HP Virtual Connect Version 3.30 Release Notes

Hardware and firmware requirements 4
Hardware and firmware requirements
HP Virtual Connect firmware
The latest HP Virtual Connect firmware package (version 3.30) contains the following firmware versions:
• HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port version 3.30
• HP VC-Enet version 3.30 (VCM is part of the HP VC-Enet component of the HP Virtual Connect firmware
package)
• HP VC 4Gb FC version 1.42
• HP VC 8Gb 24-Port FC version 1.04
• HP VC 8Gb 20-Port FC version 1.42
IMPORTANT: When updating the above firmware, update each domain with the entire firmware
package, which includes the individual VC-Enet and VC-FC firmware. Updating only the VC-Enet
firmware or only the VC-FC firmware is not supported.
Firmware upgrade requirements
IMPORTANT: For VC 3.30 upgrades when Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) is in
use:
• VCEM 6.3u1 or later supports the new features in VC 3.30.
• VCEM 6.1 through 6.3 allows VC 3.30 to work in "compatibility mode," as long as new VC
features are not enabled beyond what the respective version of VCEM supports. For more
information, see "Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager support."
Each HP Virtual Connect firmware package contains a separate HP VC-FC firmware version. The following
tables show the version of VC-FC firmware included with each VC firmware package.
IMPORTANT: When upgrading the HP VC 4Gb FC firmware from version VC-FC 1.2x to version
VC-FC 1.4x, the VC-FC module can drop connectivity temporarily during the activation process.
A redundant customer configuration experiences a failover with no loss of application
connectivity to the fabric.
Virtual Connect
firmware
VC 4Gb FC firmware
within Virtual
Connect
VC 8Gb 20-Port FC
firmware within Virtual
Connect
VC 8Gb 24-Port FC
firmware within Virtual
Connect
v1.31
1.20 — —
v1.32, v1.34
1.21 — —
v2.01, v2.02
1.30 — —
v2.10, v2.12
1.32 1.32 1.00
v2.30–v2.33
1.40 1.40 1.01
v2.34
1.41 1.41 1.01