HP Virtual Connect 3.51 Release Notes

Installation instructions 16
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 2012.01.00 is documented in the HP Service Pack for ProLiant 2012.01.00 Release
Notes and HP Service Pack for ProLiant 2012.01.00 Server Support Guide on the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/service_packs/documentation/index.html).
Additional information
For more BladeSystem information and tools, available in the HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 NICs Solution
Recipe White Paper and the HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric Solution Recipe White Paper, go to the
Additional information section of the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/bladesystemupdate.html).
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.
Server blades and mezzanine cards that do not meet the required firmware versions do not accept Virtual
Connect-assigned parameters such as MACs and WWNs properly, and therefore maintain factory defaults.
However, these server blades do have the Ethernet network and Fibre Channel fabric connectivity specified
in their Virtual Connect server profiles. This connectivity enables you to use network-based firmware update
tools for server blade and mezzanine firmware updates.
Firmware version for HP BladeSystem for Integrity
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
HP Integrity i2 Server Blade Version
HP Smart Updated Firmware – HP Integrity BL860c/870c/890c i2 System Firmware Bundle for
Linux/Windows (http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/integrity-release-sets.html)
26.11
HP Integrity Server Blade Version
HP Integrity BL860c
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&pro
dNameId=3351095&prodTypeId=3709945&prodSeriesId=3331044&swLang=13&taskId=135&
swEnvOID=4001)
04.26
HP Integrity BL870c
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&pr
odNameId=3676869&taskId=135&prodTypeId=3709945&prodSeriesId=3676868&lang=en&cc
=us)
04.26
Additional information