HP Virtual Connect 4.20 Release Notes

Installation instructions 10
IMPORTANT: VC 4.20 is contained in HP Maintenance Supplement Bundle for SPP 2014.02.0,
version 2014.04. HP recommends updating to VC 4.20 by using HP Maintenance Supplement
Bundle for SPP 2014.02.0, version 2014.04. VC 4.20 also supports SPP 2014.02.0 and SPP
2013.09.0 (B), but only for the features that are compatible between VC 4.20 and the
corresponding SPPs. The VC 4.20 firmware can be downloaded separately from the HP website.
HP also recommends using the most current updates for the firmware and drivers subsequent to
the 2013.09.0 (B) release. When available, they can be obtained from the HP Single Point of
Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
). The link to
Virtual Connect is under the category "Other Hardware" in the list of selections on the left.
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 4.20 upgrades when Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) is in
use, HP recommends upgrading to VCEM v7.3.0. For more 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=Su
pportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=18964&prodSe
riesId=3601866).
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
v3.0x
1.40 1.40 1.02
v3.10, v3.15
1.41 1.41 1.03
v3.17, v3.18
1.41 1.41 1.04
v3.30
1.42 1.42 1.04
v3.51, v3.60, v3.70
1.43 1.43 1.04
v3.75
1.44 1.44 1.04
v4.01
1.44 1.44 1.05
v4.10
2.00 2.00 1.10
v4.20
2.01 2.01 1.11