HP Virtual Connect Manager 1.16 instruction

Server blades and mezzanine cards that do not meet the required firmware versions will not properly accept Virtual Connect-assigned parameters (MACs, WWNs, etc.) and will maintain factory defaults. However, these server blades will have the Ethernet network and Fibre Channel fabric connectivity specified in their Virtual Connect server profiles. This connectivity enables the use of network-based firmware update tools to update server blade and mezzanine firmware.

HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module Compatibility Matrix

The following table lists the switches and firmware versions that are supported with HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel interconnect modules.

Switch family	Supported versions	Unsupported switches

Brocade and	FOS 5.2.0b	• Brocade 4/12 SAN Switch for c-Class
HP B-series	FOS 5.1.0d	• Brocade 4/24 SAN Switch for c-Class
Fibre Channel switches		• HP MSA SAN switches
		• HP StorageWorks 2/8 EL and 2/16 EL
		switches

McData and	E/OS 9.00.00	• McDATA Intrepid 10000 Director switch
HP M-series	E/OS 8.02.00
Fibre Channel switches

Cisco and	SAN-OS 3.0(3)	• Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for c-Class
HP C-series	SAN-OS 3.0(2a)	• Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch
Fibre Channel switches	SAN-OS 3.0(1)

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