Hardware and firmware requirements 6
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
HP B-series
Fibre Channel switches
FOS 5.2.0b
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
McData and
HP M-series
Fibre Channel switches
E/OS 9.00.00
E/OS 8.02.00
• McDATA Intrepid 10000 Director switch
Cisco and
HP C-series
Fibre Channel switches
SAN-OS 3.0(3)
SAN-OS 3.0(2a)
SAN-OS 3.0(1)
• Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for c-Class
• Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch