HP VMware ESXi 5.0 U3 Customized Image Release Notes for June 2014 Abstract This document provides the latest release information for HP VMware ESXi 5.0 U3 Customized Image.
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Contents 1 2 3 4 Navigation tips..........................................................................................4 HP VMware ESXi 5.0 U3 Customized Image..................................................5 New and updated in this release..................................................................6 Important notes and recommendations..........................................................
1 Navigation tips Navigating to documentation on the HP website 4 • From the URLs in this guide, you may need to make several selections to get to your specific server documentation. • For online access to technical documentation, self-help resources, live chat assistance, community forums of IT experts, technical knowledge base, remote monitoring and diagnostic tools, go to http://www.hp.com/support (http://www.hp.com/support).
2 HP VMware ESXi 5.0 U3 Customized Image The HP ESXi 5.0 U3 Customized Image includes the following: • HP Management Tools: ◦ HP CIM Providers ◦ HP NMI Driver ◦ HP iLO Driver ◦ HP CRU Driver ◦ HPONCONFG Utility ◦ HPBOOTCFG Utility ◦ HPSSACLI Utility ◦ HPTESTEVENT utility • VMware IOVP Certified Device Drivers added to HP ESXi 5.0 U3 installation images for HP device enablement. • HP Agentless Management Service (AMS) to support Agentless Management and Active Health.
3 New and updated in this release The new and updated features for the HP ESXi 5.
4 Important notes and recommendations The drivers and firmware recipe information for HP ProLiant servers and options can be found at the following link: http://vibsdepot.hp.com/hpq/recipes. AMS and Active Health Installation AMS and Active Health is shipped as part of the HP Custom Image, the HP ESXi Offline Bundle and the new Agentless Management Service Offline Bundle. The HP Custom Image and the HP ESXi Offline Bundle also include the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers.
FC HBA Indications are not received when the cable from the Virtual Connect Switch is disconnected On a blade server with FC Flex Fabric adapters 554FLB/554M as NIC-FCOE, no events are generated by HP WBEM provider for ESXi after unplugging the cable from the Virtual Connect switch. FC Port State is also reported as OK, though it is in virtual link down state.
