HP Virtual Connect 3.60 Release Notes

Installation instructions 14
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
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
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.
Upgrade to or
downgrade 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
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*
Normal — Normal Normal Normal Normal
VC 2.3x
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Normal Normal — Normal Normal Normal
VC 3.0x
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Normal Normal Normal — Normal Normal
VC
3.10/3.15/3.17/
3.18
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Normal Normal Normal Normal — Normal
VC 3.30/
3.51/3.60
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal —
* Always reset the module after the upgrade or downgrade.
On HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Modules (with enhanced NPIV), downgrading the firmware to
any version older than VC 2.10 is not supported.
Firmware version for HP BladeSystem for ProLiant
The firmware versions and software versions listed in this section have been tested as a solution set using HP
Service Pack for ProLiant 2012.06.0 (B) as a baseline. The minimum supported SPP version is SPP
2012.06.0 (B). HP also fully supports all published SPP versions after 2012.06.0 (B) until a Virtual Connect
version 3.6x supercedes V3.60. For best results, follow the pre-deployment planning steps in the HP Virtual
Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Setup and Installation Guide and the HP BladeSystem ProLiant Firmware
Management Best Practices Implementer Guide on the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/service_packs/documentation/index.html) to deploy the
baseline set with component updates.