HP Virtual Connect Version 2.34 Release Notes

Hardware and firmware requirements 6
VC 8Gb 20-Port FC module
Firmware Version Version
Virtual Connect firmware 2.30/2.33 2.34
VC 8Gb 20-Port FC firmware within
Virtual Connect
VC-FC 1.40 VC-FC 1.41
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)
VC 2.10/2.12 — Normal
VC 2.3x Normal —
For more information on required firmware versions and to download firmware upgrades, see the HP
website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
).
Recommended firmware versions for this release
Product Minimum firmware version
HP Onboard
Administrator
•
For c7000 enclosures, version 2.60, or 3.11
or higher (3.11 or higher is recommended)
•
For c3000 enclosures, version 2.60, or 3.11
or higher (3.11 or higher is recommended)
iLO Version 1.79 or higher
For more information on required firmware versions and to download firmware upgrades, see the HP
website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
).
Version 2.34 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. Version checking of mezzanine card firmware is not 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 accept Virtual
Connect-assigned parameters such as MACs and WWNs properly, and therefore maintain factory
defaults. However, these server blades do have the Ethernet network and Fibre Channel fabric
connectivity specified in their Virtual Connect server profiles. This connectivity enables the use of network-
based firmware update tools for server blade and mezzanine firmware updates.
Important notes
• The HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module is supported by VC v2.xx and higher
versions of VC firmware only. This module is not supported by older versions (1.3x) of VC firmware.
• HP Integrity BL860 and BL870 Server Blades do not support the NC532m mezzanine card and the
Flex-10 feature set.
• QLogic QMH2562 8Gb FC HBA and HP Emulex LPe 1205 8Gb FC HBA are supported with G6
servers only.