HPE Synergy Software Releases - What's New?

★HPE Synergy Composer2 (HPE OneView) 8.8

HPE Synergy Composer2 (HPE OneView) 8.8 provides a user interface (UI) redesign for registering HPE OneView Remote Support (OVRS) client to HPE Support Center Group.

NOTE: Updates to OVRS client UI adhere to HPE OneView User Experience design constraints and guidelines.

For a complete list of enhancements, see the HPE OneView 8.8 Release Notes for HPE Synergy.

★HPE Synergy Service Pack (SSP) 2024.01.02 – January 2024

HPE Synergy Service Pack (SSP) 2024.01.02 includes the following enhancements:

  • 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor support for the HPE Synergy 480 Gen11 Compute Module

  • DDR5 5600 memory support for the HPE Synergy 480 Gen11 Compute Module

  • OS support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 and 9.3

  • OS support for Oracle Linux 8.9 and 9.3

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 support for the HPE Synergy 4610C 10/25Gb Ethernet Adapter

For Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) support with Gen11 servers, see Intel Virtual RAID on CPU for HPE Gen11 User Guide

HPE SSP 2024.01.02 contains the following known issues and limitations:

  • The HPE Synergy 3530C 16G FC HBA and HPE Synergy 5330C 32Gb FC HBA are not supported for coexistence in the same HPE Synergy compute node.

  • The HPE Synergy 3530C 16G FC HBA is not supported on VMware ESXi 8.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x, Ubuntu, and Oracle Linux.

  • The HPE Synergy 3820C 10/20Gb Converged Network Adapter (CNA) is not supported on VMware ESXi 8.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x.

For a specific list of firmware and software smart components included with this ISO, see the HPE Synergy Service Pack version SY-2024.01.02 contents list.

NOTE:

Synergy unmanaged switches firmware are independent of HPE Synergy Service Packs (SSP) and therefore do not follow, nor are a part of the SSP. HPE always recommends running the latest firmware to ensure you have the latest security patches, bug fixes and enhancements.

★HPE Synergy Composer2 (HPE OneView) 8.7

HPE Synergy Composer2 (HPE OneView) 8.7 adds an enhancement for HPE OneView Remote Support clients to be registered with an HPESC group so that the connected hardware and created cases (remote support tickets) originating from the client are viewable in the HPESC portal by all group members.

For a complete list of enhancements, see the HPE OneView 8.7 Release Notes for HPE Synergy.