November 2021 VMware Software Recipe

1 Technical white paper November 2021 vmware software recipe Table of contents About this document 2 Document Update Policy 2 Important Support Notes 3 HPE System Management Software 5 Revision History 6 2 About this document This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers, Virtual Connect and storage systems. HPE assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels. This document does not apply to HPE Superdome servers. For information on HPE Superdome, see the following links: HPE Integrity Superdome X HPE Superdome Flex Information on HPE Synergy supported VMware ESXi OS releases, HPE ESXi Custom Images and HPE Synergy SPPs is available at: VMware OS Support Tool for HPE Synergy For more information on HPE Synergy Software Releases, see the following link.

2 HPE Synergy Software Releases - Overview Document Update Policy A new version of this Recipe will be published when a new HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) is published, when a new HPE Maintenance Supplement Bundle (MSB) is published, when VMware publishes a new OS Release ( ) or when VMware publishes a new update release ( U1). A Customer Notice will be released to notify customers of a newly published Recipe document. To sign up to receive Customer Notice notifications please see the instructions below: Go to In the Choose a product category search for VMware vSphere Software In the search results, select VMware vSphere Software Select Add select products Important Support Notes This document provides information for using VMware vSphere Update 3 and VMware vSphere OS releases in conjunction with the Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version For information on how to deploy and update VMware vSphere using the VUP or the SPP, vibsdepot and the HPE Custom Image, see Deploying and Updating vSphere on HPE Servers.

3 Review the SPP and VUP Component Notes on to find which firmware and driver components are included in the SPP and the VUP. Review the vibsdepot directories to find the drivers and Software included in the HPE Custom Images. For the alignment of SPP versions to vibsdepot release directories for pre-Gen9 see: For the alignment of SPP versions to vibsdepot release directories for Gen9 and newer see: Review the SPP Support Statement document to understand the support policy for the VUP releases. The drivers in the VUP and SPP are also included in the HPE Custom image, available from or available on HPE s vibsdepot ( , , ) for this release. The system management Software is included in the HPE Custom Image, available from or available on HPE s vibsdepot ( , and ) for this release.

4 VMware vSphere Update 3, VMware vSphere Update 3, VMware vSphere Update 2, VMware vSphere Update 3, and VMware vSphere Update 2 are the VMware Releases that have been tested against Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) version Note: The Gen10 Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version includes driver, SW and online FW components for Gen10 and Gen10 Plus servers running VMware vSphere , , and The Gen9 Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version includes driver, SW and online FW components for Gen 9 servers running VMware vSphere , and For Driver and Software versions: Please view the HPE customized image contents page. For FW versions: Please view the For the list of HPE Custom ISO s that are supported with SPP please see table below.

5 OS Version HPE Custom Image HPE Custom Image Identifier Driver Updates Software Updates vSphere Update 3 HPE Custom Image for VMware vSphere Update 3 (26 October 2021) No driver updates required. No Software updates required. vSphere Update 2 HPE Custom Image for VMware vSphere Update 2 (04 May 2021) Driver Updates are required Required drivers are available from: Gen10 and Gen9 SPPs at: Offline bundles updates at: Software updates are required Required Software is available from: Gen10 and Gen9 SPPs at: Offline bundle updates at: vSphere Update 3 HPE Custom Image for VMware vSphere Update 3 (26 November 2021) No driver updates required.

6 No Software updates required. 4 vSphere Update 2 HPE Custom Image for VMware vSphere Update 2 (11 April 2019) Driver Updates are required Required drivers are available from: VUM online updates at: Offline bundles updates at: Gen10 and Gen9 SPPs at: Software updates are required Required Software is available from: VUM online updates at: Offline bundle updates at: Gen10 and Gen9 SPPs at: vSphere Update 3 HPE Custom Image for VMware vSphere Update 3 (26 October 2021) No driver updates required. No Software updates required. vSphere Update 2 HPE Custom Image for VMware vSphere Update 2 (01 April 2019) Driver Updates are required Required drivers are available from: VUM online updates at: Offline bundles updates at: Gen10 and Gen9 SPPs at: Software updates are required Required Software is available from: VUM online updates at: Offline bundle updates at: Gen10 and Gen9 SPPs at: Notes: Gen10 SPP version supports use with vLCM/HSM with vSphere (OneView HSM only) and (OneView and iLO Amplifier HSM).

7 For more information, see Software and drivers in the and release directories matches the Gen10 SPP version SPP at and the Gen9 SPP version SPP at with some exceptions as described in For a complete reference on which HPE Server models support which version of VMware OS, you can access the HPE Server Support Matrix from the HPE website here. This Recipe should be used in conjunction with the HPE Server Support Matrix to build a supported HW and SW configuration. A new version of this document will be published when a new HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) is published, when a new HPE Maintenance Supplement Bundle (MSB) is published, when VMware publishes a new OS Release ( ) or when VMware publishes a new update release ( U1).

8 HPE System Management Software Product ESXi Versions Current Version Supported Current Offline Bundle HPE Agentless Management Bundle for vSphere for Gen10 vSphere Agentless Management Bundle for vSphere for Gen9 vSphere HPE ESXi Utilities Offline Bundle for VMware vSphere vSphere iLO Native Driver for VMware vSphere vSphere CRU Native Driver for VMware vSphere vSphere Smart Storage Administrator CLI of vSphere vSphere integrated Smart Update Tools for vSphere vSphere SMX Provider Component for vSphere vSphere Fiber Channel and Storage Enablement Component for vSphere vSphere Virtual NIC Enablement Component for vSphere U1 vSphere HPE Restful Interface Tool for vSphere vSphere HPE ESXi Offline Bundle for VMware vSphere for Gen9 vSphere HPE Agentless Management Service Offline Bundle for VMware vSphere for Gen10 vSphere HPE ESXi Utilities Offline Bundle for VMware vSphere vSphere HPE integrated Smart Update Tool for VMware vSphere vSphere HPE Restful Interface Tool for vSphere and vSphere.

9 VSphere HPE ESXi Offline Bundle for VMware vSphere for Gen9 vSphere HPE Agentless Management Service Offline Bundle for VMware vSphere for Gen10 vSphere HPE ESXi Utilities Offline Bundle for VMware vSphere vSphere HPE integrated Smart Update Tool for VMware vSphere vSphere 6 Revision History Date Version Change Description Added support for vSphere Update 3 HPE Custom Image with P06 release. Added support for Gen10 and Gen9 SPPs Version and October-26-2021 HPE Custom Images for vSphere , vSphere and vSphere Added support for vSphere Update 3 HPE Custom Image OS Release and VMware Upgrade Pack (VUP) Update to VUP Add SPP Update to VUP Update vibsdepot directories for 70U1 and 70U2 device drivers.

10 Fix supported SPP version listed above the OS/SPP/vibsdepot table. Added support for the VMware Upgrade Pack (VUP) and , and Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Added support for the May 2021 HPE Custom Images for vSphere Update 2, vSphere Update 1, vSphere Update 3 and vSphere Update 3. Added support for vSphere Update 2 HPE Custom Image OS Release and VMware Upgrade Pack (VUP) Added support for the VMware Upgrade Pack (VUP) and the January 2021 HPE Custom Images for vSphere Update 1, vSphere Update 3 and vSphere Update 3. Fix Driver and Software Update columns for vSphere Custom Image. Added support for vSphere Update 1, vSphere 67 Update 3 and vSphere Update 3 HPE Custom Images October 2020 release, and VMware Upgrade Pack (VUP) and Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Update versions to , , and add Note for Security fixes made with these new versions.