HP Virtual Connect 4.01 Release Notes

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• 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.
• The Virtual Connect GUI requires a minimum of 512 MB of available memory to operate efficiently.
• To operate with HP VC 8Gb 20-Port FC Modules, all HP Emulex LPe 1205 8Gb FC HBAs that are
revision A (identified by label EDC A-4904) must perform a CFL region 19 flash update. For download
and installation instructions, see the LPe1205 product page on the HP website (http://www.hp.com).
• Virtual Connect Manager version 4.01 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
).
Installation instructions
Two options are available for VC firmware update:
• HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility
For this release of HP Virtual Connect, the minimum firmware requirement for VCSU is version 1.8.1. HP
recommends that you always use the latest version available. For more information about VCSU, see the
HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility release notes on the Installing tab of the HP
BladeSystem Technical Resources website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation). To
download the VC firmware and the VCSU utility, view the BladeSystem for ProLiant Release Set
Compatibility Table on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates) and select the
appropriate download.
• HP Service Pack for ProLiant
SPP is the replacement product for Insight Foundation (PSPs, Smart Update Firmware DVD, and other
systems software). To download the update, see the HP Service Pack for ProLiant website
(http://www.hp.com/go/spp).
IMPORTANT: VC 4.01 is not contained in any SPP package. Updating to VC 4.01 cannot be
done by updating to any SPP packaging. The VC 4.01 firmware can be downloaded separately
from the HP website. VC 4.01 supports 2013.02.0. The FlexFabric and Flex-10 firmware and
drivers contained in 2013.02.0 are required to use the minimum/maximum capabilities in VC
4.01. HP also recommends using the most current updates for the firmware and drivers
subsequent to the SPP 2013.02.0 release. When available, they can be obtained from the HP
Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
).
The link to Virtual Connect is under the category "Other Hardware" in the list of selections on the
left.