HP-UX 11i June 2004 Release Notes

Networking and Mass Storage Drivers
Always-Installed Mass Storage Drivers
Chapter 7
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updated for June
2004
FibrChanl-01 has been updated to incorporate defect fixes.
updated for
December 2003
With the December 2003 release, the Fibre Channel fcd driver now also supports the
new A9782A and A9784A Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet Combo HBAs. The A9782A is
a new 2-port HBA with a 1 x optical Fibre Channel port and a 1 x optical Gigabit
Ethernet port. The A9784A is a new 2-port HBA with a 1 x optical Fibre Channel port
and a 1 x copper Gigabit Ethernet port. Support for the A9782A and A9784A begins with
fcd driver version B.11.11.02 in bundle FibrChanl-01.
new for September
2003
The fcd driver supports the Dual Port Fibre Channel adapter A6826A, which is a dual
port 2Gb-capable adapter that operates in PCI 33MHz/66Mhz and PCI-X
66Mhz/100Mhz/133Mhz bus speeds with a 64-bit bus width.
Documentation
For more information on the A6826A Dual Port Fibre Channel adapter, see the HP Fibre
Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide located at http://www.docs.hp.com,
under “Networking and Communications.”
Fibre Channel Tachlite Driver
new for December
2001
Now available is the new 2Gb, single port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter. The A6795A
PCI Tachyon XL2 adapter operates at bus speeds of up to 66 MHz with 64 bits bus width
and can transfer data at a 1Gb or 2Gb transfer rate. The adapter has auto-speed
negotiation that enables it to negotiate for the highest speed (1Gb or 2Gb) that is
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