HP Virtual Connect Version 3.61 Release Notes

Prerequisites 10
Some properties displayed in a data grid are editable. An editable indicator provides feedback on
which items can be edited inside a data grid. The editable indicator underlines a property when you
move the cursor over the property. If the property is underlined, left-click the property to edit.
• After an enclosure import, the Virtual Connect CLI shows the Stacking Links Connections Status as
"Failed" until all modules have been initialized. Depending on the actual configuration, this may take
up to 30 seconds.
• Before installing any HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Server Blades, be sure to do the following:
o Verify that no profiles are assigned to any of the bays where the HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 servers will
be installed.
o Perform the updates to the recommended OA and VC firmware revisions.
If any HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Server Blades have already been installed, then they can be left powered
on during the entire update to the recommended OA and VC firmware revisions.
• Each FlexNIC and FlexHBA is recognized by the server as a PCIe physical function device. Adjustable
speeds range from 100Mb to 10Gb in 100-Mb increments when connected to an NC553i/m 10Gb
2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter or any Flex-10 NIC. Adjustable speeds range from 1Gb
to 10Gb in 100-Mb increments when connected to an NC551i/m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb
Converged Network Adapter.
• Virtual Connect Manager version 3.61 requires Adobe Flash Player 10.x or higher before you can log
in. HP recommends updating to Adobe Flash Player 10.2 or higher. When using IE9, HP recommends
using Adobe Flash Player 10.3.181.16 or higher.
The recommended Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in can be downloaded and installed from the
Adobe website (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
), or downloaded as a standalone executable
from the Adobe website (http://www.adobe.com/downloads
).
For the latest Adobe Flash Player Security Bulletin Updates, see the Adobe website
(http://www.adobe.com/support/security/index.html#flashplayer
).
• When multiple Internet Explorer 7 browser sessions are open to the Virtual Connect Manager
application, the VC GUI might hang.
Add the following registry value:
[HKLM\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Inte
rnet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:6
By default, this registry value does not exist and Internet Explorer 7 defaults to the value of 2. Increasing
the value to 6 resolves the hanging issue. Internet Explorer 8 defaults to a value of 6, so this issue does
not occur. The Firefox web browser may also default to a higher value.
• If you are planning to use VC 3.61 firmware in a VCEM environment, HP recommends upgrading to
VCEM v7.1. For more information about the VC firmware that is compatible with VCEM, see the Virtual
Connect Enterprise Manager User Guide on the HP website
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=Support
Manual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=360
1866).
• When VC 8Gb 20-port FC Module and VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module Fibre Channel uplink
ports are configured to operate at 8Gb speed and connect to HP B-series (Brocade) Fibre Channel SAN
switches, the minimum supported version of the Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) is v6.4.x. In addition, the Fill
Word on those switch ports must be configured with option Mode 3 to prevent connectivity issues at
8Gb speed.