Drivers & software

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Reboot Requirement:
Reboot is required after installation for updates to take effect and hardware stability to be maintained.

Installation:

To use Smart Update Manager from the HPE Service Pack for ProLiant Remote Online:

1. Place the SPP on a USB key using the HPE USB Key Creator Utility.
2. Place the desired driver to be updated in the directory /SPP20xxxxx/hp/swpackages on the USB key.
3. Mount the USB key on a remote server running Windows or Linux. 
4. Change directory to /hp/swpackages and execute ./hpsum.
5. Select the "Next" button. 
6. Click "Add Single Target." 
7. Enter the IP or DNS address of the ESXi host to be updated.
8. Enter the ESXi host credentials (root or administrator username and password).
9. Follow Smart Update Manager steps and complete the update.

To update the driver using VMware tools:

1. Unzip the HPE component zip file to extract the driver zip file.
2. Copy the driver zip file extracted in the previous step to the VMware host server.
3. Unzip the driver zip file to obtain the driver offline bundle zip file.
4. Use VMware vSphere Update Manager (VUM) or esxcli commands to install the driver offline bundle.
5. Refer to VMware documentation for information on VUM and the esxcli commands for more information.

End User License Agreements:
HPE Software License Agreement v1

Upgrade Requirement:
Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version.

Important:

This component is intended to be used by HPE applications. It is a zip file that contains the same driver deliverable available from the vmware.com and the HPE vibsdepot.hp.com webpages, plus an HPE specific CP0xxxxx.xml file.

HPE recommends the firmware provided in HPE QLogic NX2 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for VMware, version 1.25.11 or later, for use with this driver.

Notes:

This product contains the following drivers:

• qcnic, version 1.0.26.0
• qfle3i, version 1.0.23.0
• qfle3, version 1.0.86.0
• qfle3f, version 1.0.68.0

Supported Devices and Features:

These drivers support the following network adapters:

• HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 530SFP+ Adapter
• HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 530T Adapter
• HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 533FLR-T Adapter
• HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+ Adapter
• HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534M Adapter
• HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB Adapter
• HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630FLB Adapter
• HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630M Adapter
• HP StoreFabric CN1100R Dual Port Converged Network Adapter
• HPE StoreFabric CN1100R-T Dual Port Converged Network Adapter
• HPE Synergy 2820C 10Gb Converged Network Adapter
• HPE Synergy 3820C 10/20Gb Converged Network Adapter

Upgrade Requirement:
Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version.

This product addresses a PSOD seen when unloading the driver.  

This product addresses a latency issue with NXS+VLAN configurations due to lock contentions on the Tx side.

This product addresses an issue where the adapter becomes unresponsive on server boot up.

This product addresses an issue where not all driver queues are active.

This component is intended to be used by HPE applications. It is a zip file that contains the same driver deliverable available from the vmware.com and the HPE vibsdepot.hp.com webpages, plus an HPE specific CP0xxxxx.xml file.

HPE recommends the firmware provided in HPE QLogic NX2 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for VMware, version 1.25.11 or later, for use with this driver.