HP Virtual Connect 4.10 Release Notes Abstract This document provides Virtual Connect release information for version 4.10. This document supercedes the information in the documentation set released with version 4.01. This document is intended for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
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Update recommendation Update Recommendation: Recommended Supercede information Supercedes: 4.01 Product models Virtual Connect 4.10 is supported on the following interconnect modules: • HP VC Flex-10/10D Module • HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module • HP VC Flex-10 10Gb Enet Module • HP VC 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for BladeSystem c-Class (enhanced NPIV) • HP VC 8Gb 20-Port FC Module • HP VC 8Gb 24-Port FC Module IMPORTANT: Beginning with VC 3.
Languages Languages supported for this release: English, Japanese Enhancements Version 4.10 of Virtual Connect contains support for the following enhancements: • Manageability enhancements: o VC management support for IPv6 IMPORTANT: Use of IPv6 requires, at a minimum, the SPP 2013.09.0 (B) release. The minimum OA firmware version required is 4.01, and the minimum iLO 4 firmware version required is 1.30. o Ability to hide unused FlexNICs.
Fixes The VC 4.10 release resolves the following issues: • The Domain Setup Wizard did not allow changes to the Advanced User Settings to be saved. The settings could be updated, but when you clicked Next, the changes were not saved and no error message was displayed. These settings included Require Strong Passwords, Minimum Password Length, Primary Login Method, and Session Timeout.
• OpenSSL used by VC was modified to address vulnerability to CVE-2012-2110 and CVE-2012-2131. • While configuring a Shared Uplink Set in failover mode using the GUI, the GUI incorrectly allowed uplink ports that were designated as Primary ports to be deleted, which could render the Shared Uplink Set without any Primary uplink ports.
reset server command. The problem can also be resolved if VC restarts, fails over, reboots, receives a firmware update, or re-evaluates the server after an OA failover. Issue Under certain circumstances, the checkpoint status icon in the GUI persists for a long time and is not cleared. The CLI also shows a "Checkpoint Status: Invalid" status in the show domain command output. This condition occurs periodically after a VCSU firmware upgrade of the VC module firmware.
• The Virtual Connect GUI requires a minimum of 512 MB of available memory to operate efficiently. • To operate with HP VC 8Gb 20-Port FC Modules, all HP Emulex LPe 1205 8Gb FC HBAs that are revision A (identified by label EDC A-4904) must perform a CFL region 19 flash update. For download and installation instructions, see the LPe1205 product page on the HP website (http://www.hp.com). • Virtual Connect Manager version 4.10 requires Adobe Flash Player 11.1.x or higher before you can log in.
Firmware upgrade requirements IMPORTANT: When updating VC 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. IMPORTANT: For VC 4.10 upgrades when Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) is in use, HP recommends upgrading to VCEM v7.2.2.
Upgrade to or downgrade from 1.31 1.32, 1.34 v2.3x 3.0x outage* outage* outage* outage* outage* outage* 2.01, 2.02 2.10, 2.12 3.30, 3.10, 3.51, 3.15, 3.17, 3.18 3.60, 3.70, 3.75, 4.01, 4.10 VC 1.32/1.34 Normal — Fabric Fabric outage* outage* Fabric outage* Fabric Fabric outage* outage* Fabric outage* VC 2.01/2.
Additional information Versions 3.15 and higher of HP Virtual Connect Manager check the server ROM image version and display an incompatible state only for server blades that have a VC Server Profile assigned and are using incompatible server ROM versions. Virtual Connect does not have the capability to perform version checking of the mezzanine card firmware. Validate this information through server POST for mezzanine support utilities.
• During OA failover or other management network disruptions, VC SNMP traps might not reach the management station. • Changes in the server RBSU can override Virtual Connect server profile settings for PXE (enabled or disabled). If you make a change in RBSU, that change is not reflected in Virtual Connect Manager. If you set PXE through RBSU, HP recommends using the "Use-BIOS" setting. • The latest version of the VC-specific MIBs, 9.
Acronyms and abbreviations ALB adaptive load balancing CNA Converged Network Adaptor DAC direct attach cable DCC device control channel DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol FCoE Fibre Channel over Ethernet FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard FLOGI fabric login (Fibre Channel) IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol LUN logical unit number Acronyms and abbreviations 14
MIB management information base OA Onboard Administrator QoS Quality of Service SPP HP Service Pack for ProLiant SSL Secure Sockets Layer TLB transmit load balancing VC Virtual Connect VCEM Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager VCM Virtual Connect Manager VCSU Virtual Connect Support Utility WWN World Wide Name Acronyms and abbreviations 15
Related information Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager support For information about the VC firmware that is compatible with VCEM, see the latest version of the Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager User Guide on the HP website (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManu al&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=3601866). Documentation feedback HP is committed to providing documentation that meets your needs.
