User's Manual

Introduction 8
Introduction
What's new
• Enhancements:
o UEFI boot mode support
Configure server boot modes.
o PXE IP boot order
Configure PXE IP boot order.
o FIPS mode 140-2 support
For a current status on FIPS certification, see the HP website
(http://government.hp.com/Certifications.aspx).
o Configure partially stacked domains to isolate specific networks and fabrics.
o 40Gb FIP snooping support
o Monitor, detect, and report pause flood conditions on uplink and stacking link ports.
o Configure SNMPv3 users, security levels, and informs.
Increase VC domain network management security and administrative frameworks.
o Configure more VLANs:
— Configure a maximum of 8,192 VLANs per domain.
— Configure a maximum of 4,094 VLANs per shared uplink set.
• Virtual Connect 4.30/4.31 supports the following server blade hardware:
o HP ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server Blades
o HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 650M Adapter
o HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 650FLB Adapter
o HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB Adapter
IMPORTANT: First generation HP Integrity 860c and 870c Server Blades are no longer
supported. Support is continued for HP Integrity i2 and i4 model server blades.
• VCEM compatibility:
o VCEM versions prior to 7.3 require IPv4 connectivity to manage Virtual Connect. VCEM 7.3 and
later support both IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity.
o If you are running VCEM 6.3.1 or later to manage a VC 4.30/4.31 domain, the 4.30/4.31
domain can be in a VCDG in 3.30 firmware mode or later. To enable new features in VC
4.30/4.31, you must upgrade to VCEM 7.3.2 or later. VCEM 7.3.2 does not support VC versions
prior to 3.30.
o VCEM 7.3.2 does not support UEFI configured boot modes in server profiles. VCEM will support
UEFI configured boot modes an upcoming release.
o VCEM does not manage VC domains configured for auto-deployment.