HP VMware vSphere 5.1 Customized Image Release Notes for September 2012 Abstract This document provides the latest release information for HP VMware vSphere 5.1 Customized Image.
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Contents 1 2 3 4 Navigation tips..........................................................................................4 HP VMware ESXi 5.1 Customized Image........................................................5 New and updated in this release..................................................................6 Important notes and recommendations..........................................................
1 Navigation tips Navigating to documentation on the HP website 4 • From the URLs in this guide, you may need to make several selections to get to your specific server documentation. • For online access to technical documentation, self-help resources, live chat assistance, community forums of IT experts, technical knowledge base, remote monitoring and diagnostic tools, go to http://www.hp.com/support (http://www.hp.com/support).
2 HP VMware ESXi 5.1 Customized Image The HP ESXi 5.1 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 5.1 installation images for HP device enablement. • 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 5.1 Customized Image for September 2012 include: • VMware ESXi 5.1 is supported on new Gen8 servers. • Updated VMware IOVP Certified Device Drivers added to HP ESXi 5.1 installation images for HP device enablement. • Updated providers: • 6 ◦ New Gen8 servers and new hardware. ◦ Added DIMM Status and iLO reporting for vCenter support to providers in Agentless Management Service Offline Bundle.
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. The drivers and firmware recipe information for HP ProLiant servers and options can be found at the following link: http://vibsdepot.hp.com/hpq/recipes.
FCoE on Emulex CNAs To support FCoE on Emulex CNAs on ESXi 5.1, HP recommends using the versions of the ESXi 5.1 Emulex drivers as defined in the HP ProLiant server and option firmware and driver support recipe document available at: http://vibsdepot.hp.com. iSCSI on Emulex iSCSI on Emulex is not currently supported on ESXi 5.1. HP does not recommend upgrading to ESXi 5.1 if using iSCSI on Emulex. A future release of the Emulex driver will support iSCSI on ESXi 5.
