HPE VSA 12.8

[regi_p]

Hi, 

Chatting with HPE VSA 12.8 is a major release due in 1-2 months time. After updating think you can go 

Name Patch Date Build ESXi 6.7 Update 3  Date 2019-08-20  Build 14320388

Cheers

/R

[Rachna-K]

@regi_p Could you please elaborate on the request as its not clear what assistance is required from us.

[regi_p]

Hi no assistance just wanted to know when is the next major update for VSA will be released ie 12.8 ? Spoke to HPE VSA support team member & he said by end of this Month or early Oct ? Do you have any news on this ? Also the changes in the new release ? 

My VSA & P4300 G2 are all running fine & are on latest OS 

Just a general enquiry 

Cheers

/R

[Rachna-K]

@regi_p Thank you for the information.

SAN/iQ 12.8 is not released yet and as of now there is no ETA.

[regi_p]

Thanks for the info. It's a shame SAN I/Q VSA etc.. are rock solid products HPE underestimated the power of this i think 

(HPE are killing VSA anyway so no regular updates & I'm not surprised) 

Have a nice day & All the best 

/R

[Rachna-K]

@regi_p I understand. VSA is one of the best products we have.

SAN/iQ 12.8 was supposed to be released by now but for some reason its postponed.

Might get an update on the release date in few days.

[ACS_RobertoM]

But for support VSA on vSphere 6.7 Update 3 we must wait the major release 12.8 or at this moment versione 12.7 is supported?

Because I have a problem with PSOD on dl380 Gen10 and the bug was resolved with Update 3.

Thank you

[Rachna-K]

@regi_p 

Please be informed that SAN/iQ 12.8 is now released and can be downloaded from Software portal.

https://h20392.www2.hpe.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=StoreVirtualSW

[Moderator edit: Removed the broken link. Please refer to https://support.hpe.com/]

[Rachna-K]

@ACS_RobertoM 

SAN/iQ 12.8 is now released.

We need to check the Release Notes for compatibility.

[regi_p]

@Rachna-K  can you pls answer the below question 

Hi thanks for the info. I have alreday updated my 3 VSA cluster all are good.

I guess now i can upgrade my ESX hosts to 

ESXi 6.7 Update 3  Date  2019-08-20 Build 14320388 ?

[Rachna-K]

@regi_p 

I would recommend we check in Release Notes first before proceeding with the Upgrade.

Waiting for the Release Notes to be published. 

[regi_p]

@Rachna-K 

Hi HPE StoreVirtual OS Version 12.8 Release Notes are out 

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=a00090216en_us

Can i upgrade to below ?

ESXi 6.7 Update 3 ESXi670-update3   Date: 2019-08-20     Build: 14320388

[Rachna-K · Accepted solution]

@regi_p Thank you for the update.

I did check the Release Notes and as per that Hypervisor 6.7 is supported.

[regi_p]

@Rachna-K Thank you very much sir & keep up the good work (Pls don't kill the VSA/SAN I/Q LOL)

Have a nice day 

/R

[Stefano Colombo]

Hello

I couldn't find any docs that specify the support  for esxi 6.7U3 , only 6.7U2 so far , so I wonder if anyone has different info

12.8 RN does not add any support information regarding ESXI 6.7U3 .

SPOCK still mention only 6.7U2

Can anyone point me to updated docs , if any ?

[regi_p]

FYI: I have applied 

Gen10 Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version 2019.12.0

And the very latest vSphere ESXi 6.7 Build with latest VSA & all are good 

Name: ESXi 6.7 Patch 1 Patch: ESXi670-201912001 Date: 2019-12-05  Build:15160138

https://www.virten.net/vmware/esxi-release-build-number-history/

[Rachna-K]

@regi_p Thank you for the update.

[regi_p]

Hi now HPE have released the custom ISO with all the patches, drives etc... for VMW 7.0

https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/downloads/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI70-HPE&productId=974

Are we ready to upgrde the VSA hosts ? I'm on the very latest on VSA + HPE SPP on my G10's 

Please advise 

/R

[regi_p]

Hi FYI 

I have done the upgrade of all my VSA hosts to latest HPE VMW 7.0 & all are working without any issue 

Remember this is an upgrade of latest VSA hosts from VMW 6.7 to 7.0 HPE custom image 

It's a shame HPE is killing VSA & someone should buy VSA/SAN/IQ from HPE LOL - It's a rock solid product 

Have a good day 

/R

[Rachna-K]

@regi_p 

Thank you for the update.

The latest HPE SPOCK does not mention about the ESXi 7.0 yet.

I do understand. HPE StoreVirtual VSA is one of the best products. 

Have a good day.

[regi_p]

Hi also note I don't use any special plugins or drivers etc... with VSA ie just a 3 node all flash VSA cluster running on 3 X G10's with 10Gbps iSCSI for ESX. So far so good. Make sure you have the latest HPE SPP and very latest BIOS below 

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_8bf8f20d0838488e83b6b4a4ac#tab-history

Type:

BIOS (Login Required) - System ROM

Version:

2.34_04-08-2020(22 Apr 2020)

[fishfinder]

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It's a shame HPE is killing VSA & someone should buy VSA/SAN/IQ from HPE LOL - It's a rock solid product 

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That's a fact.  I wish someone at HPE would either invest in it or sell it to someone who would.