HP Virtual Connect Version 3.30 Release Notes
Hardware and firmware requirements  6 
CAUTION:  HP recommends using the specific firmware and software versions listed together 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 SPP 2011.09.0 is documented in the HP Service Pack for ProLiant 2011.09.0 Release Notes 
and HP Service Pack for ProLiant 2011.09.0 Server Support Guide on the HP website 
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/service_packs/documentation/index.html). 
Supplemental Firmware Required 
VC 3.30 requires the following firmware updates in addition to the SPP 2011.09.0 baseline: 
Adapter firmware 
Adapter  Firmware 
HP NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter 
v4.0.360.15 
HP NC551i Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter 
v4.0.360.15 
HP NC553i 10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Server Adapter 
v4.0.360.15 
HP NC553m 10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Server Adapter 
v4.0.360.15 
HP NC550m 10Gb 2-port PCIe x8 Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter 
v4.0.360.15 
HP NC552m 10Gb 2-Port Flex-10 Ethernet Adapter 
v4.0.360.15 
NOTE: RHLE 5.5/5.6 and Citrix 5.6 SP2 require special firmware versions, which are noted in 
the following table. 
Adapter operating system drivers 
Adapter  OS version  FCoE/FC driver  NIC driver 
iSCSI 
driver 
One 
Command 
NC550m* 
NC551i 
NC551m 
NC552m* 
NC553i 
NC553m 
Windows 2003 R2 SP2 x86, x 
64 
Windows 2008 SP2 x86, x64 
Windows 2008 R2 x64 
Windows 2008 Hyper-V x64 
2.50.007  4.0.360.8  4.0.317.0  5.2.12-2 
NC550m* 
NC551i 
NC551m 
NC552m* 
NC553i 
NC553m 
Red Hat Linux Edition 5.5/5.6 
Firmware: 2.104.281.0 
8.2.0.104-1  2.104.277.1  4.0.323.0  5.1.53.1 
NC550m* 
NC551i 
NC551m 
NC552m* 
NC553i 
NC553m 
Red Hat Linux Edition 5.7  8.2.0.96 (Inbox) 
8.2.0.106-1p 
4.0.359.0  4.0.323.0  5.2.12-2 










