HP Virtual Connect 4.20 Release Notes

Important notes 12
HP Service Pack for ProLiant 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).
CAUTION:
HP recommends using the specific firmware and software versions listed together in
HP Maintenance Supplement Bundle for SPP 2014.02.0, version 2014.04 to ensure complete
solution component compatibility and full functionality. These versions have been tested as a set.
Using other version levels might result in operational issues.
Baseline Firmware Release Set
The contents of HP Maintenance Supplement Bundle for SPP is documented in the HP Maintenance
Supplement Bundle for SPP Release Notes and HP Maintenance Supplement Bundle for SPP Server Support
Guide on the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/service_packs/documentation/index.html).
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.
Server blades and mezzanine cards that do not meet the required firmware versions do not accept Virtual
Connect-assigned parameters such as MACs and WWNs properly and therefore maintain factory defaults.
However, these server blades do have the Ethernet network and Fibre Channel fabric connectivity specified
in their Virtual Connect server profiles. This connectivity enables you to use network-based firmware update
tools for server blade and mezzanine firmware updates.
For Virtual Connect Fibre Channel and FlexFabric modules, the supported firmware and OS drivers are listed
in 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.
Firmware version for HP BladeSystem for Integrity
To obtain HP BladeSystem Release Sets for Integrity, see the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/integrity-release-sets.html).
Important notes
• A serious issue that could cause a network outage when upgrading directly from VC 2.xx release
version to VC 4.20 release in a Multi-Enclosure environment. Upgrade from VC 2.xx to VC 3.70 or VC
4.10 first, and then upgrade from VC 3.70 or VC 4.10 to VC 4.20 in a Multi-Enclosure setup.
• At a minimum, use of IPv6 requires the SPP 2013.09.0 (B) release. The minimum OA firmware version
required is 4.01, and the minimum iLO 4 firmware version required is 1.30.
• FCoE protocol, which includes FIP Snooping, is not supported on uplinks with SFP-LR transceivers.
• Any configuration using Integrity server blades should only use OA firmware version 3.60. For more
information, see the HP website