HP Virtual Connect 3.60 Release Notes

Prerequisites 12
• Virtual Connect Manager version 3.60 requires Adobe Flash Player 10.x or higher before you can log
in. HP recommends updating to Adobe Flash Player 10.2 or higher. When using IE9, HP recommends
using Adobe Flash Player 10.3.181.16 or higher.
The recommended Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in can be downloaded and installed from the
Adobe website (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
), or downloaded as a standalone executable
from the Adobe website (http://www.adobe.com/downloads
).
For the latest Adobe Flash Player Security Bulletin Updates, see the Adobe website
(http://www.adobe.com/support/security/index.html#flashplayer
).
• When multiple Internet Explorer 7 browser sessions are open to the Virtual Connect Manager
application, the VC GUI might hang.
Add the following registry value:
[HKLM\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Inte
rnet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:6
By default, this registry value does not exist and Internet Explorer 7 defaults to the value of 2. Increasing
the value to 6 resolves the hanging issue. Internet Explorer 8 defaults to a value of 6, so this issue does
not occur. The Firefox web browser may also default to a higher value.
• If you are planning to use VC 3.60 firmware in a VCEM environment, HP recommends upgrading to
VCEM v7.1. For more information about the VC firmware that is compatible with VCEM, see the Virtual
Connect Enterprise Manager User Guide on the HP website
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=Support
Manual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=360
1866).
• When VC 8Gb 20-port FC Module and VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module Fibre Channel uplink
ports are configured to operate at 8Gb speed and connect to HP B-series (Brocade) Fibre Channel SAN
switches, the minimum supported version of the Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) is v6.4.x. In addition, the Fill
Word on those switch ports must be configured with option Mode 3 to prevent connectivity issues at
8Gb speed.
On HP B-series (Brocade) FC switches, use the portCfgFillWord (portCfgFillWord <Port#>
<Mode>) command to configure this setting.
Mode Link Init/Fill Word
Mode 0
IDLE/IDLE
Mode 1
ARBF/ARBF
Mode 2
IDLE/ARBF
Mode 3
If ARBF/ARBF fails, use IDLE/ARBF
Modes 2 and 3 are compliant with FC-FS-3 specifications (standards specify the IDLE/ARBF behavior of
Mode 2, which is used by Mode 3 if ARBF/ARBF fails after three attempts). For most environments,
Brocade recommends using Mode 3, as it provides more flexibility and compatibility with a wide range
of devices. In the event that the default setting or Mode 3 does not work with a particular device, contact
your switch vendor for further assistance.