HP VMware vSphere 5.5 U1 Customized Image Release Notes for 17 March 2014

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The new and updated features for the HP vSphere 5.5 U1 Customized Image for March 2014
include:
• Provider Features
FC HBA Indications added to report FC port status change◦
◦ Report Smart Array Cache size when the cache size is large
◦ Report Smart Array Cache status
◦ Aligned smart array indications with that of Windows providers
◦ Feature support for Smart Array Encryption
◦ Feature support for Rapid Parity Initialization in Smart Array Provider
◦ Provider Synch-up to align with DMTF SMBIOS 2.7.1 spec
◦ Dynamic iLO IP address update
◦ IPv6 support for OA
• AMS features
◦ Added support for Fiber Channel
• SR-IOV Support
◦ Refer to the HP ProLiant server and option firmware and driver support recipe on http://
vibsdepot.hp.com for the list of supported SR-IOV adapters and drivers.
◦ For additional details on supported servers, Guest Operating Systems, SR-IOV limitations,
configuration steps, and troubleshooting, see the HP White Paper – Implementing SR-IOV
on HP ProLiant Servers with VMware vSphere 5.1.
• Utilities features
◦ HPBOOTCFG - Report/Set UEFI or Legacy boot mode
• The 11 March 2014 HP Custom Image for ESXi 5.5.U1 has been removed from VMware.com.
◦ The Acceptance level of the 17 March 2014 HP Custom Image for ESXi 5.5 U1 is set to
Partner Supported. This fixes the issue found in the 11 March 2014 HP Custom
Image for ESXi 5.5.U1 image where the Acceptance level was incorrectly set to
Community Supported.
There are no VIBs in the image that are Community Supported. Upgrading from the 11
March 2014 HP Custom Image for ESXi 5.5.U1 to the 17 March 2014 HP Custom Image
for ESXi 5.5 U1 will not fix the Acceptance level. The work-around is to manually change
the acceptance level.
esxcli software acceptance set—level = PartnerSupported
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