Introduction, What's new – HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual
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Introduction 7
Introduction
What's new
The user guide contains information about the following changes in VC 3.70/3.75:
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Discontinued support for old hardware:
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HP 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module
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HP 1/10Gb-F Virtual Connect Ethernet Module
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Support for new hardware:
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HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module
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HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Server series
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HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 Workstation series
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HP Integrity BL860c i4 Server Blades
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HP Integrity BL870c i4 Server Blades
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HP Integrity BL890c i4 Server Blades
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HP 7m C-series Active Copper SFP+ cables (QK701A)
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HP 10m C-series Active Copper SFP+ cables (QK702A)
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Cisco 7m copper active Twinax cables (SFP-H10GB-ACU7M)
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Cisco 10m copper active Twinax cables (SFP-H10GB-ACU10M)
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Virtual Connect Direct-Attach Fibre Channel for HP P10000 3PAR Storage Systems, HP 3PAR T-Class
and F-Class Storage Systems
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Manageability enhancements:
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VCM GUI access to telemetry information
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Advanced telemetry and statistics for Link Aggregation Groups and FlexNICs
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GUI access to the FC Port Statistics for HP FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Modules
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Improvements to the Statistics Throughout display and data collection
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Display of factory default MACs and WWNs in server profiles
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Added an FC/FCoE “Connect To” field to help identify how server ports are connected to the uplink
ports
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LLDP enhancements to more easily identify VC Ethernet modules on the network
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Improvements to the display of the MAC Address table to show the network name and VLAN ID
where the MAC address was learned, as well as display of the LAG membership table
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VCM GUI/CLI task progress activity indicator for predefined VCM operations
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Security enhancements:
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Support for 2048 bit SSL certificates and configurable SSL-CSR
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Activity logging improvements for TACACS+ accounting