HP-UX 11i June 2002 Release Notes

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common to the port and to the infrastructure connecting the port. Using the fcmsutil
diagnostic tool, you can display link speed and Vital Product Data (VPD) information
programmed on the adapter.
The A6795A adapter operates on the following platforms running HP-UX 11.00, 11i, or
later Operating Environments:
• A400, A500, L-class, N-class, and Superdome servers
• J6000 workstations
The A6795A adapter will support all of the fabric topologies currently supported by the
existing Tachlite adapter. Boot support for the first release will be only on the N- and
L-class systems.
Summary of Changes
• As of December 2001, the HP-UX 11i Fibre Channel driver version is B.11.11.09.
Although this driver is pre-installed with each of the HP-UX Operating
Environments, you can also obtain it from the December 2001 application release
CD. The Fibre Channel 11i driver is a common driver for the following Fibre Channel
Host Bus Adapters:
— A5158A PCI 1Gb Tachyon TL adapter
— A6684A HSC Tachlite adapter
— A6685A HSC Tachlite adapter
— A6795A PCI 2Gb Tachyon XL2 adapter
• HP has created a new Fibre Channel Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA)
Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Application Programming Interface (API). The SNIA HBA
API is a C library interface that provides both a common HBA API library for all
HP-UX HBA vendors and a vendor-specific API library for HP’s Tachyon/Tachlite
Fibre Channel adapters. The API software is part of the driver and is installed at the
same time. The intended users of this API are programmers who want to create
applications for managing SANs networks.
• As of December 2001, you can use the HSC Tachlite adapters (A6684A and A6685A)
on the following additional platforms:
— D320
— D330
— D220
— D230
The HSC Tachlite adapters (A6684A and A6685A) will also support boot on K260,
K360, K460, D390, R390, K370, K570, and K580.
• Changes have also been made to the Fibre Channel online diagnostic tool, fcmsutil,
to support the A6795A adapter. When you use the command, fcmsutil/dev/tdx
(where x is the number assigned to the adapter), the following additional
information will display:
— Link Speed (1Gb or 2Gb)
— Dino Present on Card
— Maximum Frame Size
— Driver Version