HP Virtual Connect Manager Version 1.15a Release Notes

Hardware and firmware requirements 5
o
HP QLogic QMH2462 4Gb FC HBA for c-Class BladeSystem
o HP Emulex LPe1105-HP 4Gb FC HBA for c-Class BladeSystem (Microsoft® Windows® and
VMware ESX 3.01)
For the latest list of supported hardware, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
).
Firmware upgrade requirements
IMPORTANT: For compatibility and proper operation of HP Virtual Connect Manager, all
system firmware must be current.
Always install the most current firmware for the following items:
• Server blade system ROMs
• Ethernet mezzanines
• Fibre Channel mezzanines
• HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator
For additional information on required firmware versions and to download firmware upgrades, see the
HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
).
Required firmware versions for this release
Product Required firmware version
HP Onboard
Administrator
Version 1.30 or later
BL460c and BL480c System ROM 2006.09.18 or later
BL465c and BL685c System ROM 2006.12.02 or later
iLO Version 1.20 or later
NC370i, NC373i, and
NC373m
Boot code version 1.9.6 and C Class option ROM
1.1.3* or later
NC326i, NC325m, and
NC326m
Boot code version 3.28 and C Class option ROM
1.1.3* or later
QLogic QMH2462 4Gb
FC HBA
QLogic multiboot image 1.57 (with BIOS 1.26) or
later
HP Emulex LPe 1105-HP
4Gb FC
Emulex boot-pair 6.00a2 and 3.2a1
HBAnywhere or later
* Use the HP Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility for c-Class Blades version 1.10 (HP website
(http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/25604.html
)) or one of the online methods
available for the OS. To find the online update method for your OS, go to the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
) and search for Server Blade Software & Updates.
Virtual Connect v1.15 and v1.15a check the server ROM image version and display an incompatible
state only for server blades that have a VC Server Profile assigned and are using incompatible server
ROM versions. No version checking of mezzanine card firmware is available, so be sure to verify that the
mezzanine card firmware is up to date.