HP Virtual Connect Manager Version 1.24 Release Notes and Compatibility Matrix

Known issues 13
• The number of SNMP trap destination addresses is limited to one trap destination for VC-FC
modules.
• The default for the SNMP community string for the VC-FC module is Public. Modification of this string
is currently not allowed.
• For c3000 enclosures, when two Fibre Channel mezzanine cards are installed in slots 2 and 3 of a
full-height server blade (BL480c, BL685c, or BL860c), the VC Manager only creates Fibre Channel
connections and assigns WWNs to the ports associated with the Fibre Channel mezzanine card in
slot 2. This restriction does not apply for c7000 enclosures.
• Virtual Connect does not manage the boot from SAN parameters for the BL860c server blade.
User interface
• Virtual Connect Manager allows users to change the number of VC-FC Module uplink ports
connected to an external Fabric Switch without a warning while a server might be accessing remote
storage devices.
• Virtual Connect Manager shows either a server blade or an interconnect module as degraded (but
not both) for an I/O Ekey mismatch.
• Network uplinks that are linked after the Network Setup Wizard has been started may not show
proper link status in the wizard. When the wizard is completed, all uplink link statuses are displayed
correctly.
• A server profile can be assigned to a device bay with a server that has fewer physical NIC ports
than defined in the server profile. In most cases, a warning is provided, but in some cases it is not.
• If a server is rebooted several times while its server profile is being edited, an error displaying an
XSL transformation failure may be displayed. Do not edit a server profile while repeatedly rebooting
a server.
• In the Bay Summary screen for a VC-FC module in Virtual Connect Manager, some servers might be
displayed with the incorrect model number. The model number is displayed correctly in other screens
and in the Onboard Administrator.
• In the Server Connections tab of the Ethernet Networks screen, the port status shows OK even if the
server port is not linked.
Firmware update
• HP recommends using HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility version 1.2.2 or
higher to install the HP 1/10Gb VC-Enet version 1.24 and HP 4Gb VC-FC version 1.11 firmware.
Be sure to read the instructions on the web page and in the HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect
Support Utility version 1.2.2 or higher release notes for the procedures.
IMPORTANT: With the HP 4Gb VC-FC upgrade for version 1.11, the VC-FC module can drop
connectivity temporarily during the activation process. A redundant customer configuration
experiences a failover with no loss of application connectivity to the fabric.
• If the internal Virtual Connect Manager is used to perform either a manual or automated firmware
update for the HP 4Gb VC-FC version 1.11 firmware, in some VC-FC modules the OA and VCM
might report a "degraded" health status of the VC-FC module when the firmware update completes.
To clear the degraded health status, use the OA to reset or power-cycle each VC-FC module showing