HP-UX 11i June 2001 Release Notes

I/0 and Networking Cards

Network Drivers (new at 11i original release)

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The PCI Gigabit Ethernet cards are for use on:

• V2200, V2250, V2500, V2600, L1000, L2000, A180, and N4000

servers running the HP-UX 11i operating system, and

• B-, C-, and J-Class workstations running the HP-UX 10.20, 11.0, and

HP-UX 11i operating systems.

NOTE Refer to “Managing PCI Cards with OLA.R” in the Conﬁguring HP-UX

for Peripherals manual for information on doing online addition and

replacement of any Gigabit Ethernet cards.

The HSC card is for use on D-, K-, and R-Class servers running HP-UX

10.20, 11.0 and HP-UX 11i, with the following exceptions: The A4925A

HSC 1000Base-SX card is not supported on the D210, D220, D230, D310,

D320, and D330 systems.

The A4925A card is supported on the D250, D260, D270, D280, D350,

D360, D370, D380, D390, R380, and R390 systems.

Please check with your HP representative for a deﬁnitive list of HSC

card-supported systems.

Compatibility Issues

• The Gigabit Ethernet LAN software is for use with only the following

protocols: TCP/IP, ARPA, and NFS

• The HSC and PCI 1000Base-SX/9000 cards operate only at 1000

Mbps. They do not interoperate with 100Base-FX cards.

• The PCI 1000Base-T card operates at 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps. Only

full-duplex mode is supported at 1000 Mbps. The PCI 1000Base-T

card and link partner (for example, a switch) must be set to

autonegotiation to run at 1000Mbps.

• If using Jumbo Ethernet frames, ensure that all switches in the data

path support the Jumbo frame size and that both ends of the

connection support Jumbo frames. The 1000Base-T card supports

Jumbo frames only at 1000 Mbps.

• On A180, B132, B132L, B160, B160L, B180, and B180L platforms

running HP-UX 10.20, only one Gigabit Ethernet adapter is