June 2011

I will be publishing a long blog around flexfabric and Virtual Connect in the next few weeks. Below are a list of links that anyone working in this area should find helpful.

HP/VMware Integration and Downloads
http://www.hp.com/go/vmware

HP ESX ISO Download
https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPVM08

HP ESXi ISO Download
https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPVM06

VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 Driver – Supports G6 Blades – Broadcom BNX2
http://downloads.vmware.com/d/details/dt_esx41_broadcom_netxtremeii_032311/ZHcqYnR0anBidGR3

VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 Driver – Supports G6 Blades – Broadcom BNX2
http://downloads.vmware.com/d/details/dt_esxi40_broadcom_bcm57xxx/ZHcqYnR0d3BiZCVodw==

HP Insight Control for VMware
HP Insight Control for Microsoft Systems Center
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/integration.html

HP Virtual Connect for Dummies – FREE PDF
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/virtualconnect/connectfordummies/regForm.html

HP BladeSystem c-Class Onboard Administrator 3.21
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&swItem=MTX-18107ca743dd482c838f812d6e

Firmware image for offline update of Emulex based CNAs, LOMs and Ethernet Adapters
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=US&swItem=co-91430-1

HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Firmware, (ALL – vcfw317all.bin)
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&swItem=MTX-53fa80377be94cca8a0df84d98

Virtual Connect 3.17 Release Notes
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02774957/c02774957.pdf

HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface for c-Class BladeSystem Version 3.10/3.15
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02514404/c02514404.pdf

HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Setup and Installation Guide
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01732252/c01732252.pdf

HP Virtual Connect Ethernet Cookbook:Single and Multi Enclosure Domain (Stacked) Scenarios
August 2010
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01990371/c01990371.pdf

HP Virtual Connect Multi-Enclosure Stacking Reference Guide
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02102153/c02102153.pdf

HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility (Windows)
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&swItem=MTX-7fae0fbc49bb4e4aa819292a08

HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility Version 1.5.2 Release Notes
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02655440/c02655440.pdf

HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Support Utility Version 1.5.2 User Guide
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02657939/c02657939.pdf

HP BladeSystem Foundation – Smartstart/Firmware/Management DVDs
Click on the Downloads tab toward the middle of the page.
http://www.hp.com/go/foundation

HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00810839/c00810839.pdf

HP BladeSystem Networking Reference Architecture:
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric Module and VMware vSphere 4
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02499726/c02499726.pdf

HP BladeSystem ProLiant Firmware Management Best Practices
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02225412/c02225412.pdf

HP BladeSystem ProLiant Firmware Management Best Practices – Implementer Guide
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02049593/c02049593.pdf

HP Virtual Connect Home Page
http://www.hp.com/go/virtualconnect

HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 & FlexFabric Cisco Nexus 5000 & 2000 series Integration
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02656171/c02656171.pdf

HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology: Convergence with FlexFabric components
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01608922/c01608922.pdf

HP Virtual Connect Cookbook with Flex-10 Scenarios
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01990371/c01990371.pdf

HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric Cookbook
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02616817/c02616817.pdf

HP Virtual Connect for the Cisco Network Administrator
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01386629/c01386629.pdf

HP Virtual Connect with iSCSI Cookbook
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02533991/c02533991.pdf

HP Virtual Connect: Common Myths, Misperceptions, and Objections, Second Edition
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02058339/c02058339.hires.pdf