HP Virtual Connect Version 3.00 Release Notes for HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Series Server Blades

Hardware and firmware requirements 5
Firmware Version Version Version Version Version Version
Connect
VC 8Gb 20-Port FC
firmware within Virtual
Connect
N/A N/A N/A 1.00 1.01 1.02
The following table shows firmware upgrade/downgrade support for the HP FC 4Gb VC Modules or HP
FC 8Gb 20-Port VC 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)
To 3.00
(VC-FC 1.40)
VC 1.31 — Normal
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric outage*
VC 1.32 Normal —
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric outage*
VC
2.01/2.02
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
— Normal Normal Normal
VC
2.10/2.12
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Normal — Normal Normal
VC 2.3x
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Normal Normal — Normal
VC 3.00
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Normal 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.
The following table shows firmware upgrade/downgrade support for the HP 8Gb Virtual Connect Fibre
Channel modules.
Upgrade to or
downgrade from
To VC 2.10/2.12
(VC-FC2 1.00)
To VC 2.3x
(VC-FC2 1.01)
To VC 3.00
(VC-FC2 1.02)
VC 2.10/2.12 — Normal Normal
VC 2.3x Normal — Normal
VC 3.00 Normal Normal —
Recommended firmware versions for this release
Product Minimum firmware version
HP Onboard
Administrator
Minimum 3.00. Recommend 3.00 or higher.
iLO
•
iLO2, Minimum: 1.82, Recommend 2.00 or
higher
•
iLO3, Minimum: 1.05