HP VMware vSphere 5.1 Customized Image Release Notes for February 2013

FCoE on Emulex CNAs
To support FCoE on Emulex CNAs on vSphere 5.1, HP recommends using the versions of the
vSphere 5.1 Emulex drivers as defined in the HP ProLiant server and option firmware and driver
support recipe document available at: http://vibsdepot.hp.com.
iSCSI on Emulex
iSCSI on Emulex is now supported on vSphere 5.1 using the versions of the Emulex drivers defined
in the October HP ProLiant server and option firmware and driver support recipe document available
at: http://vibsdepot.hp.com.
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers do not report the correct Smart Array License version
The Smart Array License version reported by the HP Insight Management WBEM providers
(‘VersionString’ property in the SMX_SALicense class) is empty or has a wrong value.
Consumers of HP Insight Management WBEM Providers like HP SIM will also be affected as they
do not get the appropriate Smart Array license version from the provider.
The custom image/depot contains a vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) plugin for the P2000
G3 array. ESXi hosts configured with a P711m, P712m or P721m Smart Array controller, P2000
G3 storage array, and the P2000 G3 VAAI plugin will experience an issue which impacts boot
from storage and datastore creation on attached P2000 LUNs. As a result of this issue, booting the
ESXi host from a P2000 LUN is not supported.
To support datastores on the P2000, a workaround must be implemented which disables the VAAI
Atomic Test and Set (ATS) primitive. To disable ATS, execute the following command on the ESXi
host from local command shell or remote esxcli:
esxcli system settings advanced set –i 0 –o
/VMFS3/HardwareAcceleratedLocking
8 Important notes and recommendations