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Hardware and firmware requirements 5
For the latest list of supported hardware, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
).
Firmware upgrade requirements
IMPORTANT: For compatibility and proper operation of HP Virtual Connect Manager, all
system firmware must be current.
Always install the most current firmware for the following items:
• Server blade system ROMs
• Ethernet mezzanines
• Fibre Channel mezzanines
• HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator
For additional information on required firmware versions and to download firmware upgrades, see the
HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates
).
Required firmware versions for this release
Product Required firmware version
HP Onboard
Administrator
Version 1.30 or later
BL460c and BL480c System ROM 2006.09.18 or later
BL465c and BL685c System ROM 2006.12.02 or later
BL860c* System, BMC, and iLO-2 version 1.01A
iLO Version 1.20 or later
NC370i, NC373i, and
NC373m
Boot code version 1.9.6 and C Class option ROM
1.1.3** or later
NC326i, NC325m, and
NC326m
Boot code version 3.28 and C Class option ROM
1.1.3** or later
QLogic QMH2462 4Gb
FC HBA
• For ProLiant server blades, use QLogic
multiboot image 1.57 (with BIOS 1.26) or
later
• For Integrity server blades, use EFI 1.09 (in
multiboot 1.64) or later
HP Emulex LPe 1105-HP
4Gb FC
Emulex boot-pair 6.00a2 and 3.2a1
HBAnywhere or later
* This product is only supported by Virtual Connect v1.16
** 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.
Versions 1.15, 1.15b, and 1.16 of HP Virtual Connect firmware check the server ROM image version
and display 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.