HP Virtual Connect Version 3.01 Release Notes
Hardware and firmware requirements  5 
Firmware  Version  Version  Version  Version  Version  Version 
Connect 
VC 8Gb 24-Port FC 
firmware within Virtual 
Connect 
N/A  N/A  N/A  1.00  1.01  1.02 
The following table shows firmware upgrade/downgrade support for the HP FC 4Gb VC Modules or HP 
FC 8Gb 20-Port VC Modules. 
Upgrade to 
or 
downgrade 
from 
To VC 1.31 
(VC-FC 
1.20) 
To VC 
1.32/1.34 
(VC-FC 
1.21) 
To VC 
2.01/2.02 
(VC FC 
1.30) 
To VC 
2.10/2.12 
(VC-FC 
1.32) 
To VC 2.3x 
(VC-FC 
1.40) 
To 3.0x 
(VC-FC 1.40) 
VC 1.31  —  Normal 
Fabric 
outage* 
Fabric 
outage* 
Fabric 
outage* 
Fabric outage* 
VC 1.32  Normal  — 
Fabric 
outage* 
Fabric 
outage* 
Fabric 
outage* 
Fabric outage* 
VC 
2.01/2.02 
Fabric 
outage* 
Fabric 
outage* 
—  Normal  Normal  Normal 
VC 
2.10/2.12 
Fabric 
outage* 
Fabric 
outage* 
Normal  —  Normal  Normal 
VC 2.3x 
Fabric 
outage* 
Fabric 
outage* 
Normal  Normal  —  Normal 
VC 3.0x 
Fabric 
outage* 
Fabric 
outage* 
Normal  Normal  Normal  — 
* Always reset the module after the upgrade or downgrade. 
On HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Modules (with enhanced NPIV), firmware downgrade to any 
versions older than VC 2.10 is not supported. 
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 2.3x 
(VC-FC2 1.01) 
To VC 3.0x 
(VC-FC2 1.02) 
VC 2.10/2.12  —  Normal  Normal 
VC 2.3x  Normal  —  Normal 
VC 3.0x  Normal  Normal  — 
Recommended firmware versions for this release 
Product  Minimum firmware version 
HP Onboard 
Administrator 
Minimum 3.00. Recommend 3.00 or higher. 
iLO 
•
  iLO2, Minimum: 1.82, Recommend 2.00 or 
higher 
•
  iLO3, Minimum: 1.05 










