HP Virtual Connect Version 2.31Release Notes

Hardware and firmware requirements 7
Product Minimum firmware version
NC382m
Boot code version 4.4.14 and MBA version
4.4.16 or higher
NC370i, NC373i, and
NC373m
Boot code version 1.9.6 and C Class option
ROM 1.1.3* or higher.
To use NC373m with the BL680c G5 server
blade, the option ROM must be updated to
NC373m Boot code version 1.9.6 and C Class
option ROM 1.2.7 or higher.
NC326i, NC325m, and
NC326m
Boot code version 3.28 and C Class option
ROM 1.1.3* or higher.
To use NC325m with the BL680c G5 server
blade, the option ROM must be updated to
NC325m Boot code version 3.28 and C Class
option ROM 1.2.8 or higher.
To use NC326m with the BL680c G5 server
blade, the option ROM must be updated to
NC326m Boot code version 3.28 and C Class
option ROM 1.2.8 or higher.
NC360m, NC364m C Class option ROM 1.0.11
NC532i, NC532m
Boot code version 5.0.11 and Option ROM
MBA version 4.5.20
HP NC-Series Broadcom 1Gb and 10GbE
Multifunction Drive for Linux version 5.0.19-1
HP NC-Series Broadcom 10GbE Multifunction
Driver for Windows Server version 5.0.32.0
NC362i Supported
NC542m BIOS version 1.17-2
Minimum hardware revision required: 488074-
B22.
QLogic QMH2462 4Gb
FC HBA
For ProLiant server blades, use QLogic multiboot
image 1.81af or higher.
HP Emulex LPe 1105-HP
4Gb FC
Emulex boot-pair 6.03a7, Firmware 2.80a4 or
higher
QLogic QMH2562 8Gb
FC HBA
For ProLiant server blades, use QLogic multiboot
image 2.14af or higher.
HP Emulex LPe 1205-HP
8Gb FC HBA
Emulex Universal Boot image 6.03a7, Firmware
1.11a5 or higher
* Use the HP Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility for c-Class Blades version 1.10 on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpsupport/index.pl
) or one of the online methods available for the OS. To find the
online update method for your OS, go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
) and search
for Server Blade Software & Updates.
Version 2.31 of HP Virtual Connect Manager checks the server ROM image version and displays an
incompatible state only for server blades that have a VC Server Profile assigned and are using
incompatible server ROM versions. Version checking of mezzanine card firmware is not available, so be
sure to verify that the mezzanine card firmware is up-to-date.
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