Posts tagged "networking"

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VMworld Europe Independent #vBrownBag Tech Talk Sessions

Oct 12, 2012

The official ( session catalogue was huge and full of VMware sanctioned content. However running in parallel there was a fantastic community run fringe event. The ( guys stepped up to the plate and spent a lot of personal time to put together a whole series of short Tech Talks where anyone with something to say could have the spotlight. Now, this wasn't some soap box in the corner of a room wit...

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Updating HP Blade Chassis Firmware with HP Smart Update Manager

Sep 27, 2012

All of these components require firmware to run and many of them are from different manufactures such as Nic cards which can be made by Broadcom, Intel or Emulex. Managing this firmware can be a frustrating and time consuming process which adds another management layer separate from the Operating System, applications and even HP drivers installed on the actual blade servers. HP has previously h...

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HP G7/8 Blades: New Emulex firmware 4.1.450.7 released

Sep 10, 2012

HP has released a new firmware version _4.1.450.7_ of its Emulex OneConnect 10Gb Ethernet Controller which is used in HP G7 and G8 Blades. This is a standalone image so not part of the ( release which is unfortunate. The new firmware release notes state the following: Added support for the following operating systems: Resolved Issues from Firmware Version 4.1.402.20: I’ve updated my post: (

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HP releases Virtual Connect 3.70 & Onboard Administrator 3.60 firmware

Sep 10, 2012

HP has released its latest Virtual Connect Firmware which is used in HP c-Class Chassis with Flex-10, FlexFabric, VC Enet and FC Module interconnect modules. This release adds support for some new hardware: You can now rollback from a previous firmware upgrade without having to delete the VC domain which is good news. There are also number of management enhancements such as _Advanced telemetry...

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Looking into the future at VMworld

Aug 13, 2012

This will be my first time attending VMworld US as living in London I have attended VMworld Europe previously so am excited to see the differences, enjoy the bigger conference and meet some more fellow vExperts and other community members. There's obviously a huge amount that goes on at the conference from the keynote speaches, breakout sessions, panel discussions, labs, formal and informal mee...

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HP G7 Blades: New Emulex firmware 4.1.402.20 released

Jul 2, 2012

The June HP Service Pack for ProLiant 2012.06.0(B) had a _4.1.402.8_ firmware version so it looks like it only had a lifespan of a month and has now been superseded by _4.1.402.20_. Unfortunately it doesn't look like the HP VMware Recipe for June has been updated ( The installation is as before and requires you to boot off an .ISO and update manually. (I have a dream that one day...) Before Jun...

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HP G7 Blade new Emulex be2net ESX(i) drivers 4.1.334.0 now supported

Jun 6, 2012

VMware recently released a ( for both ESX(i) 4.x and ESXi 5.x for the Emulex OneConnect 10Gb Ethernet Controller which is used in HP G7 Blades. These new drivers were not supported by HP when released but HP has now certified this driver and included it its new ( ESX(i) 4.x ( ESXi 5.x ( I’ve updated my post: (

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HP releases Virtual Connect firmware 3.60

Jun 6, 2012

HP has released a new version of its Virtual Connect Firmware 3.60 which is used in HP c-Class Chassis with Flex-10, FlexFabric, VC Enet and FC Module interconnect modules. ( This release adds support for the following server models, HBAs and Adapters: This update has fixed quite a number of bugs, 14 are listed in the ( but there are 7 new issues reported so make sure you read the notes carefully.

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New Emulex be2net drivers for ESX(i) 4.x and ESXi 5.x but they're not supported yet for HP G7 Blades

May 2, 2012

Update: 06 June 2012 - These drivers are now supported by HP - ( Update: 11 May 2012 to amend link and try work out HP support. Apologies I had the wrong ESX(i) version link in the original post and hadn't properly investigated HP support for Virtual Connect/FlexFabric which is confusing. Sorry, Sloppy me! :-( VMware has released a new Emulex be2net driver version 4.1.334.0 for both ESX(i) 4.x...

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New HP Blade Onboard Administrator 3.55 Firmware released

Apr 4, 2012

HP has released two new firmware updates for its blade chassis, ( and ( These were both released on the same day. 3.50 was released to support Gen 8 blades and is required before you insert any Gen 8 blades into your enclosure (along with having Virtual Connect 3.51). There are also a lot of other fixes. You will also need to update HP SIM to at least 6.3 to be able to discover OAs from 3.30 up...

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