HP-UX 11i June 2004 Release Notes

Workstation/Server Specific Information

Hardware Enablement

Chapter 5

• Improved support of A5159A (FWD SCSI) and A5838A (Combo SCSI/LAN) adapters.

• Provided MirrorDisk/UX fix for the hot-pluggable disks on rp8400 and rp7410

servers.

• Added support for multiple USB hubs.

• Added support for 8GB high-density SyncDRAM memory module (uses 4 SIMM

slots) for rp7410 and rp8400 servers.

• Added support for Ultrium 460 and SDLT 160/320 tape drives (in HP StorageWorks

Tape Libraries).

• Updated diagnostics to recognize EVA FC disk array.

• Updated diagnostics to support new 36/72/144 GB FC disk drives.

• Added diagnostics to support the iSCSI decoder/monitor.

• Updated required patches that support latest GSP firmware update on HP servers.

Note these other dependencies for the rp7400, rp54xx, L-Class with A6696B GSP

cards, and rp24xx products:

— Install PHNE_26326 and PHCO_27243 (or superseding patches) before system

is updated with the GSP Firmware Revision B.02.11 or C.02.05 or later.

— HWEnable11i bundle for March 2003 provides PHNE_27760 (Cumulative Mux

and Pty Patch) and PHCO_28169 (mkst (1M) cumulative patch), which

supersede PHNE_26326 and PHCO_27243.

updated for

December 2002

• SMART support has been added for new and legacy HDD drives.

• The existing Firmware Update tool in Support Tools Manager (STM) was enhanced.

• Added reset_recovery feature for A7789A Graphics Card used in newer

workstations.

• Verified HP-UX support for the following workstations with 875MHz PA8700+

processors (no HP-UX software changes were required for these models in December

2002):

— A9636A Visualize C3750 workstation

— A9638A Visualize J6750 workstation

• Verified HP-UX support for the following newly updated optical units (although

updated, some of these products retain previous product numbers):

• New FC Disk Arrays VA7110 and VA7410 are now identified by the STM ID tool.

• Added support for the following new hardware:

Table 5-6 Supported Updated Optical Units

Product

Number

HP Part

Number

Product Description Platform Requirements

A7853A D4398-60083 CD-RW Drive BXX00, C3XX0, J5X00

A8068A D4388-60018 DVD-ROM Drive BXX00, C3XX0, J5X00

A8070A A7851-64001 DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo J6X00