HP VMware ESXi 5.0 Customized Image Release Notes Abstract This document provides the latest release information for HP VMware ESXi 5.
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Contents 1 2 3 4 Navigation tips..........................................................................................4 HP VMware ESXi 5.0 Customized Image.......................................................5 New and Updated in this release.................................................................6 Important notes and recommendations..........................................................
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2 HP VMware ESXi 5.0 Customized Image The HP ESXi 5.0 Customized Image includes the following: • HP Management Tools: ◦ HP CIM Providers ◦ HP NMI Driver ◦ HP iLO Driver ◦ HP CRU Driver ◦ HPONCONFG Utility ◦ HPBOOTCFG Utility • VMware IOVP Certified Device Drivers added to HP ESXi 5.0 installation images for HP device enablement. • VMware’s Standard ESXi 5.
3 New and Updated in this release The new features introduced in ESXi 5.0 are as follows: 6 • Supports G5 through G7 upgrade. • Provides BladeSystem, Virtual Connect, and FlexFabric support. • VMware IOVP Certified Device Drivers added to HP ESXi 5.0 installation images for HP device enablement. • Supports HPSIM, HP Insight Control for Virtual Center. • SNMP Trap support via Providers. • Insight Control HPSIM, WEBES and RDP support for HP customized images.
4 Important notes and recommendations VMware AutoDeploy is not supported with this release through HP-Emulex 10Gb adapters, including G7 BL-series servers with HP-Emulex 10Gb adapters as the embedded networking solution Emulex be2net driver included in VMware OS media does not have support for gPXE, which is a pre-requisite for VMware AutoDeploy support.
