HP IO Accelerator Driver and Management Software Version 3.2.3 Release Notes

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Upgrade notes
Firmware version
This version of the IO Accelerator driver is compatible with firmware archive version 109322.
When this archive file is used, newer IO Accelerator devices, such as the IO Accelerator Gen2 device, are
updated to firmware version 107004. Previous devices, such as the IO Accelerator Gen1 device, are
updated to firmware version 107006 or 107007 (HP IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class).
After February 19, 2013, all IO Accelerators ship with firmware version 7.1.13.109322 or higher. This
firmware version only works with VSL 3.2.2 or higher. If you are installing a recently purchased or a
replacement IO Accelerator into a system that already has IO Accelerators installed, then you must upgrade
the firmware on the previously installed devices to 7.1.13.109322 or higher. You must also upgrade the VSL
to 3.2.2 or higher. Upgrading the firmware and VSL on cards that were running firmware versions 6.x.x or
higher and VSL 3.x.x or higher is NOT data destructive. However, HP recommends that you back up any
data on the device before performing the upgrade. The latest supported version of the firmware and VSL can
be found on the HP website (http://www.hp.com).
Upgrading devices for IO Accelerator VSL 3.x.x
CAUTION: You cannot downgrade an HP IO Accelerator device firmware to an earlier version
after you have upgraded the device.
CAUTION:
Upgrading IO Accelerator devices that were previously configured for VSL 1.x.x or
2.x.x to work with VSL 3.x.x requires a low-level media format of the device. No user data is
maintained during the media format process. Be sure to backup all data on your IO Accelerator
device as instructed before upgrading the firmware.
Version 3.2.3 of the HP IO Accelerator VSL supports new features, including the latest generation of IO
Accelerator architecture and improved flashback protection. These features require the latest version of the
firmware. Every IO Accelerator device in a system running 3.2.3 or later must be upgraded to the latest
version of the firmware.
For example, if you have a system running 2.3.1 HP IO Accelerator VSL with IO Accelerator devices
previously installed, and you want to install new IO Accelerator Gen2 devices (that require the latest version
of the firmware), then you must upgrade all of the existing devices to the latest firmware version.
Upgrade path
IMPORTANT: When running multiple firmware upgrades in sequence (such as going from 1.2.7
to 2.2.0 to 2.3.1), after each subsequent firmware upgrade you must reboot the system, load the
IO Accelerator driver (if it does not automatically load with your operating system), and attach
each device.
Depending on the current version of your HP IO Accelerator device, to preserve the internal structure of the
device, you might have to perform multiple upgrades. The following path is the minimum upgrade path that