HP Virtual Connect Version 2.31Release Notes
Hardware and firmware requirements  6 
VC 8Gb 20-Port FC module 
Firmware  Version 
Virtual Connect firmware  2.30/2.31 
VC 8Gb 20-Port FC firmware within Virtual Connect  VC-FC 1.40 
The following table shows firmware upgrade/downgrade support for the HP 8Gb Virtual Connect Fibre 
Channel modules. 
Upgrade to or downgrade from 
To VC 
2.10/2.12 
(VC-FC2 1.00) 
To VC 
2.30/2.31 
(VC-FC2 1.01) 
VC 2.10/2.12  —  Normal 
VC 2.30/2.31  Normal  — 
For more information on required firmware versions and to download firmware upgrades, see the HP 
website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
). 
Recommended firmware versions for this release 
Product  Minimum firmware version 
HP Onboard 
Administrator 
•
  For c7000 enclosures, version 2.60 or 
higher 
•
  For c3000 enclosures, version 2.60 or 
higher 
iLO  Version 1.79 
BL2x220c G5  System ROM 2008.11.02 or higher 
BL260c G5  System ROM 2008.11.02 or higher 
BL280c G6  System ROM 2008.11.02 or higher 
BL460c  System ROM 2007.11.02 or higher 
BL460c G5  System ROM 2007.11.02 or higher 
BL460c G6  System ROM 2009.03.27 or higher 
BL465c G5  System ROM 2009.03.12 or higher 
BL465c G6  System ROM 2009.05.07 or higher 
BL490c G6  System ROM 2009.03.27 or higher 
BL495c G5  System ROM 2009.03.12 or higher 
BL495 G6  System ROM 2009.05.07 or higher 
xw460c  System ROM 2008.11.02 Rev A or higher 
BL680c G5  System ROM 2009.02.24 or higher 
BL685c G5  System ROM 2009.01.29 or higher 
BL685c G6  System ROM 2009.05.07 or higher 
BL860c  Recipe MVT 1.30 
BL870c  Recipe BB 1.30 
xw2x220c  System ROM 2008.11.02 Rev A or higher 










