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Hardware and firmware requirements 6
Product Recommended firmware version Minimum firmware version
NC326i, NC325m, and
NC326m
Boot code version 3.28 and C Class
option ROM 1.1.3* or later
To use NC325m with the BL680c G5
server blade, the option ROM must be
updated to NC325m Boot code version
3.28 and C Class option ROM 1.2.8 or
later.
To use NC326m with the BL680c G5
server blade, the option ROM must be
updated to NC326m Boot code version
3.28 and C Class option ROM 1.2.8 or
later.
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QLogic QMH2462 4Gb
FC HBA
For ProLiant server blades, use QLogic
multiboot image 1.63 (with BIOS 1.26)
or later.
For Integrity server blades use EFI 1.09
(in Multiboot 1.64 ) or later
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HP Emulex LPe 1105-HP
4Gb FC
Emulex boot-pair 6.00a2 and 3.2a1
HBAnywhere or later
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* Use the HP Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility for c-Class Blades version 1.10 (HP website
(http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/25604.html
)) or one of the online methods
available for the OS. To find the online update method for your OS, go to the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
) and search for Server Blade Software & Updates.
Version 1.20 of HP Virtual Connect firmware checks the server ROM image version and displays an
incompatible state only for server blades that have a VC Server Profile assigned and are using
incompatible server ROM versions. No version checking of mezzanine card firmware is available, so be
sure to verify that the mezzanine card firmware is up-to-date.
Server blades and mezzanine cards that do not meet the required firmware versions do not properly
accept Virtual Connect-assigned parameters (MACs, WWNs, and so on), and therefore maintain factory
defaults. However, these server blades do 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
HP B-series
Fibre Channel switches
FOS 5.2.1b, 5.3.0
FOS 5.1.0d
• Brocade 4/12 SAN Switch for c-Class
• Brocade 4/24 SAN Switch for c-Class
• HP MSA SAN switches
• HP StorageWorks 2/8 EL and 2/16 EL
switches