HPE Synergy Firmware Feature Comparison Table
For HPE Synergy Management Combination 5.4 with Image Streamer 5.2
The following table provides new supported features for the selected HPE Synergy Management Combination and HPE Synergy Custom SPPs.
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| HPE Synergy Custom SPP | 2021.01 | 2020.07 | 2020.05.02 | 2019.03.20200324a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPE Synergy Custom SPP -- Core SPP Date | Jan-21 | Jul-20 | May-20 | Mar-19 |
| New HPE Synergy Hardware | ||||
| HPE VC SE 100Gb F32 Module for HPE Synergy (FW version) | 2.1.2.1003 | 2.1.1.1003 | 2.1.0.1003 | — |
| HPE Synergy 50Gb Interconnect Link Module (25/50Gb Satellite module) | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| HPE Synergy 6820C 25/50Gb Converged Network Adapter | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| HPE Synergy Composer2 Management Appliance | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| HPE Synergy 4-port Frame Link Module | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| Existing HPE Synergy hardware | ||||
| HPE VC SE 40Gb F8 Module for HPE Synergy (FW version) | 1.6.2.1001 | 1.6.1.1002 | 1.6.0.1004 | 1.4.2.1005 |
| HPE VC SE 32Gb FC Module for HPE Synergy | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| HPE VC SE 16Gb FC Module for HPE Synergy | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| HPE Synergy Composer (1st gen) Management Appliance | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| HPE Synergy 2-port Frame Link Module | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| HPE Synergy Composer2 features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen10 Architecture | ||||
| UEFI and iLO 5 | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| 8-core processor with 64Gb memory | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| User interface responsiveness enhancements | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| Performance improvements for operations at scale | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| iLO Remote Access | ||||
| iLO access for remote datacenter management | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| Remote power controls, remote console, and re-imaging using iLO Virtual Media | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| Security | ||||
| Secure boot to validate Composer2 firmware to the iLO "Silicon Root of Trust" | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| Composer2 iLO access uses CNSA security mode (secure by default) | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| HPE Composer (1st gen) and HPE Composer2 features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Connect Fabric and Networking | ||||
| Advanced L2 features for 100Gb HPE Synergy VC Interconnect Module | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| HPE Synergy IPv6 support with device assignment/address pools | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| Large network set support | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| Arista ToR support | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| 'Update from Group' progress indicator enhancements for Logical Interconnects (LI) | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Storage | ||||
| Brocade REST API (FOS) for BNA replacement | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Supportability and Remote Support | ||||
| Firmware update task cancellation capability | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| 'Global secondary contact' added in HPE OneView Remote Support | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Support Dump previews | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Security | ||||
| Data-at-rest encryption in HPE Synergy Composer | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Template and Profile Enhancements | ||||
| Cluster profile 'rolling cluster update' for VMware vSAN | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Consistency Reporting for FW & BIOS (Server Profile to Server Hardware | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Firmware updates | ||||
| Firmware Compliance Dashboard for Gen10-based servers | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Server firmware 'retries during failure' enhancements | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Fine-grained progress indicators during firmware update process | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Additional enhancements | ||||
| iLO Configuration for Hostname & Key manager setup | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| 'Noisy alert' suppression enhancements | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Display-of-progress reporting enhancements for long-running tasks | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| WCAG 2.0 Accessibility standards for Keyboard Operations | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| HPE Synergy Image Streamer features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-upgrade health checks of HPE Synergy Image Streamer management and storage clusters | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Interconnect SFP+ ports (X1 & X2) support on 'VC SE 100Gb F32 Module for HPE Synergy' for Image Streamer use | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| HPE Synergy Composer2 operations support by Image Streamer | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
| Support tools bundles into Image Streamer (for health check use by HPE Support) | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
OS deployment artifacts for Image Streamer operation with: | ||||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 and SP4 versions | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS with BTRFS filesystem using artifacts with FAT32 content | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 version | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 version | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 version (No Marvell support) | Supported | Supported | Supported | — |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS with XFS filesystem using artifacts with FAT32 content | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |