HP updates its customised images for VMware ESXi 5.1 and 5.0 Update 2 for Feb 2013

HP has updated its ESXi 5.x customised images as part of its Service Pack for Proliant (SPP) Feb 2013 update.

HP’s customised images are fully integrated sets of specific drivers and software that are tested to work together. You can see the list of Driver Versions in HP supplied VMware ESX/ESXi images.

I have done an extensive update of my HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 & VMware ESX(i) pre-requisites post which includes these new customised images.

HP Custom Image for VMware ESXi 5.1 February 2013: VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-HP-5.34.23.iso

The new and updated features for the HP vSphere 5.1 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.
- Update reporting of Smart Array Cache Status to align with firmware and iLO.
AMS features:
- Report running SW processes to HP Insight Remote Support.
- Report vSphere 5.1 SNMP agent management IP and enable VMware vSphere 5.1 SNMP agent to report iLO4 management IP.
- IML logging for NIC, and SAS traps.
- Limit AMS log file size and support log redirection as defined by the ESXi host parameter: ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation
SR-IOV Support:
- Updated Intel 10Gb network driver to enable SR-IOV for the HP 560FLB, 560M, 560SFP+, and 560FLR-SFP+.

HP Custom Image for VMware ESXi 5.0.0 Update 2 February 2013: VMware-ESXi-5.0.0-Update2-914586-HP-5.27.20.iso

The new and updated features for the HP vSphere 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.
- Update reporting of Smart Array Cache Status to align with firmware and iLO.
AMS features:
- Report running SW processes to HP Insight Remote Support.
- IML logging for NIC, and SAS traps.
- Limit AMS log file size and support log redirection as defined by the ESXi host parameter: ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation