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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