when Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) is in
use, HP recommends upgrading to VCEM v7.1.1. For more information about the VC firmware
that is compatible with VCEM, see the latest version of the Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
User Guide on the HP website
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=Su
pportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=18964&prodSe
riesId=3601866).
Each HP Virtual Connect firmware package contains a separate HP VC-FC firmware version. The following
tables show the version of VC-FC firmware included with each VC firmware package.