HP Virtual Connect 4.01 Release Notes Abstract This document provides Virtual Connect release information for version 4.01. This document supersedes the information in the documentation set released with version 3.70 and 3.75. This document is intended for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
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Update recommendation Update Recommendation: Recommended Supercede information Supercedes: 3.75 Product models Virtual Connect 4.
Languages Languages supported for this release: English, Japanese Enhancements Version 4.01 of Virtual Connect contains support for the following enhancements: • Manageability enhancements: o Extended support for FCoE protocol on Flex-10/10D and FlexFabric modules, which includes FIP snooping support but is limited to dual-hop configurations. FlexFabric module dual-hop FCoE support is restricted to uplink ports X1-X4.
• • Security enhancements: o IGMP Snooping enhancements with multicast group host membership filtering o Ability to set session timeout for idle VCM CLI or VCM GUI management sessions Protection of VC Enet modules from buffer exhaustion due to flooding of Pause packets from servers Fixes The VC 4.
• • HP Systems Insight Manager might incorrectly identify the HP VC 8Gb 24-Port FC Module as a SAN switch due to the incorrect value returned in the SysObjectOid. The timestamp for SNMP traps from VC-FC interconnect modules is now in sync with the timestamp kept by Virtual Connect Manager. • An error message: "The operation resulted in the following error null" appeared when trying to copy a working profile with multiple networks that belong to a user-defined network access group.
Issue Frames that are sent and received by server blades that are larger than 1518 do not increment the user visible Ethernet counter: rfc1757_StatsOversizePkts. Issue The SetVCBase method fails when a Network Access Group is configured in a server profile. Issue A GUI user with Network-only privileges is allowed to add profile connections. Issue The GUI copy profile does not correctly handle MAC/WWNs. Issue LUN loss might occur when VC interacts with an HP LPe1205 HBA.
While configuring a Shared Uplink Set in failover mode using the GUI, the GUI incorrectly allows uplink ports that are designated as Primary ports to be deleted, which can render the Shared Uplink Set without any Primary uplink ports. Workaround When using the VCM GUI to configure a Shared Uplink Set, do not attempt to remove the uplink port designated as Primary.
(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). • Customers using Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server should upgrade to version 6.3 when using Virtual Connect firmware version 3.30 and later. Version 6.3 fixes a known issue with version 6.2 where Virtual Connect data did not display correctly.
Firmware upgrade requirements IMPORTANT: When updating VC firmware, update each domain with the entire firmware package, which includes the individual VC-Enet and VC-FC firmware. Updating only the VC-Enet firmware or only the VC-FC firmware is not supported. IMPORTANT: For VC 4.01 upgrades when Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) is in use, HP recommends upgrading to VCEM v7.2.
Upgrade to or downgrade from 1.31 1.32, 1.34 2.01, 2.02 VC 1.32/1.34 Normal — VC 2.01/2.02 Fabric outage* Fabric outage* Fabric outage* Fabric outage* Fabric outage* Fabric outage* Fabric outage* Fabric outage* Fabric outage* Fabric outage* Fabric outage* VC 2.10/2.12 VC 2.3x VC 3.0x VC 3.10/3.15/ 3.17/3.18 VC 3.30/3.51/ 3.60/3.70/3.75/ 4.01 2.10, 2.12 3.30, 3.10, 3.51, 3.15, 3.17, 3.18 3.60, 3.70, 3.75, 4.01 v2.3x 3.
Additional information Versions 3.15 and higher of HP Virtual Connect Manager check the server ROM image version and display an incompatible state only for server blades that have a VC Server Profile assigned and are using incompatible server ROM versions. Virtual Connect does not have the capability to perform version checking of the mezzanine card firmware. Validate this information through server POST for mezzanine support utilities.
• During OA failover or other management network disruptions, VC SNMP traps might not reach the management station. • Changes in the server RBSU can override Virtual Connect server profile settings for PXE (enabled or disabled). If you make a change in RBSU, that change is not reflected in Virtual Connect Manager. If you set PXE through RBSU, HP recommends using the "Use-BIOS" setting. • The latest version of the VC-specific MIBs, 9.
Acronyms and abbreviations ALB adaptive load balancing CNA Converged Network Adaptor DAC direct attach cable DCC device control channel DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol FCoE Fibre Channel over Ethernet FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard FLOGI fabric login (Fibre Channel) IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol LUN logical unit number Acronyms and abbreviations 15
MIB management information base OA Onboard Administrator QoS Quality of Service SPP HP Service Pack for ProLiant SSL Secure Sockets Layer TLB transmit load balancing VC Virtual Connect VCEM Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager VCM Virtual Connect Manager VCSU Virtual Connect Support Utility WWN World Wide Name Acronyms and abbreviations 16
Related information Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager support For information about the VC firmware that is compatible with VCEM, see the latest version of the Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager User Guide on the HP website (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManu al&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=3601866). Documentation feedback HP is committed to providing documentation that meets your needs.
