HP Virtual Connect 4.20 Release Notes
Installation instructions 9
• If you are planning to use VC 4.20 firmware in a VCEM environment, HP recommends upgrading to
VCEM v7.3.0. For more information about the VC firmware that is compatible with VCEM, see the
Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager User Guide on the HP website
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=Support
Manual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=360
1866).
• Customers using Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server should upgrade to version 6.3 when using
Virtual Connect firmware version 3.30 and later. Version 6.3 fixes a known issue with version 6.2
where Virtual Connect data did not display correctly.
• 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 4.20 requires Adobe Flash Player 11.1.x or higher before you can
log in. HP recommends updating to Adobe Flash Player 11.5 or higher for Windows and 11.2 for Linux
systems.
The recommended Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in can be downloaded and installed from the
Adobe website (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
), or downloaded as a standalone executable
from the Adobe website (http://www.adobe.com/downloads
).
For the latest Adobe Flash Player Security Bulletin Updates, see the Adobe website
(http://www.adobe.com/support/security/index.html#flashplayer
).
• When VC 4.10 is configured in "IPv6 Only" mode, the OA "Enclosure IP Mode" must also be
configured through the OA CLI or OA GUI. However, you must ensure that any OA IPv4 addresses are
cleared or the VC module cannot function correctly. To recover, clear any OA IPv4 addresses using the
OA CLI or OA GUI, and then reset the VC module. For more information, see the "Enabling IPv6
support" section in the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 4.20 User Guide in the
Virtual Connect Information Library (http://www.hp.com/go/vc/manuals).
Installation instructions
Two options are available for VC firmware update:
• HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility
HP recommends that you always use the latest version available. For more information about VCSU, see
the HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility release notes in the Virtual Connect
Information Library (http://www.hp.com/go/vc/manuals). To download the VC firmware and the
VCSU utility, view the BladeSystem for ProLiant Release Set Compatibility Table on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates) and select the appropriate download.
• HP Service Pack for ProLiant
SPP is the replacement product for Insight Foundation (PSPs, Smart Update Firmware DVD, and other
systems software). To download the update, see the HP Service Pack for ProLiant website
(http://www.hp.com/go/spp).