HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility Version 1.5.
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Contents Important notes and recommendations ............................................................................................ 4 New features ............................................................................................................................... 5 General requirements .................................................................................................................... 6 Resolved issues .........................................................................
Important notes and recommendations • For upgrading to VC 3.00 or later, the embedded Virtual Connect GUI and CLI FW update options have been removed. VCSU is the only stand alone method of FW update. • HP strongly recommends running the healthcheck option on an enclosure before performing any management tasks.
New features The HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility Version 1.5.1 has no additional new features. The HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility Version 1.5.0 contains the following new features: • Support Primary Bay Independence – VCM Primary module is no longer restricted to be in Bay 1 and/or Bay 2.
General requirements • Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 or 2), Windows Server® 2003, or Windows Vista® operating systems must be installed on the client. • When upgrading from Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module version 1.31 or earlier, users must have Administrative or Power User privileges on the client system to install and run the utility. • A valid HP Virtual Connect firmware package must be available to install. Download the firmware from the HP website (http://www.hp.com).
Resolved issues The following issues that existed in previous versions of Virtual Connect Support Utility have been resolved in Virtual Connect Support Utility Version 1.5.1: • Resolved an issue where VCSU would not allow downgrade of any modules that were not primary/secondary bay pair from 3.x firmware to a lower version without first requiring deletion of the VCM domain.
Known issues • When running Virtual Connect Support Utility in Interactive Mode, do not use quotation marks around the firmware package path even if the path has spaces. Only use quotation marks around the firmware package path when specifying the package location on the command line with the “-l” command-line parameter. • Virtual Connect Fiber Channel modules may fail to complete the firmware upgrade in certain large configurations.
