HP Virtual Connect Version 2.12 Release Notes

Upgrade to or
downgrade
from
To VC 1.30
(VC-FC 1.20)
To VC 1.31
(VC-FC 1.20)
To VC
1.32/1.34
(VC-FC 1.21)
To VC
2.00/2.01/2.
02
(VC FC 1.30)
To VC
2.10/2.12
(VC-FC 1.32)
VC 1.30 — — Normal Fabric outage* Fabric
outage*
VC 1.31 — — Normal Fabric outage* Fabric
outage*
VC 1.32 Normal Normal — Fabric outage* Fabric
outage*
VC 2.00/
2.01/2.02
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric outage* — Normal
VC 2.10/2.12 Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric outage* Normal —
* Always reset the module after the upgrade or downgrade.
The current version of Virtual Connect firmware is v2.12. Firmware downgrades to versions prior to v2.10
are not supported on HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Modules (with enhanced NPIV).
VC 8Gb FC module
Firmware Version
Virtual Connect firmware 2.12
VC 8Gb FC firmware within Virtual Connect 1.00
For more information on required firmware versions and to download firmware upgrades, see the HP
website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
).
Firmware upgrade from single enclosure to multi-enclosure
To upgrade enclosures that will be part of multi-enclosure domain to v2.12, use one of the following
options:
 Use VCSU 1.4.0 to upgrade the enclosures individually to VC 2.12, and then connect them to be
part of a multi-enclosure domain. The first enclosure in a multi-enclosure domain is called the primary
enclosure.
 Install VC 2.12 on the primary enclosure. Create a VC domain and import additional enclosures to
create a multi-enclosure domain. Then use the VC GUI firmware upgrade from the primary enclosure
to upgrade firmware on remote enclosures to 2.12.
Recommended firmware versions for this release
Product Recommended firmware version Minimum firmware version
HP Onboard
Administrator
 For c7000 enclosures, version 2.52
or higher
 For c3000 enclosures, version 2.52
or higher
 For c7000 enclosures, version 2.52
or higher
 For c3000 enclosures, version 2.52
or higher
iLO Version 1.77 Version 1.77
Hardware and
firmware requirements 7