HP Virtual Connect 3.70 Release Notes
HP Virtual Connect 3.70 Release Notes
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Release Notes
Abstract
This document provides Virtual Connect release information for version 3.70. This document supersedes the information in the documentation set
released with version 2.3x, 3.0x, 3.1x, 3.30, 3.51, and 3.60. This document is intended for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots
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Update recommendation
Supercede information
Supercedes: 3.60
Product models
IMPORTANT: The HP 1/10Gb VC Enet Module (399593-B22) and the HP 1/10Gb-F VC Enet
Module (447047-B21) are no longer supported.
Operating Systems
The HP Virtual Connect version 3.70 firmware package operates in an embedded environment within each
Virtual Connect module; therefore, it is not dependent on any operating system.
For more information, see the HP Operating Systems and Virtualization Software Support for ProLiant Servers
web page on the HP website (http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/index.html).
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Enhancements
Version 3.70 of Virtual Connect contains support for the following enhancements:
• Support for new hardware:
o HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module
o HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Server series
o HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 Workstation series
o HP Integrity BL860c i4 Server Blades
o HP Integrity BL870c i4 Server Blades
o HP Integrity BL890c i4 Server Blades
o HP 7m C-series Active Copper SFP+ cables (QK701A)
o HP 10m C-series Active Copper SFP+ cables (QK702A)
o Cisco 7m copper active Twinax cables (SFP-H10GB-ACU7M)
o Cisco 10m copper active Twinax cables (SFP-H10GB-ACU10M)
• Virtual Connect Direct-Attach Fibre Channel for HP P10000 3PAR Storage Systems, HP 3PAR T-Class
and F-Class Storage Systems
• Manageability enhancements:
o VCM GUI access to telemetry information
o Advanced telemetry and statistics for Link Aggregation Groups and FlexNICs
o GUI access to the FC Port Statistics for HP FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Modules
o Improvements to the Statistics Throughout display and data collection
o Display of factory default MACs and WWNs in server profiles
o Added an FC/FCoE “Connect To” field to help identify how server ports are connected to the uplink
ports
o LLDP enhancements to more easily identify VC Ethernet modules on the network
o Improvements to the display of the MAC Address table to show the network name and VLAN ID
where the MAC address was learned, as well as display of the LAG membership table
• VCM GUI/CLI task progress activity indicator for predefined VCM operations
• Security enhancements:
o Support for 2048 bit SSL certificates and configurable SSL-CSR
o Activity logging improvements for TACACS+ accounting
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o Option to disable local account access when LDAP, RADIUS, or TACACS+ authentication is
enabled
o Increased the default VCM local user account minimum required password length
o SNMP access security to prevent access from unauthorized management stations
• SmartLink failover improvements
• IGMP “NoFlood” option when IGMP snooping is enabled
• Browser support:
o Internet Explorer 8 and 9
o Firefox 10 and 11
• Firmware upgrade rollback from a previous firmware upgrade without domain deletion
Fixes
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• Resolved an issue where the GUI fabric status was green for uplinks that were linked to the Enet switch,
even though the port type was FC and FC SFP transceivers were installed.
• Resolved security vulnerability CVE-2010-4180.
• Resolved an issue where HP VC Flex-10 and FlexFabric modules could experience an extended timeout
when re-establishing the Link Aggregation Group (LAG). This issue could increase the possibility of
encountering a ping loss, and the likelihood of encountering a lost ping also increased with the number
of port members in the LAG that were being recovered or reintegrated.
• GUI performance was improved to prevent Flex applications from reloading on each navigation event.
• Resolved an issue where, when using IE9 to activate the VC GUI, no error message appeared when
executing without Adobe Flash Player.
• Resolved an issue where the GUI allowed creation of a new domain from an existing configuration file
without a warning to power off the server blades.
• Resolved an issue where if an Enet connection was configured with multiple networks and custom speed
settings, the output of the show config command did not preserve the Custom speed setting and
reverted the connections back to the Preferred speed setting.
• Resolved an issue where during a NO_COMM condition, VC Manager would preclude the user from
making changes leading to potentially harmful network outages.
New issues
Issue
The Virtual Connect Manager CLI does not allow modification of an already existing Ethernet profile
connection with an index of 100 or higher.
Workaround
Use the Virtual Connect Manager GUI to modify Ethernet profile connections with an index of 100 or
higher.
Issue
The Virtual Connect Manager CLI interface does not allow creation of the local user account with a password
containing the ‘|’ (pipe) special character.
Workaround
Use the VCM GUI to create a local user account with a password containing the ‘|’ (pipe) special
character.
Issue
When trying to copy a working profile with multiple networks that belong to a user-defined network access
group, the following error message appears: "The operation resulted in the following error null."
Workaround
Add those networks to the "Default" network access group also.
Issue
Prerequisites
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• 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 3.70 requires Adobe Flash Player 10.x or higher before you can log
in. HP recommends updating to Adobe Flash Player 10.2 or higher. When using IE9, HP recommends
using Adobe Flash Player 10.3.181.16 or higher.
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).
Installation instructions
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 3.70 upgrades when Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) is in
use, HP recommends upgrading to VCEM v7.1.1. 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.
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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.
The following table shows firmware upgrade/downgrade support for the HP VC 4Gb FC Modules or HP VC
8Gb 20-Port FC Modules.
Upgrade to or 1.31 1.32, 2.01, 2.10, v2.3x 3.0x 3.10, 3.30,
downgrade from 1.34 2.02 2.12 3.15, 3.51,
3.17, 3.18 3.60,
3.70
VC 1.31 — Normal Fabric Fabric Fabric Fabric Fabric Fabric
outage* outage* outage* outage* outage* outage*
VC 1.32/1.34 Normal — Fabric Fabric Fabric Fabric Fabric Fabric
outage* outage* outage* outage* outage* outage*
VC 2.01/2.02 Fabric Fabric — Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal
outage* outage*
VC 2.10/2.12 Fabric Fabric Normal — Normal Normal Normal Normal
outage* outage*
VC 2.3x Fabric Fabric Normal Normal — Normal Normal Normal
outage* outage*
VC 3.0x Fabric Fabric Normal Normal Normal — Normal Normal
outage* outage*
VC 3.10/3.15/ Fabric Fabric Normal Normal Normal Normal — Normal
3.17/3.18 outage* outage*
VC 3.30/3.51/ Fabric Fabric Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal —
3.60/3.70 outage* outage*
On HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Modules (with enhanced NPIV), downgrading the firmware to
any version older than VC 2.10 is not supported.
Firmware version for HP BladeSystem for ProLiant
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The firmware versions and software versions listed in this section have been tested as a solution set using HP
Service Pack for ProLiant 2012.08.0 as a baseline, and are fully supported by HP. For Virtual Connect
version 3.70, HP recommends the use of SPP version 2012.08.0 with updates for specific components of the
solution. For best results, follow the pre-deployment planning steps in the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class
BladeSystem Setup and Installation Guide and the HP BladeSystem ProLiant Firmware Management Best
Practices Implementer Guide on the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/service_packs/documentation/index.html) to deploy the
baseline set with component updates.
HP Service Pack for ProLiant 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).
CAUTION: HP recommends using the specific firmware and software versions listed together in
SPP 2012.08.0 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.
CAUTION: HP recommends using the specific firmware and software versions listed together in
SPP 2012.08.0 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.
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HP Integrity Server Blade Version
HP Integrity BL860c 04.31
(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)
HP Integrity BL870c 04.31
(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)
Important notes
• When connecting a Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module directly to 3PAR storage systems
in the VC multi-enclosure environment, a server profile migration of a SAN-booted server between
enclosures is not supported. Similarly, in the domains managed by Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
(VCEM), a server profile migration of a SAN-booted server between enclosures within the same Domain
Group or between different Domain Groups is not supported.
To perform a server profile migration of a SAN-booted server between enclosures directly attached to
a 3PAR storage system in the VC multi-enclosure environment, the following manual steps are required:
a. Power off the server.
b. Un-assign the server profile.
c. Change the Primary and Secondary Target WWNs in the FC Boot Parameters section of the profile
to reflect the WWNs of the 3PAR storage array ports directly connected to the destination
enclosure.
d. Assign the profile to the destination location.
e. Power on the destination server.
• Although the GUI enables the selection of SNMP v2 traps, the VC 4Gb FC Module and the VC 8Gb
20-Port FC Module remain as v1 traps.
• 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.
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