o HP 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module
o HP 1/10Gb-F Virtual Connect Ethernet Module o HP 4Gb VC-FC Module
If your domain contains these modules, you cannot update to VC 4.30/4.31.
• After updating the firmware, be sure to clear the browser cache, and then restart the browser.
• Before updating the firmware to enable FIPS mode, see "FIPS mode information and guidelines (on page 314)."
The firmware downgrade process changed as of VC v3.70 and VCSU v1.7.0. The following table describes the circumstances in which downgrading VC firmware requires deletion of the domain.
Virtual Connect v4.30/4.31 does not support the following modules:
•
The following role operations are required to perform firmware updates: o Firmware Update (VCSU)
o Save Domain Configuration o Export Support Files
For more information on role operations, see "Role Management (Role Operations) screen (on page 85)."
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Virtual Connect modules
Firmware updates
To update firmware, use the HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility v1.10.0. For more information on updating the firmware, see the HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility documentation on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/vc/manuals).
Before updating firmware, observe the following guidelines.

Upgrade to and

VC 1.xx

VC 2.xx

VC 3.0x

VC

VC

VC

VC

 

downgrade from

 

 

 

3.10-3.1

3.17-3.60

3.70-3.75

4.01-4.31

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VC 1.xx

Delete

Delete

Delete

Delete

Delete

Delete

Delete

 

 

domain

domain

domain

domain

domain

domain

domain

 

VC 2.xx

—

Delete

Delete

Delete

Delete

Delete

Delete

 

 

 

domain

domain

domain

domain

domain

domain

 

VC 3.0x

—

—

Delete

Delete

Delete

Delete

Delete

 

 

 

 

domain

domain

domain

domain

domain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VC 3.10-3.15

—

—

—

Delete

Delete

Delete

Delete

 

 

 

 

 

domain

domain

domain

domain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VC 3.17-3.60

—

—

—

—

Delete

Firmware

Firmware

 

 

 

 

 

 

domain

rollback

rollback

 

VC 3.70-4.20

—

—

—

—

—

—

Firmware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rollback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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