HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility Version 1.5.2 Release Notes

General requirements 6
General requirements
• A supported operating system must be installed on the client:
o Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or 2)
o Microsoft Windows Vista
o Windows Server 2003, 2008
o HP-UX 11.23 and 11.31
o Linux (Red Hat 4, Red Hat 5, SLES 10, SLES 11)
• The utility must be run on a client outside of the VC domain being updated. If you run VCSU on a server
blade inside the domain that is being updated, VCSU might lose network connectivity to the VC Ethernet
and Fibre Channel modules, causing unexpected firmware update failures.
IMPORTANT: Do not run VCSU on a server blade inside the VC domain being updated.
• To run VCSU, the minimum, required, available free disk space is 600 MB per install instance. For
example, if you run VCSU three times in parallel against three different enclosures, you must have
approximately 1.8GB of available disk space.
• 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). Click Software and Driver Downloads, and then search for
"Virtual Connect Firmware."
• Do not close the console application when a firmware update is in progress. If the application is closed
before the update completes, the module firmware might not update properly, causing the module
firmware to be inoperative.
• An Onboard Administrator user account with Administrative privileges and access to all Onboard
Administrators and interconnect bays must be available for use. If the enclosure is imported into a
Virtual Connect domain, a Virtual Connect user account with Domain privileges is also required.
• The user must have Ethernet network connectivity between the client system and the enclosure Onboard
Administrator. To validate this connectivity, open a web browser to the enclosure Onboard
Administrator before running the utility.
• The user must have Ethernet network connectivity between the client system and the interconnect
modules in the enclosure.
• Add the Virtual Connect Support Utility application to the list of exceptions for any host-based firewall
on the client if you do not have a healthy Backup VCM module.
• No firewalls can exist between the client system and the remote enclosure Onboard Administrator if you
do not have a healthy Backup VCM module. If a firewall exists, and it is blocking ports, then the utility
cannot open a connection with the remote modules to perform the update.
• Onboard Administrator firmware v1.30 or higher is required for correct VCSU operation.