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