HP VMware vSphere 5.1 Customized Image Release Notes for October 2012 Abstract This document provides the latest release information for HP VMware vSphere 5.1 Customized Image.
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Contents 1 2 3 4 Navigation tips..........................................................................................4 HP VMware vSphere 5.1 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 vSphere 5.1 Customized Image The HP vSphere 5.1 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 vSphere 5.1 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 vSphere 5.1 Customized Image for October 2012 include: • VMware vSphere 5.1 is supported on new Gen8 servers. • Updated VMware IOVP Certified Device Drivers added to HP vSphere 5.1 installation images for HP device enablement. • Updated providers: • ◦ New Gen8 servers and new hardware. ◦ Supports HP SmartMemory. Updated Agentless Management Service to: ◦ 6 Support new hardware.
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.
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.
