HP Virtual Connect 4.20 Release Notes

Installation instructions 11
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,
3.70,
3.75,
4.01,
4.10
4.20
VC 1.31
— Normal Fabric
outage*
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*
Fabric
outage*
VC 2.01/2.02
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage
*
— Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Fabric
outage*
VC 2.10/2.12
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage*
— Normal Normal Normal Normal Fabric
outage*
VC 2.3x
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
— Normal Normal Normal Fabric
outage*
VC 3.0x
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
— Normal Normal Fabric
outage*
VC 3.10/3.15/
3.17/3.18
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage
*
— Normal Fabric
outage*
VC 3.30/3.51/
3.60/3.70/3.75/
4.01/4.10
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage*
— Fabric
outage*
4.20
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage
*
Fabric
outage*
Fabric
outage*
—
* 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
Maintenance Supplement Bundle for SPP 2014.02.0, version 2014.04 as a baseline, and are fully
supported by HP. For Virtual Connect version 4.20, HP recommends the use of HP Maintenance Supplement
Bundle for SPP 2014.02.0, version 2014.04 with updates for specific components of the solution. 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.