HP-UX 11i June 2001 Release Notes

I/0 and Networking Cards
Network Drivers (new at 11i original release)
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NOTE The configuration files used by the PCI and HSC-based Fast Ethernet
networking drivers must be combined, either by use of a script or
manually, into one configuration file before upgrading to HP-UX 11i.
The configuration files used by the above drivers in HP-UX 10.20 and
11.0 — hpbtlanconf (btlan), hpbase100conf (btlan3), hpgsc100conf
(btlan4), hppci100conf (btlan5) and hpsppci100conf (btlan6) which
are in the /etc/rc.config.d directory — will be merged into one
called hpbtlanconf by running the preupdate script BTLAN.100. The
merged configuration file hpbtlanconf will be used by the consolidated
driver btlan.
Merging must be done before updating, because the interface used to
recognize the host might be PCI/HSC-based Fast Ethernet, which could
have been configured in one of the configuration files that has to be
maintained for the update to proceed. Since the update procedure needs
the link up during configuration of products.
The merged configuration file created by the BTLAN.100 script will be
placed temporarily in the /var/adm/sw/save_custom/UNIFIED_MER
directory. During the consolidated btlan driver installation it will be
moved to the /etc/rc.config.d directory as hpbtlanconf.
This script will merge only the above driver specific configuration files if
the corresponding hardware is present on the system, and if the files
have at least one lan interface configured. For example, if the system had
the HSC based (btlan4) and corresponding hardware (HSC cards), then
the hpgsc100conf configuration file should have at least one card
configured in it. During the update process, the original configuration
files will be saved with the extension .obsolete.
If the update process is abandoned because of preupdate script failures
other than syntax errors in configuration files or a duplicate LAN
interface error, then the configuration files have to be merged manually.
When that has been done, restart the update process.
Manual Merging
Manual merging has to be done prior to the update process in the event
of failure of the update process, as discussed in the previous section.
Once the update process is restarted, the user should answer NO (N) at