HP Virtual Connect Version 2.33 Release Notes

Hardware and firmware requirements 5
• HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator
• iLO
HP recommends using the HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility version 1.4.1 to install
the HP VC-Enet version 2.3x, the HP VC 4Gb FC version 1.40, and the HP VC 8Gb FC version 1.01
firmware.
For more information on installing the firmware, see the HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support
Utility release notes on the HP website (
http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation).
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.
4Gb VC-FC (-B21) or VC 4Gb FC (with enhanced NPIV) modules
IMPORTANT: When upgrading the HP VC 4Gb FC firmware from version VC-FC 1.2x to
version VC-FC 1.40, the VC-FC module can drop connectivity temporarily during the
activation process. A redundant customer configuration experiences a failover with no loss of
application connectivity to the fabric.
Firmware Version Version Version Version Version
Virtual Connect firmware 1.31 1.32/1.34 2.01/2.02 2.10/2.12 2.3x
VC 4Gb FC firmware within
Virtual Connect
1.20 1.21 1.30 1.32 1.40
The following table shows firmware upgrade/downgrade support for the HP 4Gb Virtual Connect Fibre
Channel Modules.
Upgrade to or
downgrade
from
To VC 1.31
(VC-FC 1.20)
To VC
1.32/1.34
(VC-FC 1.21)
To VC
2.01/2.02
(VC FC 1.30)
To VC
2.10/2.12
(VC-FC 1.32)
To VC 2.3x
(VC-FC 1.40)
VC 1.31 — Normal Fabric outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
VC 1.32 Normal — Fabric outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
VC 2.01/2.02
Fabric
outage*
Fabric outage* — Normal Normal
VC 2.10/2.12
Fabric
outage*
Fabric outage* Normal — Normal
VC 2.3x
Fabric
outage*
Fabric outage* Normal Normal —
* Always reset the module after the upgrade or downgrade.
On HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Modules (with enhanced NPIV), firmware downgrade to any
versions older than VC 2.10 is not supported.
VC 8Gb 24-Port FC module
Firmware Version Version
Virtual Connect firmware VC 2.10/2.12 VC 2.3x
VC 8Gb 24-Port FC firmware within
Virtual Connect
VC-FC2 1.00 VC-FC2 1.01