HP Virtual Connect Version 3.61 Release Notes

Installation instructions 12
Each HP Virtual Connect firmware package contains a separate HP VC-FC firmware version. The following
tables show the version of VC-FC firmware included with each VC firmware package.
IMPORTANT: When upgrading the HP VC 4Gb FC firmware from version VC-FC 1.2x to version
VC-FC 1.4x, the VC-FC module can drop connectivity temporarily during the activation process.
A redundant customer configuration experiences a failover with no loss of application
connectivity to the fabric.
Virtual Connect
firmware
VC 4Gb FC firmware
within Virtual
Connect
VC 8Gb 20-Port FC
firmware within Virtual
Connect
VC 8Gb 24-Port FC
firmware within Virtual
Connect
v1.31
1.20 — —
v1.32, v1.34
1.21 — —
v2.01, v2.02
1.30 — —
v2.10, v2.12
1.32
1.32
1.00
v2.30–v2.33
1.40 1.40 1.01
v2.34
1.41 1.41 1.01
v3.0x
1.40 1.40 1.02
v3.10, v3.15
1.41 1.41 1.03
v3.17, v3.18
1.41 1.41 1.04
v3.30
1.42 1.42 1.04
v3.51, v3.60, v3.61
1.43 1.43 1.04
The following table shows firmware upgrade/downgrade support for the HP VC 4Gb FC Modules or HP VC
8Gb 20-Port FC Modules.
To
VC Versions
From
1.31 1.32,
1.34
2.01,
2.02
2.10,
2.12
v2.3x 3.0x 3.10,
3.15,
3.17,
3.18
3.30,
3.51,
3.60,
3.61
VC 1.31
— Normal Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
VC 1.32/1.34
Normal — Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
VC 2.01/2.02
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
— Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal
VC 2.10/2.12
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
— Normal Normal Normal Normal
VC 2.3x
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
— Normal Normal Normal
VC 3.0x
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
— Normal Normal
VC 3.10/3.15/
3.17/3.18
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
—
Normal
VC 3.30/3.51/
3.60/3.61
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
—
* Always reset the module after the upgrade or downgrade.