HP VMware ESXi 5.0 Customized Image Release Notes for March 2012 Abstract This document provides the latest release information for HP VMware ESXi 5.0 Customized Image.
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Contents 1 2 3 4 Navigation tips..........................................................................................4 HP VMware ESXi 5.0 Customized Image.......................................................5 New and updated in this release..................................................................6 Important notes and recommendations..........................................................
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2 HP VMware ESXi 5.0 Customized Image The HP ESXi 5.0 Customized Image includes the following: • HP Management Tools: ◦ HP CIM Providers ◦ HP NMI Driver ◦ HP iLO Driver ◦ HP CRU Driver ◦ HPONCONFG Utility ◦ HPBOOTCFG Utility ◦ HPACUCLI Utility • VMware IOVP Certified Device Drivers added to HP ESXi 5.0 installation images for HP device enablement. • VMware ESXi 5.0, Patch Release ESXi500-201109001. • HP Agentless Management Service (AMS) to support Agentless Management and Active Health.
3 New and updated in this release The new and updated features for the HP ESXi 5.0 Customized Image for March 2012 include: 6 • VMware ESXi 5.0 is supported on Gen8 servers. • Supports G5 through Gen8 servers upgrade. • Provides BladeSystem, Virtual Connect, and FlexFabric support. • VMware IOVP Certified Device Drivers added to HP ESXi 5.0 installation images for HP device enablement. • Supports HPSIM, HP Insight Control for Virtual Center. • SNMP Trap support via Providers.
4 Important notes and recommendations The drivers and firmware recipe information for enabling hp VirtualConnect support can be found at the following links: http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-3148ENW.pdf and http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02610285/ c02610285.pdf. HP WBEM Providers Install Conflict with Emulex CIM Providers Fixed the issue where the Emulex CIM Providers fail to install on HP Proliant servers running VMware ESXi 5.
Installing ESXi 5.0 Patch ESXi500-201112001 available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ findPatch.portal fixes the issue. Missing MP SNMP traps Fixes the issue where specific HP SNMP traps are not generated even though the conditions associated with the traps have occurred on HP ProLiant servers running VMware ESXi 5.0 with SNMP traps enabled with the HP WBEM Providers installed.
Where XX.XX.XX.XX is the IP address of the Receiver and YY.YY.YY.YY is the IP address of the Sender. 2011-10-18 10:16:12 XX.XX.XX.XX(via UDP:[XX.XX.XX.XX]:55666->[YY.YY.YY.YY] TRAP, SNMP v1 community private SNMP v2-SMI::enterprises.232 Enterprise Specific Trap (0) Uptime:1:07:51.50 SNMPv2=MIB::sysName=STRING: SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.232.11.2.11.1=0 This release of the providers and installing ESXi 5.0 Patch ESXi500-201112001 available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/findPatch.portal fixes this issue.
