HP Virtual Connect Version 1.32 Release Notes and Compatibility Matrix

Hardware and firmware requirements 6
Product Recommended firmware version Minimum firmware version
BL460c and BL480c System ROM 2007.08.21 or higher —
BL465c and BL685c System ROM 2007.09.23 or higher —
xw460c System ROM 2007.04.03 Rev A or
higher
—
BL680c G5 System ROM 2007.08.09 or higher —
BL860c System Firmware 04.05 or higher —
BL870c System Firmware 04.05 or higher —
BL495c G5 System ROM 2008.08.04 or higher —
NC382m Boot code version 4.4.14 and MBA
version 4.4.16 or higher
—
NC370i, NC373i, and
NC373m
Boot code version 1.9.6 and C Class
option ROM 1.1.3* or higher
To use NC373m with the BL680c G5
server blade, the option ROM must be
updated to NC373m Boot code version
1.9.6 and C Class option ROM 1.2.7 or
higher.
—
NC326i, NC325m, and
NC326m
Boot code version 3.28 and C Class
option ROM 1.1.3* or higher.
To use NC325m with the BL680c G5
server blade, the option ROM must be
updated to NC325m Boot code version
3.28 and C Class option ROM 1.2.8 or
higher.
To use NC326m with the BL680c G5
server blade, the option ROM must be
updated to NC326m Boot code version
3.28 and C Class option ROM 1.2.8 or
higher.
—
NC360m, NC364m C Class option ROM 1.0.11 —
QLogic QMH2462 4Gb
FC HBA
For ProLiant server blades, use QLogic
multiboot image 1.64 (with BIOS 1.26)
or higher.
—
HP Emulex LPe 1105-HP
4Gb FC
Emulex boot-pair 6.00a2 and 3.2a1
HBAnywhere or higher
—
* Use the HP Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility for c-Class Blades version 1.10 (HP website
(http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpsupport/index.pl
)) 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.
Version 1.32 of HP Virtual Connect Manager checks the server ROM image version and displays 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.
Server blades and mezzanine cards that do not meet the required firmware versions do not properly
accept Virtual Connect-assigned parameters (MACs, WWNs, and so on), and therefore maintain factory
defaults. However, these server blades do have the Ethernet network and Fibre Channel fabric