HP VMware ESXi 5.0 U2 Customized Image Release Notes for February 2013 Abstract This document provides the latest release information for HP VMware ESXi 5.0 U2 Customized Image.
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Contents 1 2 3 4 Navigation tips..........................................................................................4 HP VMware ESXi 5.0 U2 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 U2 Customized Image The HP ESXi 5.0 U2 Customized Image includes the following: • HP Management Tools: ◦ HP CIM Providers ◦ HP NMI Driver ◦ HP iLO Driver ◦ HP CRU Driver ◦ HPONCONFG Utility ◦ HPBOOTCFG Utility ◦ HPACUCLI Utility • VMware IOVP Certified Device Drivers added to HP ESXi 5.0 U2 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 5.0 U2 Customized Image for February 2013 include: • • Provider Features ◦ Report installed licenses for HP Dynamic Smart Array Controller. ◦ Report New memory properties. ◦ Support for IP Address encoding in SNMP traps. ◦ Support SMX MemoryModuleOnBoard association. ◦ HP Dynamic Smart Array Controller split cache support. ◦ Report New RAID levels for storage volume fault tolerance. ◦ HP Smart Cache support.
4 Important notes and recommendations The drivers and firmware recipe information for enabling hp VirtualConnect support can be found at the following links: http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-3148ENW.pdf and http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02610285/ c02610285.pdf. 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.
