HP VMware vSphere 5.1 U2 Customized Image Release Notes for February 2014

3 New and updated in this release
The new and updated features for the HP vSphere 5.1 U2 Customized Image for February 2014
include:
• Provider Features
FC HBA Indications added to report FC port status change◦
◦ Report Smart Array Cache size when the cache size is large
◦ Report Smart Array Cache status
◦ Aligned smart array indications with that of Windows providers
◦ Feature support for Smart Array Encryption
◦ Feature support for Rapid Parity Initialization in Smart Array Provider
◦ Provider Synch-up to align with DMTF SMBIOS 2.7.1 spec
◦ Dynamic iLO IP address update
◦ IPv6 support for OA
• SR-IOV Support
Refer to the HP ProLiant server and option firmware and driver support recipe on http://
vibsdepot.hp.com for the list of supported SR-IOV adapters and drivers.
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◦ For additional details on supported servers, Guest Operating Systems, SR-IOV limitations,
configuration steps, and troubleshooting, see the HP White Paper – Implementing SR-IOV
on HP ProLiant Servers with VMware vSphere 5.1.
• AMS features
◦ Added support for Fiber Channel
6 New and updated in this release